MELBOURNE - May 30/13 - 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 Bowen. 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. An upper trough over southwestern Australia will move east. Forecast for the rest of Friday Isolated showers about the east coast, tending scattered through the tropics and in the southeast. Isolated showers extending to inland eastern districts and the central interior, mostly during the afternoon. Isolated showers in the far northwest. Morning drizzle areas are possible in the east, particularly about the ranges. High cloud building in the southwest of the state, but little if any rain. Fine and mostly sunny over the remainder. Moderate SE to NE winds, fresh to strong about the east coast. 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 to scattered 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 rain developing during the day. 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, and push off the southeast coast at night. The cloud band will thicken over southern areas of the state with patchy rain areas. Isolated showers about parts of the east coast mainly in the tropics and the far southeast, clearing by the afternoon except for the far northern tropics. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Forecast for Monday The high in the Great Australian Bight will move further east towards South Australia, strengthening the ridge through Queensland. The upper trough will continue moving eastwards over the Coral Sea. A surface low pressure system off the northern New South Wales coast is expected to move towards the northeast, strengthening the winds over southeast coastal waters and bringing isolated showers to southeast Queensland, mostly along the coastal fringe. Isolated showers about the far northern coast. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 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 as another upper trough develops over Western Australia, with little if any rain. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST Friday. 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 00:00 on Friday 31 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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