MELBOURNE - Jun 18/13 - 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 southeast waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria. A Strong Wind Warning has been issued 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 near Tasmania extends a ridge of high pressure across Queensland. A low is drifting gradually eastwards near New Zealand. The two systems are combining to push dry and cool south to southwesterly winds across most of Queensland. Forecast for the rest of Wednesday Mostly cloudy with patchy rain about the northern Peninsula. Isolated showers developing in the afternoon about exposed parts of the southeast coast in a fresh to strong southerly airstream. Fine and sunny elsewhere in the state although widespread areas of early frost over the southern and southeast interior, and also about parts of the central interior. Light to moderate southwest to southeasterly winds, fresh at times along the northern coast. Forecast for Thursday The ridge will persist over much of Queensland but weaken as a new low pressure system moves into the Great Australian Bight. An upper trough approaching western Queensland should extend a cloud band over northern and central parts of the state, though with little or no rain except over the northern reaches of Cape York Peninsula where patchy rain is likely. Isolated showers near the coast over southeast parts of the state will continue in the south to southeasterly airstream, reaching the Capricorn Coast at night. It will remain fine and mostly sunny elsewhere in the state with only areas of early frost over the southeast and central interior. Forecast for Friday The upper trough will move slowly east into central Queensland and extend a cloud and rain band across eastern and northern districts. Fine conditions will prevail in most western districts as a southwesterly airstream advects dry air into this part of the state. Increasing cloud cover and low level moisture will contract the risk of frost to the Granite Belt. An upper level low will move into South Australia late in the day. Forecast for Saturday The upper trough will move off the east coast early in the morning taking the cloud and rain band to sea along with it. There may be some lingering patchy rain in the Peninsula and isolated showers about the east coast especially in the southeast and in the tropics. The upper low will move towards southwest Queensland leading to an increase in instability and potential for isolated showers in southern parts of the state. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will continue across the rest of the state. Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday At this stage this there is a lot of uncertainty with the movement of the upper level low. The most likely scenario has the upper level low moving east through New South Wales with the possibility of showers affecting the far southern parts of the state. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected for most other areas of the state, with only isolated showers along parts of the east coast, especially in the far north. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST Wednesday. 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