Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 19/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A weakening high pressure system lies near the New South Wales coast and will shift east through the Tasman Sea during the next couple of days, relaxing the ridge along the east Queensland coast. 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 ThursdayIsolated, mostly light showers along the east coast and adjacent inland, extending further west to the Great Dividing Range in the southeast. Fine and mostly clear elsewhere. Light to moderate southeast to northeasterly winds, fresh along the east coast.Friday 20 JuneIsolated showers over central and southern parts of the state south and east of about Townsville to Windorah. Possible isolated showers near the east tropical coast. Fine and sunny in the far west and through the northern interior.Fire Danger -  eSaturday 21 JuneA new high over central Australia should push dry air into Queensland's interior, keeping western districts fine and sunny. Isolated showers should occur about central and southeast districts as the trough system moves further eastwards across the south. Isolated showers will remain possible about the east tropical coast in the onshore wind flow.Sunday 22 JuneThe trough system will move off the southern coast early in the morning, whilst the high will move further east over southern Queensland, pushing dry air and mostly sunny conditions into much of the state. Isolated showers will possibly occur about the east tropical coast. A cooler southwesterly wind flow will result in the chance of frost returning to the Granite Belt.Monday 23 JuneThe high over southern Queensland will weaken and shift east while a new high will move east over the Indian Ocean. An upper level trough and its associated cold front will enter the southern interior of Queensland, generating some patchy cloud though conditions should remain fine due to a dry airmass persisting. Isolated showers will occur about the east tropical coast in the onshore wind flow. Fine and mostly sunny conditions are expected elsewhere. Early frost patches are likely about the southeastern interior.Tuesday until ThursdayThe new high will move slowly east over southern Australia during the forecast period, extending a ridge and dry airmass into much of Queensland. The upper trough and its associated cold front will sweep eastwards and should contract off the southern and central Queensland coasts during Tuesday. The trough will generate some patchy cloud though little or no rainfall due to the dry airmass. Frosts should become more widespread from Wednesday morning as cloud clears. Some very isolated shower activity will likely persist near the northeast tropical coast.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Friday.Product IDQ10700
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