Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 16/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high south of Tasmania extends a ridge of high pressure across Central
Australia. A low is drifting gradually eastwards across the Tasman Sea. The two
systems are combining to push dry and cool S to SW winds across most of
Queensland.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
Fine and mostly clear across the state except for some cloudy periods about
the southern districts and some isolated showers and patchy rain over the
northern reaches of Cape York Peninsula. Light to moderate southwest to
southeast winds, fresh at times along the northern coast.
Forecast for Monday
Fine and mostly sunny across the state except for some isolated showers and
patchy rain over the northern reaches of Cape York Peninsula. Cool to cold
morning over the interior with widespread frost areas over the southern and
central interior. Light to moderate southwest to southeast winds, fresh at times
along the northern coast.
Forecast for Tuesday
The ridge will persist over much of Queensland with a flow of cool, mainly
dry southerly winds across most of the state. Fine and mostly sunny across most
of the state except for some patchy rain areas over the northern parts of the
Peninsula district. Widespread areas of early frost over the southern and
southeast interior, and also about parts of the central interior.
Forecast for Wednesday
The ridge will persist over much of Queensland while the low pressure system
in the Tasman Sea should deepen as it moves eastwards.  Both weather systems
will cause rising swells about the exposed parts of the southeast coast.
Remaining fine and mostly sunny across most of Queensland except for some
showers and patchy rain about the Peninsula district. There is also just the
chance of some isolated showers about the islands and exposed coast over the
state's southeast as winds freshen. Widespread areas of early frost over the
southern and southeast interior, and also about parts of the central
interior.
Forecast for Thursday
The ridge will persist over much of Queensland but weaken as  new low
pressure system moves into the Great Australian Bight. An upper trough moving
approaching western Queensland will increase the mid and high level cloud across
a lot of the state with some patchy rain areas in the north and possibly
affecting southwest Queensland. Isolated showers about the exposed coast in the
southeast, with swell still affecting the coastal areas. Areas of early frost
over the southeast and central interior.
Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
The upper level trough will move eastwards through Queensland, extending the
band of cloud and patchy rain areas towards eastern Queensland during Friday,
and off the coast on Saturday. Dry southwest to southeast winds will dominate on
Sunday as the low pressure system moves into southern Australia, with cool to
cold conditions returning. Isolated showers likely to persist over northern
Queensland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Monday.
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