Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 3/13 - 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 has been issued for Southeast Gulf of
Carpentaria waters for Sunday.
For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's
web site www.bom.gov.au/qld
Weather Situation
A weak surface trough extends across from the Gulf of Carpentaria into the
Capricornia. A high pressure system over Western Australia will move slowly
eastwards into central Australia during Sunday. The high will continue to extend
a ridge across the Queensland interior.
Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Mostly fine about most of the east coast with only isolated showers north
from the Capricornia, tending scattered about the North Tropical Coast. Fine and
mostly clear elsewhere with dry moderate southwest to southeasterly winds.
Moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds along the northeast tropical
coast.
Forecast for Sunday
Isolated showers along the north tropical coast. Fine and mostly sunny
elsewhere with dry southwest to southeasterly winds, fresh and gusty at times
over the northwest. A cool morning over the interior with more extensive areas
of early frost expected in the southern and southeast interior.
Forecast for Monday
The high pressure system is expected to move over eastern Australia,
maintaining a broad ridge across the state. Mostly fine, with only isolated
light showers along parts of the north tropical coast in the fresh onshore
airflow. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere with dry southwest to southeasterly
winds. A cool morning over parts of the interior with extensive areas of early
frost expected in the southern and southeast interior.
Forecast for Tuesday
The high pressure system is expected to move into the northern Tasman Sea,
maintaining a broad ridge over the state. Isolated showers along the north
tropical coast in a fresh onshore airflow. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere with
dry southwest to southeasterly winds. A cool morning over the interior with
extensive areas of early frost expected in the southern and southeast
interior.
Forecast for Wednesday
A surface trough is likely to move north across the south of the state as an
upper trough moves across southeast Australia. The trough is likely to bring
increasing cloud and possible afternoon and evening showers over the south of
the state. The remainder of the state should remain fine and mostly sunny with
only isolated showers about the far northeast tropical coast. Early frost is a
possibility over the southern and southeast interior but maximum temperatures
should be above average over most of the state.
Outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The trough should contract offshore during Thursday with showers generally
clearing to exposed coastal areas in the south during Thursday. Isolated showers
are then expected about the east coast during Friday and Saturday as the winds
turn onshore in response to a new high moving east across southeast Australia.
The remainder of the state should remain fine through the outlook period.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST
Sunday.
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