Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 5/13 - 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 waters between Torres
Strait and Cape Tribulation.
A  Strong Wind Warning is current for northern Gulf waters.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high over eastern New South Wales extends a ridge into Queensland. An upper
level trough lies over Central Australia.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Isolated showers about the state's eastern districts. Areas of high cloud but
with little or no rain over the in the southern interior. Generally clear over
the northern interior. Light to moderate northerly to easterly winds over the
interior, and moderate to fresh east to southeast winds about most of the east
coast, fresh to strong across the far northern tropics.
Forecast for Thursday
The high should move quickly towards New Zealand but should maintain a ridge
and mainly isolated showers across eastern Queensland. Areas of early morning
drizzle over the eastern interior, tending to isolated showers during the
afternoon. Cloudy with some patchy light rain over the southern interior. Fine
and sunny over the northern interior. Light to moderate northerly to easterly
winds over the interior, and moderate to fresh east to southeast winds about
most of the east coast, fresh to strong across the far northern tropics.
Forecast for Friday
A new high should drift across South Australia whilst an onshore flow and
mainly isolated showers should persist over eastern Queensland. Some early
drizzle is expected across the eastern interior and the Central Coast region.
Remaining cloudy over the southern interior with patchy light rain in the far
southwest of the state.
Forecast for Saturday
The new high should drift over New South Wales and an associated onshore flow
should maintain mainly isolated showers about Queensland's eastern districts.
The cloud band should gradually move eastwards across the southern interior,
though it still should only be able to generate patchy light falls over the
region.
Forecast for Sunday
The high should drift into the Tasman Sea, but will nonetheless maintain a
ridge of high pressure and mainly isolated showers over Queensland's far east.
A relatively moist low level flow should combine with a weak surface trough to
produce some isolated showers over the southern and western interior, while the
northern interior should remain fine and clear.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The ridge of high pressure should persist over the east coast early in the
new week, maintaining mainly isolated showers over the eastern districts. An
upper level trough should produce some areas of patchy light rain about the far
southwest, but the interior should otherwise be mostly fine and clear.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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