Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 15/13 - 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.
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 Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the east
Queensland coast. The high should strengthen maintaining the ridge along the
coast as it moves towards New Zealand on Tuesday. A surface trough over
southwestern Queensland is expected to remain near stationary. An upper level
trough over western Queensland will move eastwards into eastern districts during
Tuesday.
Forecast for the rest of Monday
Mostly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers over eastern districts and
the central interior. Cloudy over the southwest and southern interior with
patchy rain, showers and isolated thunderstorms. Fine and clear 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
Cloudy over southeast districts with patchy morning rain, tending to showers
during the afternoon. Possible isolated afternoon thunderstorms over the far
southeast, chiefly about the southern ranges. Mostly cloudy over remaining
eastern districts and the central interior with isolated to scattered showers.
Mostly cloudy with showers and possible isolated thunderstorms across the
southern interior. Fine and mostly sunny conditions across the far  west.
Temperatures remaining well above the July average over 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 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 may develop 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, although only some patchy
light rain is expected. Remaining fine though partly cloudy over the northwest.
Temperatures remaining well above the July average over most of the interior.
Forecast for Friday
The high is expected to move slowly to the east of New Zealand with the firm
ridge gradually weakening along the east Queensland coast, although partly
cloudy conditions should persist over eastern districts with at least isolated
shower activity. The cold front is expected to move across western districts
helping to trigger showers over the southern and central interior with isolated
thunderstorms over the southern and southeast interior. Showers and
thunderstorms are likely to spread to rain areas during the evening with the
expected eastward movement of the upper trough across New South Wales. The next
upstream high should extend a ridge over southwest Queensland in the wake of the
cold front bringing cooler and drier conditions to the southwest. Remaining fine
though partly cloudy over the northwest. Temperatures remaining well above the
July average over most of the interior ahead of the cold front.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday
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 eastern districts on Saturday, before moving off the east coast
late Saturday or Sunday morning. Remaining cloudy, with showers expected to
increase over eastern districts ahead of the front and an associated band of
showers, rain and isolated thunderstorms over the central and southeast
interior, that should gradually contract eastwards clearing offshore with the
front overnight or early Sunday. 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 and Monday,
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
Tuesday.
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