Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 16/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning Summary at issue time
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A slow moving high [1034 hPa] over the eastern Tasman Sea extends a ridge
along the east Queensland coast. An upper level trough moving over eastern
Queensland is expected to move offshore during today.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Mostly cloudy over eastern districts with isolated showers, tending to
scattered showers about coastal districts south of about Cooktown. Isolated
thunderstorms near the coast south of about Yeppoon. Fine and mostly sunny over
remaining parts of the state, though some high cloud spreading across the
southwest during the day. Temperatures remaining well above the July average
over the interior. Fresh and gusty SE winds across the far northern tropics.
Generally moderate to fresh SE to NE winds elsewhere.
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 isolated showers about  eastern
districts and the central interior, tending scattered about the north tropical
coast. 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 isolated thunderstorms. Becoming cloudy over the northwest but
with little if any rain expected. 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 and the central interior with isolated showers continuing
in the onshore flow. Showers should increase over the Capricornia and the
southeast ahead of the cold front which is expected to move across western
districts with a band of rain and isolated thunderstorms contracting east,
reaching the central and southeastern interior 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 during
the day. Remaining cloudy but with little if any rain over the northwest and
tropical interior. Temperatures remaining well above the July average over most
of the interior ahead of the cold front.
Forecast for Saturday
The strengthening upper trough should move slowly across New South Wales and
southern Queensland. The cold front is expected to move across eastern
districts, contracting off the southern and central coasts at night. The
associated band of rain and isolated thunderstorms should also contract east
into central and southeastern districts. A weak ridge however should persist
over the tropics with isolated showers expected over the eastern tropics, more
likely about the coast, in the weakening onshore flow. The cooler and drier
airmass in the wake of the cold front should extend into the northwest and parts
of the southern interior. Temperatures remaining well above the July average
ahead of the cold front.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
The upper trough is expected to move slowly across New South Wales and
southern Queensland during Sunday and Monday, potentially strengthening on
Tuesday. At this stage, the cold front is likely to move offshore by Sunday with
the rain band and isolated thunderstorms gradually contracting offshore with it.
Patchy cloud associated with the cold front may also extend north into the
southern tropics bringing some early patchy rain or isolated showers on Sunday.
Cloud is expected to increase over northern parts from late Sunday ahead of the
strengthening upper trough, with some isolated showers about the northeast
Queensland coast and some possible patchy rain on Tuesday. Otherwise conditions
should be fine and dry across the remainder of the state in the wake of the
front. Colder temperatures and south to southwesterly winds are expected to
spread across Queensland in the wake of the front, with widespread early frost
areas over southern and central Queensland.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 pm EST
Wednesday.
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