MELBOURNE - Jun 9/13 - 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 northeast Gulf of Carpentaria waters, north of Crab Island. A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between Torres Strait and Cooktown. A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between Double Island Point and Point Danger. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A high pressure system [1030 hPa] over the western Tasman Sea will move slowly eastwards over the next couple of days and weaken. The high extends a firm ridge over eastern Queensland. A trough and southeasterly change over the southeast Queensland coast is expected to remain slow moving today before decaying on Monday. An upper trough moving over far western Queensland today is expected to move eastwards across southern Queensland on Monday and combined with the onshore airflow will bring increasing showers and rain areas. Forecast for the rest of Sunday Cloudy with scattered showers, light rain and drizzle areas over the Southeast Coast, eastern Darling Downs and southern Wide Bay and Burnett districts. Cloudy with isolated showers and areas of drizzle over the remaining eastern half of Queensland, tending scattered about the North Tropical Coast, Central Coast and Whitsundays districts. Cloudy with patchy rain over the southwest and southern interior, increasing in the south. Cloudy but little if any rain over the northwest. Light to moderate SE to NE winds, fresh to strong about parts of the east coast. Forecast for Monday Cloudy with scattered showers, patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms over the southwest and southern interior, contracting east during the day. Cloudy with scattered showers, light rain and drizzle areas over southeast districts increasing during the morning, with possible moderate falls chiefly in the afternoon and evening. Cloudy with isolated showers and areas of drizzle over the remaining eastern half of Queensland, tending scattered about the North Tropical Coast, Central Coast and Whitsundays districts. Fine and mostly sunny over the northwest. Cool day time temperatures in the southeast. Light to moderate SE to NE winds, tending fresh along parts of the east coast and strong at times over the far north. Forecast for Tuesday The high should weaken over the Tasman Sea and as a result the onshore flow should generally weaken along the east Queensland coast. The upper trough is expected to have moved offshore but a new, stronger trough system will develop over South Australia during the day. Generally cloudy conditions are expected to persist over the east of the state with isolated showers and areas of drizzle, tending scattered about the Southeast and North Tropical Coasts. Isolated showers are also likely to spread into the southwest during the afternoon and evening ahead of the intensifying upper trough over South Australia and a new cloud and thundery rain band that is expected to move into the far southwest late in the evening. Fine and mostly sunny in the northwest. Forecast for Wednesday The strong upper trough and accompanying surface trough is expected to move across western and southern Queensland and extend thickening cloud over the southwest and central interior with showers, patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms. Further east, the trough system is expected to combine with an inflow of humid air to produce more widespread showers, areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms across the southern interior and over southeast districts with at least some moderate falls expected. Some locally heavier falls are possible in some parts but there is still some uncertainty associated with this scenario. Remaining cloudy with isolated showers over the eastern tropics and tropical interior, tending scattered about the North Tropical and central Queensland coasts. Cool day time temperatures under the thick cloud in the south. Forecast for Thursday The upper level trough is expected to move slowly across southern and southeast Queensland, with the rain band and isolated thunderstorms contracting offshore in the morning. However, cloudy conditions are expected to persist in its wake over eastern and southern Queensland with at least some isolated showers. Morning drizzle areas are possible over the southern interior. The surface trough will move offshore early in the morning, with colder, moderate to fresh and gusty W to SW winds developing in its wake from the Queensland interior as a low intensifies over the southwest Tasman Sea. Isolated showers are expected to continue over the eastern tropics. Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday The intense low over the southwest Tasman Sea is expected to move only slowly east or southeast during the period. Meanwhile, a high over the Southern Ocean is expected to extend a ridge over most of Queensland with cool to cold and gusty SW to SE winds but mostly fine conditions expected. Early frost areas are expected over the southern interior and southeast inland due to the colder airmass. Some lingering cloud may occur over parts of the southern and southeast interior with possible light showers or drizzle on Friday and Saturday. Isolated showers over the far northern tropics associated with an onshore airflow. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Monday. 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