Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 11/13 - 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 has been issued for offshore coastal
waters between Cape Moreton and Point Danger for Wednesday evening.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high pressure system [1023 hPa] over the Tasman Sea is moving slowly east
with a weakening ridge over eastern Queensland and a generally moist SE to NE
airflow. A strong upper trough over eastern South Australia is expected to move
across southern Queensland during Wednesday, with increasing rain areas ahead of
it over southern and southeastern Queensland. A low [1008 hPa] over South
Australia is expected to move east across New South Wales, with the associated
surface trough also moving across southern Queensland. The surface trough will
lie from the southern Gulf coast to the western Darling Downs by late Wednesday
night.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Cloudy with isolated showers and areas of drizzle over the eastern half of
Queensland, tending to scattered showers over the tropical and southern
Queensland coasts. Patchy rain over central and southeast districts. Cloudy with
patchy rain, showers and isolated gusty thunderstorms over the southwest and
into the southern interior. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds along the tropical
coast. Light to moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere, shifting NE to NW over the
southwest ahead of a gusty SW change over the Channel Country in the afternoon
and evening.
Forecast for Wednesday
Cloudy with patchy rain and gusty thunderstorms over the southwest and
southern interior, contracting east during the day, though some cloud with light
showers or drizzle is likely to persist over the Channel Country in the
afternoon and evening. Cloudy with showers, areas of rain and isolated
thunderstorms over central and southeast districts increasing during the day.
Moderate to locally heavy falls in southeast districts. Cloudy with isolated to
scattered showers and morning drizzle areas over the eastern tropics and
northern interior. Fine and mostly sunny over the northwest. Moderate NE to NW
winds in the southeast, freshening in the afternoon and evening. Moderate to
fresh E to SE winds along the tropical coast, shifting moderate SE to NE
elsewhere ahead of a cooler and gusty W to SW change spreading across the west
and southern interior.
Forecast for Thursday
The upper level trough is expected to move over southeast Queensland and off
the coast during the day, with the rain band and isolated thunderstorms
contracting offshore in the morning. The surface trough is expected to move off
the southern Queensland coast, but will lie back over remaining far eastern
districts of the state with cloudy conditions and isolated showers persisting.
Cloudy conditions are also expected over the southern and southeast Queensland
interior with morning drizzle areas and isolated afternoon and evening showers.
Cooler SW to SE winds across the Queensland interior as a low pressure system
intensifies over the southwest Tasman Sea. Strong south to southeasterly winds
over southern Gulf of Carpentaria waters, easing in the afternoon.
Forecast for Friday
The low pressure system over the southwest Tasman Sea is expected to continue
deepening. A high over the Southern Ocean is expected to extend a ridge over
most of Queensland and will combine with the low to produce cool to cold and
gusty SW to SE winds over most of the state, but with mostly fine conditions
expected. Another upper trough will move over southern Queensland. Lingering
cloud over parts of the southern and southeast interior with morning drizzle and
light afternoon and evening showers. Isolated early frosts are possible in the
southeast interior, mainly about the Granite Belt. Isolated showers are expected
to persist over the far northeast tropics in an onshore airflow. Strong south to
southeasterly winds over southern Gulf of carpentaria waters, easing in the
afternoon.
Forecast for Saturday
The low pressure system over the southwest Tasman Sea is expected to move
slowly east. The high over the Southern Ocean is expected to continue extending
a ridge over most of Queensland. The combination of these two systems will
continue to bring a cool to cold SW to SE airflow to most of Queensland with
predominantly fine conditions. Cloudy areas with morning drizzle and light
afternoon and evening showers are likely once again over parts of the southern
and southeast interior. Some early frosts are possible in parts of the southeast
interior. Isolated showers over the far northern tropics associated with an
onshore airflow. High cloud is expected to increase over the west and southern
interior due to another upper trough over the west of the continent but with no
rain. Strong south to southeasterly winds over southern Gulf of Carpentaria
waters in the morning.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The low pressure system over the Tasman Sea is expected to move east to near
New Zealand on Sunday, though a secondary low may form further west over the
Tasman Sea on Tuesday with fresher SW winds over southeast Queensland.
Meanwhile, the high over the Southern Ocean is expected to continue extending a
ridge over most of Queensland with a generally cool to cold S to SE airflow over
most of Queensland with predominantly fine conditions. The upper trough is
expected to approach southwest Queensland on Sunday and move across far southern
Queensland on Monday. As a result, areas of high cloud will continue to spread
across southern Queensland but with little if any rain due to the dry low level
airflow, clearing by Tuesday. Areas of early frost are otherwise expected in the
southern interior and southeast inland. Generally cloudy with isolated showers
expected to persist over the northeast tropics, which may tend to patchy rain at
times on Sunday and Monday due to the passage of the upper trough over southern
Queensland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Wednesday.
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