Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 15/13 - 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 between Townsville and
St Lawrence for Sunday.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters between Double Island Point and Point
Danger, including Moreton Bay, for Sunday.
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
The monsoon trough lies over northern Cape York Peninsula to Tropical Cyclone
"Tim" [996 hPa], which at 4am EST was about 910 kilometres east of Cairns and
moving very slowly southeast. Tropical Cyclone "Tim" is expected to move slowly
southwest and weaken to a tropical low during the weekend, and then move in a
general west-northwest direction towards the tropical Queensland coast early in
the new week. A trough and strong S'ly wind change is expected to move over far
southern Queensland waters during Sunday afternoon and evening. Elsewhere,
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Sandra was moving south over the Tasman Sea.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over Cape York Peninsula, with
more isolated showers and thunderstorms about the Gulf Country. Isolated showers
about parts of the east coast, though most areas will remain fine. Fine and
mostly sunny elsewhere. A very warm day in the northwest. Powerful surf along
the far southern Queensland coast easing. Moderate to fresh S to SE winds along
the east coast, tending SE to NE over the southern coast. Mostly moderate SE to
NE winds elsewhere. A Very High fire danger in the Channel Country.
Forecast for Sunday
At this stage, Tropical Cyclone "Tim" is expected to have weakened off the
tropical east coast while moving slowly southwest. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms should persist over Cape York Peninsula and the eastern
parts of the Gulf Country. A trough and southerly change is likely to bring late
showers to southeast districts, after some early morning fog patches. Dry air
across the remainder of Queensland should result in fine and mostly sunny
conditions. Daytime temperatures should be above average over the northwest and
southeast of the state, but cooler in the southwest.
Forecast for Monday
The trough and southerly change is likely to spread north along the east
coast as a new high moves over southeast Australia. As a result, showers are
likely to spread along most of the east Queensland coast and inland into the
eastern interior. Cooler conditions will spread to the southeast of the state in
the wake of the change. At this stage, the weakened ex-Tropical Cyclone is
likely to drift closer to the tropical coast, with a slight increase in showers
and isolated thunderstorms and strong gusty SE winds for most of the east coast
south of about Cardwell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms should
persist over Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country. An inland trough is
likely to generate isolated afternoon and evening showers over the southern
interior. Fine in the west of the state.
Forecast for Tuesday
The trough will push further westwards over inland Queensland, while the
southerly change is likely to spread further north along the coast as the high
pushes into southeastern Australia. Isolated showers are likely to spread along
most of the east Queensland coast and inland into the eastern interior,
scattered through central and tropical areas. At this stage, the weakened
ex-Tropical Cyclone is likely to move west-northwest off the tropical coast,
adding to the increase in shower activity and isolated thunderstorms and
maintaining strong and gusty S to SE winds along the east coast south of about
Cairns. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms should persist over Cape
York Peninsula and the Gulf Country. Isolated afternoon and evening showers and
possible thunderstorms over the remaining eastern half with increasing moisture
and instability.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The high is likely to move across the Tasman Sea during the period with a
strong ridge and gusty SE winds along most of the east Queensland coast with
showers, spreading into the eastern interior. At this stage, there is still
uncertainty associated with the outlook for the tropics with forecasts highly
dependent on the movement of the tropical low. Early indications suggest that
the tropical low is likely to be near the north tropical coast with widespread
showers, areas of rain and some thunderstorms, possibly spreading into the
adjacent eastern tropical interior. These conditions are likely to contract
northwards and ease late in the week. An inland trough may generate isolated
afternoon and evening showers and possible thunderstorms over the central and
southern interior. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the far
north. Fine in the far west of the state.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Saturday.
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