Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 14/13 - 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 Cooktown.
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 [1030 hPa] over the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge along the east
Queensland coast. A surface trough near the southwest Queensland border is
expected to move into the Channel Country this evening and move only slowly east
over this district on Monday. An upper level trough over South Australia is
expected to move into western Queensland on Monday.
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 or showers 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.
Forecast for Monday
Cloudy with scattered showers about the Southeast Coast. Mostly cloudy with
isolated to scattered showers over remaining eastern districts and the central
interior. Cloudy over the southwest and southern interior with patchy rain,
showers and gusty thunderstorms. 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 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. Patchy morning rain is
expected over southeast districts. 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 onshore flow and the instability
produced by the upper trough. Some moderate falls may develop about the coast
and ranges 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 about the
coast and ranges between about Cairns and Ingham. Fine and mostly sunny
conditions in the west. Temperatures remaining well above the July average over
the interior.
Forecast for Thursday
The high is likely to remain near northern New Zealand and continue to extend
a firm ridge and a moist onshore flow onto the east Queensland coast. This is
expected to produce cloudy conditions with scattered showers about  most east
coastal districts, with moderate falls again likely about the coast and ranges
between about Cairns and Ingham. Mostly cloudy over the remainder of eastern
Queensland and the central interior with isolated showers. A cold front is
likely to move into the Channel Country during the day. A new, stronger upper
trough is also likely to move over South Australia and will spread increasing
cloud across the southwest and southern interior with patchy rain, showers and
isolated thunderstorms. Remaining fine though partly cloudy over the northwest.
Temperatures remaining well above the July average over most of the interior.
Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
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.
The upper trough is expected to move slowly across New South Wales during the
period, while lying back over southwest Queensland. The cold front is expected
to move across western districts during Friday and reach eastern districts on
Saturday, before moving off the east coast overnight or Sunday morning.
Remaining cloudy with showers expected to increase over eastern districts on
Friday ahead of the front and associated band of showers, rain and isolated
thunderstorms over the west that will contract eastwards and reach central and
southeast Queensland on Saturday. The band of showers, rain and isolated
thunderstorms is then expected to clear offshore with the front overnight. This
system is more likely to produce significant rainfall accumulations than the
system earlier in the week. Conditions should be mostly fine and dry across the
state on Sunday, apart from isolated showers about the northeast Queensland
coast. Colder temperatures and south to southwesterly winds are expected to
spread across Queensland in the wake of the front.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Monday.
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