Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 17/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system over southeastern Australia will move slowly eastwards and enter the Tasman Sea during Thursday. A trough will enter western Queensland on Friday and move eastwards across the south of the state during Friday and Saturday before shifting off the east coast early on Sunday morning.
Forecast for the rest of WednesdayFine and sunny across most of the state except for some isolated light showers about parts of the east coast, mostly in the north tropics. Areas of morning frost over the southern and central interior districts. Moderate to fresh east to southeast winds, strong at times about the far northeast coast.Thursday 19 JuneThe high should drift eastwards into the Tasman Sea during the day and will direct a more moist airflow and some isolated light showers onto Queensland's east coast and adjacent inland. Remaining fine and mostly sunny over the interior. Some areas of morning frost are possible about parts of the southeast interior, though not as widespread as experienced over the previous mornings.Friday 20 JuneA trough is expected to move into western parts of the state whilst the high in the Tasman Sea will weaken. Isolated showers are possible about the east coast and should extend into the central and southern inland as the trough approaches. Remaining fine and sunny over the far western districts and the northern interior. Frosts are no longer expected as milder, more moist air spreads to most of the state.Saturday 21 JuneA new high over central Australia should push dry air into Queensland's interior, keeping the western and central districts fine and sunny. Isolated showers are possible about the southeast districts and the southeast interior as the surface trough moves eastwards across the southern interior. Fine and mostly sunny about the remainder of the east coast except for some isolated showers in the far north.Sunday until TuesdayThe ridge of high pressure over central Australia will push dry air across much of the state, keeping the state fine and mostly sunny. Frosts are likely to return to the southern interior from Sunday morning onwards.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Wednesday.Product IDQ10700
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