Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 8/13 - 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 east coastal waters
between Torres Strait and Yeppoon today, extending south to Burnett Heads from
early Tuesday.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for Northeast Gulf of Carpentaria waters north
of Weipa today, extending to remaining waters north of Cape Keer-Weer from very
early Tuesday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A near stationary surface trough lies through the tropical and central
interior of the state and will gradually weaken during Tuesday. A slow moving
high [1035 hPa] over southeastern Australia is expected to strengthen overnight
and during Tuesday, extending a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast. An
upper level trough will approach the southwestern corner of the during
Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Mostly cloudy over the northeastern tropics with isolated to scattered
showers, more frequent near the coast. Partly cloudy over remaining eastern
districts though with just the chance of isolated light showers north from about
the Wide Bay and Burnett. High cloud increasing in the southwest of the state
during the rest of day but little to no rain expected. Fine and mostly sunny
over remaining western parts. A Very High fire danger over the North West,
Channel Country and Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts. Strong and
gusty SE'ly winds over the east tropical and central coast. Moderate to fresh
and gusty S to SE winds over the remaining east coast and through western
Queensland. Moderate to fresh SE to NE winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Tuesday
Mostly cloudy over the northeastern tropics with isolated to scattered
showers, most frequent about the coast during the morning. Partly cloudy over
the remaining eastern districts with only isolated showers, again most likely
about the coast. Cloud will increase further from the west and through the
southern interior with a little patchy light rain across the far southeast of
the state. Early frost patches are expected through the Maranoa and Warrego and
Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts. A Very High fire danger over the North
West, Channel Country and Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts.
Strong and gusty SE'ly winds over the northern Gulf waters and about the east
coast north of Burnett Heads. Moderate to fresh and gusty E to SE winds over the
remaining east coast and over the interior.
Forecast for Wednesday
The high will move slowly southeast through the Tasman Sea, maintaining a
firm ridge and fresh to strong SE'ly winds over the east coast and through the
northeastern Gulf of Carpentaria. The upper trough to the west will weaken as it
moves east over southern Queensland, extending patchy high cloud east with its
passage. Little if any rain is expected with this cloud over the southern
interior. The moist E to SE'ly wind flow through eastern districts will result
in isolated showers, more frequent along the northeast tropical coast and about
southeast coast. Early drizzle areas are expected about the ranges in the
southeast due to the moist onshore flow.
Forecast for Thursday
The high will remain slow moving over the Tasman Sea, maintaining a firm
ridge and fresh to strong and gusty SE'ly winds along the east Queensland coast.
Isolated showers will continue over eastern districts in the moist onshore wind
flow, tending scattered about parts of the coast. Some cloud will persist
through the southern interior of the state though with little to no rainfall
expected. Early drizzle areas likely about the ranges in the southeast and
central interior of the state. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will continue in
the northwest. A warm NE'ly wind flow will most likely result in maximum
temperatures about 5 degrees above the July average in western Queensland.
Forecast for Friday
The high will remain over the western Tasman sea and will gradually weaken
during the day, easing strong and gusty winds over southern and central waters.
The weak upper trough will push off the east coast, clearing the cloud from
inland areas. Isolated showers are expected to continue about the east coast in
the SE'ly flow and are still likely to be scattered about the northeastern
tropics and southern coastal parts. Early drizzle areas are again likely about
the ranges in the southeast of the state. Fine and mostly sunny conditions in
the west. The warm NE'ly wind flow will maintain temperatures well above the
July average through western Queensland.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
The high will most likely remain slow moving over the Tasman Sea though
should weaken during the outlook period, with strong SE'ly winds gradually
contracting to far northern tropical waters. Isolated showers will continue over
eastern districts in the moist onshore wind flow, more frequent about the north
tropical coast. High cloud is expected to increase through the southern interior
again from Saturday associated with the passage of an upper level trough. Some
patchy light rain is expected with this cloud in the southwest. N to NE'ly winds
should maintain warm conditions over western districts during the outlook
period.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Tuesday.
Notice Board
Northwest Queensland weather radar installation complete
Media Releases
Marketing
Meteorological Offices
Cairns weather
Charleville weather
Longreach weather
Mackay weather
Mount Isa weather
Rockhampton weather
Townsville weather
Weipa weather
Other Information
About Weather Forecast Services
About Warning Services
Warnings
Water
Climate
Environment
Tropical Cyclones
Tsunami Warning Centre
Agriculture - Water and the Land
Marine & Ocean
UV & Sun Protection
Rainfall & River Conditions
Graphical Views
Radar
Maps
Rainfall Forecasts
Seasonal Outlooks
Climate Variability & Change
Climate Data Online
Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts
Water Storage
MetEye™
National Weather Services
Aviation Weather Services
Defence Services
Space Weather Services
Registered User Services
Commercial Weather Services
Careers
Sitemap
Feedback
Freedom of Information
Indigenous Weather Knowledge
Glossary
This page was created at 06:45 on Monday  8 July 2013 (GMT)
© Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2013, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility
var hostname = window.location.hostname;
var host = hostname.split(".");
if (host[0] == "reg")
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
else if (host[0] == "www")
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
else if (host[0] == "wdev")
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
(function() {
var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
})();

---

STAT News Service