Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 11/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Strong Wind Warning is current for waters from Bowen to
Burnett Heads.
A Strong Wind Warning has been issued for waters from Cardwell to Bowen and from
Sandy Cape to Point Danger for Wednesday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1032 hPa] over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over the east coast of
Queensland. A surface trough lies over far southwest Queensland and is expected
to move west into Central Australia early Wednesday. An upper level trough over
the Tasman Sea tilts back into southeastern Australia and is expected to shift
north during Wednesday while intensifying. A weak surface trough extends across
the Coral Sea and should move slowly eastwards and deepen during Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Isolated showers and gusty thunderstorms over western districts and parts of
the central interior, with some severe thunderstorms possible over the North
West, Channel Country, and western parts of the Maranoa and Warrego districts.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms along the Gulf of Carpentaria Coast.
Scattered showers along the east coast, more isolated over the adjacent inland
and southeast interior. Fine and partly cloudy over the remainder of the state.
Light to moderate SW to SE winds over the Channel Country. Light to moderate SE
to NE winds elsewhere, fresh and gusty at times along the east coast and parts
of the interior. Fresh to strong SE winds developing along the central coast
this evening.
Forecast for Wednesday
Scattered showers along the east coast, more isolated over the adjacent
inland. Local thunder is possible over the Southeast Coast. Isolated showers and
gusty thunderstorms over western districts and the Gulf of Carpentaria coast.
Fine and partly cloudy over the remainder of the state. Fresh to strong and
gusty SE winds along the east coast. Light to moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere,
fresh and gusty at times over parts of the interior. A Very High fire danger
over western districts, the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Herbert and
Lower Burdekin, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Wide Bay and
Burnett and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts.
Forecast for Thursday
The high should move towards New Zealand while slowly weakening. The ridge
will therefore weaken slightly, but the surface trough over the Coral Sea is
expected to deepen further and move slowly east and thus maintain fresh to
strong winds along the east coast of Queensland. Scattered showers are expected
to continue over the North Tropical coast, central coast and southeast
Queensland coast, more isolated over remaining parts of the coast and adjacent
inland. The inland surface trough is expected to remain near the western border,
with isolated showers and thunderstorms expected in western districts. Fine over
the remainder of the state.
Forecast for Friday
The high is expected to continue moving east past New Zealand weakening the
ridge further. The trough over the Coral Sea should move slowly west pushing a
drier S'ly airstream over eastern districts resulting in decreasing shower
activity. Increasing winds over the southern Coral Sea are also likely to
generate larger swells along the southern Queensland coast. The weak surface
trough over central Australia may continue to produce isolated showers and
thunderstorms over the west and about the Gulf Country. Fine over the remainder
of the state.
Forecast for Saturday
A weak ridge should persist along the east coast of Queensland. The trough
over the Coral Sea should continue moving slowly west in a weakening mode,
however larger swells are likely to be maintained over the southwest Coral Sea.
The weak surface trough over central Australia is expected to move east into
western districts early ahead of the next upper level trough moving through the
Great Australian Bight.  The weakening ridge across the tropics will help to
direct moist N'ly winds into western parts of the state ahead of the surface
trough. Showers and thunderstorms are therefore likely across western parts of
the state, extending from the Peninsula south down into the southern interior.
Fine over the remainder of the state.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The trough over the Coral Sea is expected to weaken further and move east,
decreasing swells along the southern Queensland coast. The surface trough over
western Queensland is expected to move eastwards to lie from the northwest to
the southeast interior by Monday with showers and thunderstorms likely to
continue to its east and fine conditions should spread to the southwest of the
state in its wake.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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