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 is current for coastal waters between
Torres Strait and Cairns.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for waters from St. Lawrence to Point Danger,
excluding Moreton and Hervey Bays.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1029 hPa] over southeast Australia is expected to move northeast into
southeast Queensland by the end of today. An upper trough is moving
northeastwards across southeast Queensland. A surface trough is moving
northwards along Queensland's eastern coast.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Fine and mostly sunny through much of the interior of the state with only
some isolated light morning showers about the southeast interior. Isolated
showers along the east coast and adjacent inland, tending scattered about the
Central Coast and North Tropical Coast with possible afternoon thunderstorms
about the Capricornia district. Isolated showers about the southern Gulf of
Carpentaria coast. Isolated thunderstorms about the far north of Cape York
Peninsula.  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 will build in the Great Australian Bight. Isolated showers should clear
from the Central Coast 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. Isolated
showers are likely to extend into the Darling Downs and Granite Belt district as
an upper trough moves through southeast Queensland. 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 4:10 pm EST
Friday.
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