Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 2/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
Flood Warnings are current for various rivers east of a line
from about Rockhampton to St George.
A Strong Wind Warning has been issued for waters south of Gladstone, including
Hervey Bay and Moreton Bay for Monday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high in the Great Australian Bight extends a ridge and fine conditions
across most of Queensland. The high will move eastwards across southeast
Australia during Sunday and Monday.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Fine and mostly sunny across much of the state except for some isolated
showers and thunderstorms over the Peninsula district and the North Tropical
coast.  The remaining parts of the east coast should be mainly fine and sunny
with only isolated, mainly during the morning. A relatively cool morning over
the interior, particularly the southern and western interior with minima 5 to 8
degrees below the February average.  Light to moderate SE to SW winds, fresh at
times about the coast and western districts. A Very High fire danger over the
Northwest, Channel Country and Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts.
Powerful surf about the east coast of Fraser, Moreton and Stradbroke
Islands.
Forecast for Monday
The high should move into the Tasman Sea late in the day and will maintain
fine and mostly sunny conditions across much of Queensland. The high will extend
a ridge along the southern and central coasts with fresh to strong S to SE winds
over far southern waters. The S to SE winds along the east coast should push
enough moisture across eastern districts to result in isolated showers in those
regions and these will extend to the adjacent inland. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms are again expected over the Peninsula district and inland parts of
the North Tropical coast. Minimum temperatures will again be several degrees
below average across the interior.
Forecast for Tuesday
The high should move slowly eastwards across the Tasman Sea and is likely to
maintain a firm ridge and fresh to strong S to SE winds along Queensland's
southeast and central coast.  These onshore winds are expected to generate
isolated showers over the eastern districts. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
are again expected over the Peninsula district. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.
Forecast for Wednesday
The high should lie near New Zealand and will maintain a ridge along
Queensland's east coast. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will continue across
much of the state's interior with only isolated showers about the eastern
districts. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue over the Peninsula
district and are likely to extend to the Gulf Country and far northwest of the
state as moisture increase in this area.
Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The high should weaken slightly as it lingers near New Zealand, which in turn
will allow winds along Queensland's east coast to also reduce in strength.
Nevertheless the onshore winds should still be able to produce isolated showers
over the eastern districts.  Isolated showers and storms should persist through
the tropics. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Sunday.
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