Issued: Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 5:00pm AEST
The Bureau of Meteorology (the Bureau) is monitoring the development of an East Coast Low off the south-east Queensland coast, which is expected to bring an increase in winds, surf and rain to southern Queensland from Wednesday and northern New South Wales from Friday.
The strength of the wind and waves will be highly dependent on the strength and position of the low relative to the coast and will be closely monitored during the next few days.
At this stage, although some unseasonal rain is expected from Thursday in southern Queensland and from Friday in northern New South Wales, the heaviest falls are expected to be located offshore.
Soils remain wet for much of south-east Queensland and eastern New South Wales, and while the rain is not expected to cause widespread riverine flooding, some localised creek and river level rises are possible. The requirement for a Flood Watch will be reviewed each day.
This system is expected to bring large seas along with the risk of damaging winds around exposed coastal fringes of south-eastern Queensland.
From Wednesday, strong?
