Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 11/13 - 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 St Lawrence.
A Strong Wind Warning is current for Gulf of Carpentaria waters north of
Kowanyama.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A slow moving high [1036 hPa] over the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge along
the east Queensland coast. The high will remain slow moving and gradually weaken
over the next few days.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
Partly cloudy with isolated showers over eastern Queensland, tending
scattered near the southern Queensland coast and also about the North Tropical
Coast. Fine and mostly sunny in the west, with warm NE'ly winds maintaining
temperatures well above the July average. Strong and gusty SE'ly winds over the
tropics, but these will ease over the far southern tropics. Winds remaining
moderate to fresh SE to NE'ly elsewhere. A Very High fire danger in the Northern
Goldfields and Upper Flinders district.
Forecast for Saturday
The high will remain slow moving over the southern Tasman Sea as an upper
trough amplifies over Western Australia. The continuing moist onshore flow will
maintain partly cloudy with isolated showers over eastern Queensland. Showers
will tend scattered near the Fraser coast and also about the North Tropical
Coast. Fine and mostly sunny conditions will prevail in the west, with warm
NE'ly winds continuing to maintain temperatures well above the July average.
Strong and gusty SE'ly winds will tend to contract to the northern tropics
during the day but remain moderate to fresh SE to NE'ly elsewhere. High cloud
will develop in the far southwest during the day due to an approaching upper
trough.
Forecast for Sunday
The high is expected to remain over the southern Tasman Sea while the upper
trough will move towards western Queensland. Isolated showers over eastern
Queensland will tend scattered about the North Tropical Coast. It will remain
fine and mostly sunny in the northwest, with warm NE'ly winds continuing to
maintain temperatures well above the July average. Over the southwest and
southern interior, the upper level trough is expected to increase middle and
high level cloud with patchy light rain and isolated showers expected to spread
over these areas. Strong and gusty SE'ly winds will continue across the far
northern tropics with generally moderate to fresh SE to NE'ly winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Monday
The high will slowly move east over the Tasman Sea and continue to extend a
moist onshore flow with isolated showers over eastern districts. Showers will
tend scattered about the North Tropical Coast and Central Coast. The upper
trough will move into southwestern Queensland with cloud and patchy rain
extending east during the day. With increasing instability in the far southwest
of the state there will be a possibility of isolated thunderstorms in this area.
It will remain fine and partly cloudy about the northwest of the state with
temperatures remaining well above the July average. Strong and gusty SE'ly winds
will continue across the far northern tropics with generally moderate to fresh
SE to NE'ly winds elsewhere.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The high is expected to move slowly eastwards across the Tasman Sea towards
New Zealand maintaining the firm ridge along most of the east Queensland coast
during the outlook period. This is expected to maintain mostly cloudy conditions
with isolated to scattered showers over eastern Queensland. The upper trough
will move over the east on Tuesday and Wednesday leading to enhanced instability
with more widespread showers over eastern parts south of the tropics. A second
upper trough will moves across the south of the state on Thursday leading to a
band of showers and rain with possible local thunder to southern districts.
Generally moderate to fresh SE to NE'ly winds across the state, with stronger E
to SE'ly winds across the far northern tropics.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Friday.
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