Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 26/02 - 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 current.  
STATE FORECAST
for Friday
Cloudy over the western and southern parts of the state with isolated showers
and thunderstorms but little or no rain expected. Some morning fogs about the
coast south of about Cardwell. Generally fine elsewhere. Moderate to fresh
southeast winds across the far northern tropics. Hot moderate to fresh northerly
winds over the interior and the southeast where a high to very high fire danger.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
It will remain hot over most of the state until a much cooler change sweeps
across the state over the weekend. The current surface trough is expected to
move west, link with the cold front and then move through western and southern
districts Saturday and into eastern districts Sunday and Monday. Cloudy
conditions with a few showers and thunderstorms are expected over much of the
interior and the southeast preceding the cool change but a very dry air mass in
the lower levels means any resulting precipitation will be little or none. The
ridge along the north tropical coast is expected to weaken on Sunday with any
showers up in the area clearing by then. The new high will move into eastern
Australia early next week and extend a firm ridge along the eastern seaboard
with freshening southeast winds. Temperatures will remain well above average
before the cool change. Fire dangers will increase over the west of the state on
the weekend in the gusty southeast winds. 

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STAT News Service

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