Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 3/13 - 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 [1022 hPa] over central New South Wales extends a ridge over western
Queensland and along the east coast. A complex low pressure system lies off the
central and southeast coast of Queensland and is continuing to weaken.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Isolated showers developing about the central and northeast tropical coasts
this evening. Fine elsewhere, although becoming cloudy over the eastern inland.
Moderate south to southeast winds about the east coast, light to moderate
southeast to northeast winds over the interior.
Forecast for Thursday
Isolated showers or drizzle over the eastern inland, tending scattered about
the Central and North Tropical Coasts in the morning. Dry and mostly sunny
elsewhere. Moderate SE winds along the east coast, tending light to moderate NE
to NW inland. A warm day over the south.
Forecast for Friday
The ridge along the east coast will weaken, although still maintain a
relatively moist onshore flow. A cold front will move rapidly eastwards across
southern Queensland during the day, reaching the Darling Downs and central west
late in the day. This feature, combined with the relatively humid airmass,
should lead to scattered showers over the southeast inland, tending more
isolated in the onshore flow along the coast. Dry, cooler and sunny in the far
west. Isolated to scattered showers should continue along the east coast in the
onshore flow. A weak trough in the trade wind flow over the far north may
produce one or two thunderstorms over Torres Strait.
Forecast for Saturday
The decaying cold front should move north along the Wide Bay coast and reach
the Capricorn coast late in the day, while stalling over the central interior.
Dry and slightly cooler conditions will spread over the southeast region as a
new ridge of high pressure develops across New South Wales. Showers remain about
the east coast north of the front and extend to the adjacent inland during the
day. The trade wind trough should continue to produce a thunderstorm or two
about Torres Strait.
Forecast for Sunday
The ridge over New South Wales will strengthen, with a large high developing
over the centre of that state. This will lead to a strengthening of the ridge
along the east coast of Queensland, with a freshening of the onshore flow, and
trade wind flow becoming strong over coastal waters north of about Cooktown.
Isolated to scattered showers are also likely along the entire east coast, with
isolated showers spreading into the eastern inland. In the west, middle level
cloudiness should increase over the Channel Country ahead of an upper level
trough over central Australia, and some patchy light rain may develop.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Showers are likely to increase in the northeast tropics as a surge in the
southeasterly trade flow moves north. At least isolated showers should continue
along the remainder of the east coast and nearby inland in the onshore flow. The
band of middle level cloud and light rain over the southwest is likely to slide
away to the southeast rather than progressing too far east across southern
Queensland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Thursday.
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