Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 18/14 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A complex low pressure system lies off the central coast of New South Wales, whilst a strengthening high lies in the Great Australian Bight. These two systems are directing cool west to southwesterly winds through southern Queensland. The low will move eastwards across the Tasman Sea over the next few days whilst the high in the Great Australian Bight will move eastwards and extend a ridge through much of Queensland from Wednesday.
Forecast for the rest of TuesdaySome cloud cover will persist near the southeast inland border with possible isolated showers. Mostly fine in the tropics with only possible isolated showers about the northern Peninsula. Fine and mostly sunny over the rest of the state. Moderate to fresh southwest to southeast winds for most of the state.Wednesday 20 AugustThe high in the Great Australian Bight will slowly strengthen as it moves eastwards, strengthening the ridge and bringing southeasterly winds to most of Queensland. An upper trough is expected to lie close to the southern Queensland border. The upper trough and southeasterly winds are likely to bring isolated showers to the southeast coast, with showers possibly extending inland into the far southeastern interior. Isolated showers are also possible over the northern Peninsula in the onshore wind flow. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere. Early frosts are likely for the central interior.Thursday 21 AugustThe high will maintain a moderate to fresh onshore flow along the east coast of Queensland. Isolated showers are expected to continue about the southeast coast, and may be scattered at times about the exposed coast. Isolated showers will may extend into the southeast and southern interior during the afternoon, with the possibility of one or two thunderstorms as moisture and instability increase. Isolated showers about the northeast coast, which may extend further inland as a surface trough develops over the northeastern interior. Fine and mostly sunny conditions elsewhere.Friday 22 AugustThe high in Tasman Sea moves slowly to the southeast and strengthens slightly, maintaining the southeasterly flow and bringing isolated showers to most of the east coast. The upper trough over the south of the state is expected to move further east and continue to destabilise southeast Queensland, with possible showers in the southeastern interior becoming more likely about the southeast coast.Saturday until MondayThe high will slowly move southeastwards across the Tasman Sea during the outlook period, maintaining a fresh to strong onshore flow and bringing isolated showers to the east coast. Some uncertainty exists with the development of the next upper system, however instability and shower activity is likely to increase over the southern interior and the southeast during the outlook period.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Tuesday.Product IDQ10700
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