Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 14/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Severe Weather Warning is current for abnormally high tides
for parts of the Wide Bay Burnett and Southeast Coast districts.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high over the Tasman Sea extends a weakening ridge along the east coast of
Queensland. A surface trough lies well offshore in the Coral Sea and strong
winds to its south are increasing swells along Queensland's southeast coast.
Another surface trough lies over the Northern Territory and will move into far
western Queensland on Saturday.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Fine across most of the state. Scattered showers and thunderstorms about the
Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Light to moderate SE to NE winds, fresh at times
about the Wide Bay coast. A Very High fire danger over the interior of the state
and about the Capricornia and Wide Bay and Burnett districts.
Forecast for Saturday
Fine and mostly sunny over eastern districts, except for isolated light
showers about the far northeast. Isolated showers and thunderstorms developing
over western districts and along the west coast of Cape York Peninsula late in
the day. Cloud is expected to increase over the southwest of the state with
isolated showers and thunderstorms developing, but little rainfall. Large E to
SE swells, higher than normal tides and beach erosion are expected to continue
south of Sandy Cape. Very warm daytime temperatures over the southwest and
southern interior. Light to moderate SE to NE winds, tending moderate NW to SW
over western Queensland.
Forecast for Sunday
The inland surface trough should move further eastwards over the southern
interior with very warm to hot and humid conditions over much of the interior
ahead of the trough. Scattered showers and thunderstorms over the northwest of
the state and southern tropics, spreading to areas of thundery rain during the
day, with some local moderate to heavy falls possible. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms elsewhere in the tropics, far northern Channel Country and the
central interior. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. The E to SE swells over the
southeast coast should ease significantly.
Forecast for Monday
The surface trough should become slow moving over the southern interior, with
moist and unstable air to its north and east. Scattered showers, thunderstorms
and areas of thundery rain are expected across the tropics, with some local
moderate to heavy falls likely with any thunderstorm clusters that develop. More
isolated showers and thunderstorms are also expected over the central interior
and central coast. Humid and very warm to hot conditions over the southern
interior and southeast districts.
Forecast for Tuesday
The inland surface trough should remain almost stationary, with moist and
unstable conditions persisting to its north and east. This should lead to
isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms over most eastern and northern
districts. It should be fine and hot over the channel Country and Warrego.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
A trough about the southern interior is likely to retreat into the southwest
of the state by Thursday. Moist, unstable air to the north and east of the
trough should maintain scattered shower and thunderstorm activity over the
tropics whilst more isolated activity is possible over the central interior and
the state's southeast. Scattered showers and thunderstorms may spread into the
state's southern interior later in the week as a surface trough strengthens in
the region, whilst conditions about the central coast and the southeast coast
district may become mainly fine.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Saturday.
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