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 [1031 hPa] over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the east
Queensland coast. The high is expected to move slowly east towards New Zealand
during the day while strengthening. 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 the day.
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Cloudy over eastern districts and the southern interior with scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. Patchy morning rain over the southern and
southeast interior. Mostly cloudy with generally isolated showers over the
central interior of the state. Fine and mostly sunny conditions across the far
west and northwest. 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. 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. 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 into the southern interior with patchy rain and possible isolated
thunderstorms. Remaining fine though 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. The upper trough is
expected to move into western New South Wales. Cloudy conditions will persist
over eastern districts with showers increasing ahead of the cold front which is
expected to move across western districts with a band of rain and isolated
thunderstorms contracting east, reaching central and southeast Queensland later
in the day and night. 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 and
southern Queensland during the period. The cold front is expected to move across
eastern districts on Saturday, before moving off the east coast late Saturday or
Sunday morning. Cloudy with showers, areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms
over central and southeast districts, gradually contracting eastwards and
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, with widespread frost areas over
southern and central Queensland Sunday and Monday morning.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Tuesday.
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