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Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 2/13 - 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 has been issued for east coast waters
north of Cooktown.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for waters from St. Lawrence to Point Danger,
including Moreton and Hervey Bays.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
Ex Tropical Cyclone Zane has weakened rapidly over the past 24 hours and is
now a trough moving westwards through the Gulf of Carpentaria.  An upper trough
is moving eastwards across southern Queensland. A surface trough is moving
northwards along Queensland's eastern coast.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Fine and mostly clear across a lot of the state.  Isolated showers and
thunderstorms over the Peninsula district and the southeast.  Mostly fine about
the remainder of the east coast except for the chance of some isolated showers
about the coast and islands. Mostly moderate SE to NE winds across the state.
Fresh to strong S to SE winds about the southeast coast.
Forecast for Friday
The upper trough will shift east into the Coral Sea and instability will
therefore decrease over the southeast of the state with only isolated showers,
mainly in the morning. A 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 east coast, with
possible thunderstorms through Torres Strait. The ridge will also result in dry
and stable conditions through the interior of the state.  Mainly moderate SE to
NE winds across the state.  Fresh to strong S to SE winds about the east coast.
Forecast for Saturday
The high should weaken near the Queensland southern border whilst another
high builds in the Great Australian Bight. 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 through the interior
of the state and the southeast.
Forecast for Sunday
The high will move over southeastern Australia whilst 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 nearby inland areas. 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.
Forecast for Monday
The high should linger over southeast Australia and maintain an onshore flow
and isolated to scattered showers across Queensland's east coast.  Fine and
mostly sunny across the remainder of the state.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The high should move into the southern Tasman Sea and strengthen, firming the
east coast ridge and causing showers to increase over the eastern districts,
possibly extending in to the central and southern interior by mid week.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Friday.
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