Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 1/07 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
Nil.
STATE FORECAST
for Saturday
Isolated to scattered showers about the east coast. Isolated afternoon showers
developing over the eastern interior and central interior. Possible local
thunder in the afternoon over the central interior. Fine elsewhere. Moderate to
fresh SE/E winds over most of the tropics. Mostly light to moderate S/SE winds
elsewhere.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
The large high south of the Great Australian Bight will remain anchored in the
area until the end of next week. The high will continue to direct SE winds
across Qld and these winds will direct showers onto most of the east coast well
into next week. An upper trough will move across southern Qld on Sunday and
generate scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over southern inland Qld.
Some rain areas may occur with this trough near the southern inland border. This
trough will move out of the state overnight Sunday so showers will again become
isolated over the eastern interior. Another more major upper trough system will
move into south-eastern Australia during Sunday and Monday and will then move
northwards and then eastwards across NSW and far southern Qld during the
following three to four days. The upper trough will generate a cloud and rain
band over Qld from late Tuesday onwards which will finally clear the state very
late in the week. So rain areas can be expected to develop initially over
central and north-west Qld and then move across the south-east and south-east
tropics mid to late week. Winds will freshen and shift S'ly over the south-east
of the state late in the week as a trough and low develops off the far southern
coast in response to the upper trough.  Temperatures will remain near average by
day and slightly above average by night over the tropics and near the east

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