Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 12/13 - 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 the Torres Strait
Islands and northern Cape York Peninsula.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for waters from St. Lawrence to Double Island
Point, including Hervey Bay.
A Wind Warning is current for northeast Gulf of Carpentaria waters.
A Wind Warning has been issued for coastal waters from Torres Strait to
Cooktown.
Flood warnings are current for various rivers and streams.
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 is maintaining a ridge along Queensland's east
coast. The monsoon trough extends from a monsoonal low over the western Gulf of
Carpentaria across Cape York Peninsula. Tropical Cyclone Sandra lies well east
of Queensland near New Caledonia, and is expected to remain well off the
Australian mainland.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Fine across most of the state. Isolated to scattered showers along the east
coast and adjacent inland. Scattered showers, isolated thunderstorms and areas
of rain with heavy falls about the northern parts of the Peninsula district, and
more isolated showers and storms about the remainder of the Gulf of Carpentaria
coast. Fresh W to NW monsoonal winds about the Torres Strait, increasing during
the evening with some damaging wind gusts likely to develop. Light to moderate
SE to NE winds across most of the state, fresh about the central and southeast
coast. Powerful surf about exposed beaches in the state's southeast.
Forecast for Wednesday
Rain areas, scattered squally showers and isolated thunderstorms over
northern Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait, with strong to gale force NW to
W winds with some damaging gusts over Torres Strait, easing during the day. More
isolated showers and thunderstorms about the remainder of the Gulf of
Carpentaria coast. Isolated to scattered showers over eastern districts. Fine
and mostly sunny elsewhere, although some high cloud and patchy light rain may
develop over the far southwest. Powerful surf along exposed beaches in
Queensland's southeast.
Forecast for Thursday
The monsoon trough is likely to remain across the far north of Cape York
Peninsula, whilst the low embedded within should strengthen as it moves away
from the northeast coast, and there is a moderate chance it will form into a
tropical cyclone. Scattered, squally showers about the northeast coast, easing
as the low or cyclone moves further offshore.  Isolated showers and storms over
the remainder of the Peninsula district.  More isolated showers about the north
tropical and central coasts, and fine and mostly sunny over most of the
remainder of the state, though some high cloud is likely over the southern
interior. Tropical Cyclone Sandra should remain well off the coast, but should
still push a powerful surf towards exposed beaches in Queensland's
southeast.
Forecast for Friday
The low or tropical cyclone over the northwest Coral Sea should remain well
offshore. The ridge should weaken along the east coast, allowing mainly isolated
showers near the central and northeast coasts.  Scattered showers and isolated
storms over the Peninsula district and near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Fine
and mostly sunny over most of the remainder of the state, with daytime
temperatures well above average over the far northwest.
Forecast for Saturday
The deep low or tropical cyclone will become slow-moving over the central
Coral Sea, well off the Queensland coast, while the ridge along southern parts
of the east coast will weaken completely. Isolated to scattered showers along
the east coast and adjacent inland north of Mackay. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms over the far north and near the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Fine
and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state. Daytime temperatures should be
well above average over the far northwest of the state.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The monsoon should weaken further across the far north of the state, whilst
the northern Coral Sea low or cyclone is expected to weaken and the remnant low
may begin to move northwest, back towards the Queensland coast, but it should
remain too far offshore to affect Queensland's weather during the outlook
period. Mostly fine over the remainder of the state due to fairly dry air,
though the eastern districts may still experience at least isolated showers.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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