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.
A Strong Wind Warning has been issued for remaining Northeast Gulf Waters for
Friday morning.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1026hPa] over eastern New South Wales extends a ridge into
Queensland. An upper level trough lies over Central Australia.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Isolated showers across eastern districts. 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 mostly
sunny elsewhere. 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 maintaining fresh to strong
onshore flow and mainly isolated showers 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. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere.
Forecast for Saturday
The high should drift over New South Wales and strengthen, with isolated
showers continuing over eastern districts in the fresh to strong onshore flow.
The cloud band and associated patchy rain areas should gradually move eastwards
across the southern interior, though it still should only be able to generate
light falls over the region. Fine and partly cloudy conditions should occur over
remaining districts.
Forecast for Sunday
The strong high should drift into the Tasman Sea, maintaining fresh to strong
SE winds along the east coast and isolated to scattered showers over eastern
districts. The high should inject moisture into the central interior assisting
in the development of afternoon showers.  A relatively moist low level flow
should combine with a weak surface trough to produce some isolated showers over
the southern interior.  A new cloud band should develop across the western
interior though little or no rainfall is expected, while the northern interior
should remain fine and clear.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The high should weaken but remain slow moving in the Tasman Sea gradually
decreasing the SE flow along the east coast. The onshore flow from the high
should at least maintain isolated showers over the eastern districts. An upper
level trough should move across southern parts of the state from the west during
the early part of the week producing some areas of light rain, showers and
possible storms. The interior should otherwise be mostly fine and clear.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Thursday.
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