MELBOURNE - May 29/13 - 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 St Lawrence. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A large high [1035 hPa] in the Tasman Sea will move slowly eastwards across the Tasman Sea during the next few days, extending a ridge over much of Queensland. Forecast for the rest of Thursday Isolated showers about the east coast, tending scattered through the tropics and central areas. Isolated showers extending to inland eastern districts, the central interior and the southwest mostly during the afternoon. Morning drizzle areas are possible in the east, particularly about the ranges. High cloud building in the southwest of the state during the day. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder. Moderate SE to NE winds, fresh to strong about the east coast. Forecast for Friday The high pressure system will move further east towards the north of New Zealand, and begin to weaken. An upper trough over Western Australia will continue to increase cloud over southwestern Queensland. Fresh to strong east to southeasterly winds will continue to feed isolated to scattered showers onto the east coast and adjacent eastern districts, with isolated showers extending further inland into the southern and central interior. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will continue over the remaining districts. Forecast for Saturday The high near New Zealand will rapidly weaken as another high builds in the western Great Australian Bight. The onshore flow about the east coast will ease, but isolated showers can still be expected about coastal areas. The upper trough will move to the east bringing cloudy conditions to the southwest of state with areas of light rain. Fine and mostly sunny weather will be maintained over the remaining districts, though cloud increasing through remaining southern parts. Forecast for Sunday The high in the Great Australian Bight will move slowly east, pushing a ridge through western Queensland. The upper trough will move eastwards through southern Queensland, thickening the cloud over southern regions with some rain. Isolated showers about parts of the east coast mainly in the tropics and the far southeast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday The upper trough will push off the southeast coast during Monday, with a surface low expected to develop off the northern New South Wales coast. Both the upper trough and surface low will then move east towards New Zealand over the following couple of days. Meanwhile the high over the Great Australian Bight will move slowly east, directing a drier air mass into the state. Isolated showers can still be expected along the east coast, and mostly fine over the inland. High cloud increasing again through the southwest and southern parts of the state, with little if any rain. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST Thursday. Notice Board Northwest Queensland weather radar installation complete Media Releases Marketing Meteorological Offices Cairns weather Charleville weather Longreach weather Mackay weather Mount Isa weather Rockhampton weather Townsville weather Weipa weather Other Information About Weather Forecast Services About Warning Services Warnings Water Climate Environment Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warning Centre Agriculture - Water and the Land Marine & Ocean UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Graphical Views Radar Maps Rainfall Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Climate Data Online Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Water Storage Forecast Explorer™ National Weather Services Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Space Weather Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 23:30 on Wednesday 29 May 2013 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2013, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility var hostname = window.location.hostname; var host = hostname.split("."); if (host[0] == "reg") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "www") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();
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