Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 1/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
A Severe Weather Warning is current for damaging winds and
dangerous surf in the Southeast Coast district.
A Gale Warning is current for coastal waters between Sandy Cape and Point
Danger.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for coastal waters between Gladstone and
Burnett Heads.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for Moreton Bay.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for southeast Gulf of Carpentaria waters.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A high [1029 hPa] lies over South Australia and is expected to remain slow
moving during the next 24 hours. At 10pm EST, a low [1005 hPa] was located off
the southeast coast of Queensland, approximately 180 kilometres northeast of
Cape Moreton. The low is expected to remain slow moving overnight before moving
eastwards during Tuesday while weakening. An upper level trough and low is
located off the southern Queensland coast.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Fine and clear over most of the state. Cloudy with scattered squally showers
and rain areas over the southeast. Isolated showers over the northeastern
Peninsula district. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeast winds for most
parts, reaching strong to gale force and gusty with possible damaging wind gusts
about parts of the southeast coast. Rough to dangerous surf conditions, which
may cause significant beach erosion, is expected along parts of the southeast
coast.
Forecast for Tuesday
Cloudy over the southeast with scattered squally showers and patchy rain near
the southeast coast easing during the day. Cloudy with isolated showers and
areas of low cloud and drizzle over the remainder of the southeast. Fine and
mostly sunny across the rest of the state. Moderate to fresh southwest to
southeast winds for most parts. Winds reaching strong to gale force and gusty
with possible damaging wind gusts about parts of the southeast coast, easing
during the day. Rough to dangerous surf conditions, which may cause significant
beach erosion, is expected along parts of the southeast coast but decreasing
during the afternoon and evening.
Forecast for Wednesday
A weak area of high pressure should become established over northern New
South Wales, whilst the low pressure system should continue to move to the
southeast across the Tasman Sea. Most of the state should be fine and mostly
sunny with only isolated showers about parts of the east coast in the onshore
flow.
Forecast for Thursday
The area of high pressure should migrate over southeast Queensland and weaken
with a surface trough expected to enter the west of the state later in the day.
Isolated showers are expected about the east coast north of about Bundaberg in
the onshore flow. The remainder of the state should be fine and mostly sunny and
temperatures should increase over the western and southern interior ahead of the
approaching trough.
Forecast for Friday
Fine and mostly sunny across the state except for some isolated showers about
the southeast and also about the Peninsula district.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
A new ridge of high pressure should establish itself over southern Australia
resulting in fine and mostly sunny conditions across Queensland except for some
isolated showers about the northeast and central coasts.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Tuesday.
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