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
The Tropical Cyclone Warning for coastal areas from Mappoon
to Cape York to Coen has been cancelled.
A Strong Warning is current for coastal waters between Cape Grenville and
Cooktown.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for waters from Burnett Heads to Point Danger,
including Moreton Bay and Hervey Bay.
The Strong Wind Warning for Gulf Waters between Weipa and Kowanyama has been
cancelled.
The Gale Warning for waters between Cape Grenville and Cooktown has been
cancelled.
The Strong Wind Warnings between Cape York and Cape Grenville and between
Cooktown and Cape Tribulation have been cancelled.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
Tropical Cyclone Zane weakened to a tropical low overnight and at 3 am
Thursday was located 160 km east of Lockhart River. The tropical low is expected
to weaken further as it moves west through the Peninsula district today and into
northern parts of the Gulf of Carpentaria. An upper trough is moving northeast
over southern Queensland. A surface trough will move into far southeastern
Queensland waters late this morning, and move north during the afternoon and
evening. A high will move east across southeast Australia.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Squally showers and thunderstorms over the Peninsula district.  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 along the remaining east coast and
tropics.  Fine and mostly sunny over remaining parts of the state. Strong E to
SE winds over the north tropics will generally decrease from the east during the
day. Elsewhere in the state, there will be mostly moderate SE to NE winds,
though S to SE winds will become fresh to strong over the far southeast of the
state.
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. The high will shift northeast through New South Wales towards the
Queensland 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 the Queensland southern border will weaken, as another high
builds in the Great Australian Bight. This will lead to a weakening 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 4:10 pm EST
Thursday.
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