MELBOURNE - Jul 13/13 - 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 Cairns. A Strong Wind Warning is current for Northeast Gulf of Carpentaria waters north of Cullen Point. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site www.bom.gov.au/qld Weather Situation A high [1028 hPa] over the western Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge along the east Queensland coast. A surface trough over South Australia is expected to move into far southwestern Queensland on Sunday, while an upper level trough is expected to move into western New South Wales. Forecast for the rest of Sunday Mostly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers over eastern Queensland. Cloudy over the southwest and southern interior, with patchy rain and isolated thunderstorms over the southwest. Fine and mostly sunny in the northwest. Warm temperatures in the west and southern interior. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds along the east coast, tending fresh to strong and gusty across the northern tropics. Moderate E to NE winds over the interior. A Very High fire danger in the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders district. Forecast for Monday The high will slowly move east over the Tasman Sea and continue to extend a moist onshore flow with mostly cloudy conditions and isolated to scattered showers over eastern districts, as well as the central interior. The surface trough is expected to remain slow moving over the Channel Country, while another upper trough will amplify into western Queensland during the day with patchy rain, showers and gusty thunderstorms over the southwest extending into the southern interior. Remaining fine and mostly sunny over the northwest. Temperatures remaining well above the July average over most of the interior. Fresh to strong and gusty SE winds will continue across the far northern tropics. Generally moderate to fresh SE to NE winds elsewhere. Forecast for Tuesday The upper trough is expected to move slowly east across the interior of the state and move into eastern districts late at night. Some morning patchy rain is expected to over the southeast interior. The high over the Tasman Sea is expected to continue moving slowly east towards New Zealand, while strengthening a little. This will maintain the firm ridge along the east Queensland coast with fresh to strong and gusty SE winds across the northern tropics and generally moderate to fresh SE to NE winds elsewhere. Conditions are expected to remain mostly cloudy in the east with isolated showers, tending to scattered showers about most of the east coast and adjacent inland due to the firmer onshore flow and the instability produced by the upper trough. Some moderate falls are likely near the coast between about Cairns and Ingham. Mostly cloudy with isolated showers across the southern and central interior. Fine and mostly sunny conditions should return to the southwest. Temperatures remaining well above the July average over the interior. Forecast for Wednesday The upper trough is expected to move offshore, leaving an upper level ridge across the Queensland interior. The high is expected to be located near New Zealand, with a firm ridge along most of the east Queensland coast with fresh to strong and gusty SE winds across the northern tropics and generally moderate to fresh SE to NE winds elsewhere. Conditions are expected to remain mostly cloudy in the east with isolated showers, tending to scattered showers about most east coastal districts in the onshore flow. Some moderate falls are likely near the coast between about Cairns and Ingham. Fine and mostly sunny conditions in the west. Temperatures remaining well above the July average over the interior. Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday The high is expected to move slowly to the east of New Zealand during the period, with the firm ridge gradually weakening along the east Queensland coast. Mostly cloudy conditions with isolated to scattered showers should be maintained over eastern Queensland. A new, stronger upper trough and its associated cold front will move into southwest Queensland on Thursday and then across the interior reaching eastern districts by Saturday. Showers are expected to increase over eastern districts on Friday ahead of the front and associated band of showers, rain and isolated thunderstorms that will contract eastwards and reach central and southeast Queensland on Saturday. This system is more likely to produce significant rainfall accumulations than the system earlier in the week. Temperatures remaining well above the July average over the interior, becoming cooler in the southwest in the wake of the front. The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST Sunday. 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