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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