Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 1/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Tropical Cyclone Warning is current for coastal areas from
Mappoon to Cape York to Cooktown.
Wind Warnings are current for coastal waters north of Cardwell.
A Preliminary Flood Warning has been issued for coastal rivers and adjacent
inland streams between Thursday Island and Cape Tribulation.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
At 1pm EST, Tropical Cyclone Zane [992 hPa] was located 420 kilometres east
southeast of Lockhart River and moving west at about 15 km/h. Tropical Cyclone
Zane is expected to move west northwest, most likely crossing northern Cape York
Peninsula Thursday morning before weakening as moves over the Peninsula into the
Gulf of Carpentaria. An upper trough over southeastern Australia will move
northeast and be located over southeast Queensland on Thursday. A surface trough
will move into far southeastern waters late Thursday morning, and move north
during the afternoon and evening as a high currently over the Great Australian
Bight moves east over southeastern Australia.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Squally showers and thunderstorms increasing over areas northeast of about
Weipa to Cape Tribulation with heavy rain areas developing from the east during
the afternoon and evening. Scattered squally showers over the east tropical
coast from about Cape Tribulation to Ingham. Isolated showers over remaining
eastern districts and also through the central interior and eastern Gulf
Country. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder of the state. Winds increasing
over the far northern tropics - refer to Tropical Cyclone Advice for TC Zane.
Moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Thursday
Squally showers, storms and heavy rain areas should gradually decrease over
the northern Peninsula district.  A combination of the unstable airmass and the
surface trough should result in isolated showers increasing to scattered over
the southeast of the state during the day, particularly near the coast and
ranges, with isolated thunderstorms possible in this same area. Isolated to
scattered showers will occur along the remaining east coast and tropics in a
moist onshore wind flow.  Fine and mostly sunny conditions will continue over
remaining parts of the state. Strong to Gale force E to SE winds over the north
tropics and Gulf waters will generally decrease from the east during the day -
refer to Tropical Cyclone Advice for TC Zane. Elsewhere in the state, there will
be mostly moderate SE to NE winds, though S to SE winds will become fresh to
strong behind the surface trough.
Forecast for Friday
The upper trough will shift north into the Coral Sea while the surface trough
will also shift north and weaken during the day. Instability will therefore
decrease over the southeast of the state with only isolated showers mainly in
the morning expected. The new high will shift northeast through New South Wales
towards our southern border, extending a firm ridge and fresh to strong SE'ly
winds over the east coast north of about Fraser Island. This moist, onshore wind
flow will result in isolated to scattered showers along the coast, with possible
thunderstorms through Torres Strait. The ridge will also result in dry and
stable conditions through the interior of the state.
Forecast for Saturday
The high near our southern border will weaken, as another high builds in the
Great Australian Bight. This will lead to a slackening of the east coast ridge
and a contraction of strong SE'ly winds to waters north of about Cardwell.
Isolated showers should clear central coasts during the morning as a drier
airmass extends north. Isolated to scattered showers will persist through
northeastern Queensland and near the southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Fine
and mostly sunny conditions are expected through the interior of the state and
the southeast, with a cold morning likely over the southeast inland.
Forecast for Sunday
The high will move over southeastern Australia maintaining the ridge along
the east coast and isolated coastal showers along the northern tropics. A
surface trough in the southeast will possibly lead to isolated showers, mainly
about the coast and adjacent inland. Otherwise, the dry air mass will maintain
fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere in the state. An upper trough will
approach southwestern Queensland with high level cloud increasing, though no
rain is expected.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The high should move into the southern Tasman Sea and strengthen, firming the
east coast ridge. Meanwhile, the upper trough will move slowly east and move off
the eastern coast into the Coral Sea by the end of the period. The upper trough,
in combination with an onshore wind flow, will possibly lead to an increase in
showers about the east coast during the outlook period, which may extend in to
the central and southern interior on Tuesday.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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