Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 1/06 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
No warnings.
STATE FORECAST
for Saturday night and Sunday
Fine over most of the state. Only isolated showers along the north tropical east
coast. Cold overnight in the south with some early frost over the southern
inland. Moderate SE winds in the tropics. Light to moderate SW to SE winds
elsewhere.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
The next surface and upper trough system is expected to move across southeast
Australia during the weekend before reaching southern Queensland early Monday.
Most computer forecast models are indicating that this upper trough will slowly
cross the south of the state during Monday, passing over the east coast during
Tuesday.
The trough will destabilise the southeast corner of the state, but due to the
dryness of the low levels should result in relatively high-based cloud over the
southeast interior. Isolated showers are likely with this cloud, with the slight
possibility of isolated thunderstorms nearer the New South Wales border. Closer
to the east coast, moister S to SE winds directed by a new large high moving
east from the Bight combined with the passage of the upper trough should bring
scattered showers south of about Bundaberg. More isolated coastal showers are
possible further north, merging with the showers lingering about the north
tropical coast.
In the wake of the upper trough on Wednesday, mostly fine conditions should
return to the state. The high will now be situated over the Tasman Sea should
bring only isolated showers to the exposed east coast in the moderate to fresh
SE airstream. Another surface and upper trough system is expected to pass over
southern and southeast Queensland on Thursday and Friday. This may again result
in more frequent showers along the exposed southern coasts as a new large high
moves east from the Bight. Remaining fine over the interior.
Temperatures will be close to average over most of Queensland during the next
few days, though milder at night in the east and southeast on Monday and Tuesday

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