Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 23/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Torres Strait to
Point Danger, including Moreton and Hervey Bays.
Strong Wind Warning for northeast Gulf of Carpentaria waters north of Cullen
Point.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A trough extends from a deepening low over the central northern Tasman Sea to
the Queensland coast near Hamilton Island, and is continuing to move northwards.
A firm ridge from a high [1027 hPa] east of Victoria is building along
Queensland's east coast to the south of the trough. A weak trough lies to the
west of Torres Strait.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Isolated showers about exposed parts of the east coast, tending scattered
with rain areas and isolated thunderstorms over northern Cape York Peninsula.
Fresh to strong S to SE winds about the east coast south of Cardwell, mostly
moderate E to SE winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Wednesday
Isolated showers about exposed parts of the east coast and eastern tropical
inland, tending scattered about the North Tropical Coast. Fine and mostly sunny
across the remainder of the state. A large SE swell will develop along the
southern coast from the afternoon, producing powerful surf along the east coast
of Fraser Island and the Gold and Sunshine Coasts. Hot daytime temperatures over
the far west. Moderate to fresh and gusty SE winds along the east coast, tending
light to moderate SE to NE inland.  A Very High fire danger over the Central
Highlands, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and southern Peninsula
districts.
Forecast for Thursday
The high should weaken over the Tasman Sea, with the low moving eastwards
further away from Australia, and this will lead to an easing in the swell along
Queensland's east coast. Fine and dry across most of the state, except for
isolated showers about the northeast coast, and the chance of isolated showers
and thunderstorms about the Gulf Country. A new high over the Great Australian
Bight should push a surface trough into the Channel Country late in the day, but
the area is expected to stay dry.
Forecast for Friday
An upper level trough over central Australia will produce some high cloud
over the far southwest, spreading eastwards over the southern interior during
the day, but little if any rainfall is expected. The surface trough will move
further eastwards into the central interior, allowing temperatures to ease over
the Channel Country, while at the same time producing isolated afternoon showers
about the Northwest district. Fine and mostly sunny across the remainder of the
state, except for isolated light showers over the northern reaches of Cape York
Peninsula. Very warm to hot conditions will spread over much of the southern and
central interior.
Forecast for Saturday
The upper level trough will linger over central Australia, while the surface
trough will move eastwards and off the south coast. Some high cloud and patchy
rain is likely to continue over the southwest, but with little rainfall reaching
the surface due to the dry air near the surface. The airmass is also likely to
be too dry to support any shower activity over the southeast with the passage of
the surface trough, so this feature is likely to merely produce a southerly wind
change. Fine conditions should remain in place across the remainder of the
state. Daytime temperatures will remain above average over the east, but will
fall to below average over the southwest due to the southerly wind flow.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The upper trough is likely to continue to remain slow-moving over central
Australia, while a new ridge should develop along the east coast. This should
not only produce a few showers along the east coast and adjacent inland, but
will also lead to the gradual spread of moister air inland towards the central
and southern interior, where instability provided by the upper trough should
produce at least scattered showers and thunderstorms in this area.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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