MELBOURNE - Apr 5/13 - 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 Torres Strait to Double Island Point, including Hervey Bay. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A high in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the east coast of Queensland. The high will weaken as it moves eastwards towards New Zealand over the weekend, gradually relaxing the ridge. An upper level trough lies over Central Australia and is expected to move across Queensland's southern interior over the weekend. Forecast for the rest of Saturday Patchy, mostly light rain and isolated thunderstorms under a cloud band over the state's western districts and the central interior. The cloud should clear from the southwest in the afternoon but scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will follow. Isolated to scattered showers about eastern districts. Isolated thunderstorms through the far northern Peninsula and southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Maximum temperatures will remain 2 to 4 degrees below the April average over the southeast of the state, and these cooler conditions will extend into central parts and the southern tropics under increasing cloud. Fresh to strong and SE winds about the east coast, moderate to fresh SE to NE winds elsewhere. Forecast for Sunday The upper level trough is expected to move eastwards across the southern interior, extending the cloud and patchy rain through southern and central districts. The upper trough should generate enough instability for isolated thunderstorms to occur over southern districts and the Capricornia. The high in the Tasman Sea will start to weaken as it moves towards New Zealand. Fresh to strong SE winds will continue over northern Queensland waters. Scattered showers will occur about the central and east tropical coasts and adjacent inland in the onshore flow, with possible storms north of about Cardwell. Showers and thunderstorm should increase through Torres Strait as a trough approaches the area, while more isolated showers and possible thunderstorms will persist about the southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Temperatures will remain below the April average over much of central and southeastern Queensland. Forecast for Monday The upper level trough should contract off the southern Queensland coast but instability will be sufficient about the southeast to lead to scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers should persist along much of the east coast as a new high becomes established to the south of Tasmania and directs fresh to strong SE winds onto the east coast. Showers and thunderstorms with some rain areas should persist through Torres Strait, with scattered showers and thunderstorms across the remainder of the far northeast of the state. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Forecast for Tuesday The high should move into the Tasman Sea and maintain a ridge of high pressure and fresh SE winds along Queensland's east coast. Mainly scattered showers are expected across the eastern districts in the onshore flow with possible thunderstorms about the northeast coast. Isolated showers will also spread to the eastern interior. Instability associated with a broad upper level trough over the state may result in isolated showers and thunderstorms over the far northern districts with patchy rain across the far north Peninsula. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday A ridge of high pressure along the east coast should work with an upper level trough over central Queensland to produce scattered showers about the far eastern districts. A moist and unstable airmass will persist over northern Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait, with rain areas, showers and isolated thunderstorms expected. Much of Queensland's interior should remain fine and mostly sunny through the outlook period. Maximum temperatures will remain generally cooler than the April average in the east and warmer in the west. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST Saturday. 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