Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 12/13 - 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 offshore coastal waters
between Cape Moreton and Point Danger.
A Strong Wind Warning has been issued for southeast Gulf of Carpentaria waters
for Friday.
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. An upper trough moving east over New South Wales and southern
Queensland is expected to weaken during Thursday. A low [1008 hPa] over
southeast Australia is expected to move slowly east across New South Wales
during today and Thursday, with the associated surface trough also moving across
southern Queensland. The surface trough will lie from the Gulf Country to the
southeast of the state by Thursday morning and contract off the southeast coast
by late Thursday.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Cloudy with rain areas and gusty thunderstorms over the southern and
southeast interior, contracting eastwards during the evening. Cloudy with light
showers or drizzle in the far southwest. Cloudy with showers, areas of rain and
isolated thunderstorms over central and southeast districts. Moderate falls
developing in southeast districts. Cloudy with isolated to scattered showers
over the eastern tropics. Fine and mostly clear 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
Morning rain areas with isolated thunderstorm should clear off the southeast
coast during the morning. Isolated showers should develop in its wake about the
southeast and persist about remaining eastern districts. Cloudy conditions are
also expected over the southern and southeast Queensland interior with morning
drizzle areas and isolated afternoon and evening showers. Cooler moderate 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.
Forecast for Sunday
The low over the southwest Tasman Sea should continue to deepen and remain
slow moving whilst a ridge will extend across much of Queensland. These two
system will continue to combine to bring a cool SW to SE airflow across most of
the state with mostly fine conditions. Cloud may thicken across the far
northeast of the state due to an approaching upper trough, leading to showers
and patchy rain areas. Areas of high cloud will drift across the south of the
state but no rainfall is expected. Some early frosts are again possible about
parts of the southern and southeast interior.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
The low pressure system over the Tasman Sea is expected to remain slow moving
through the outlook period. Meanwhile, a 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. 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
Monday due to the passage of the upper trough over southern Queensland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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