Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 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
No warnings.
STATE FORECAST
for the rest of Sunday and Monday
Continuing dry throughout Queensland, extensive early frost over the southern
interior Monday morning, including the SE coast, Wide Bay, Burnett and
Capricornia. Generally light to moderate SW to SE winds and some weak afternoon
seabreezes along the east coast.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
By Tuesday, the weak high pressure system over the interior will be near
Charters Towers with warmer NW'ly flow over western QLD. This will contract the
early frost to near Roma. Some frost still in the SE coast, Wide Bay, Burnett
and Capricornia. By Wednesday, a new cold front sweeping across southern QLD
with a drop in temperature but no precipitation. Rather warm over the SE during
Wednesday in the NW flow ahead of the cold front. Strong winds developing
overnight Wednesday associated with the frontal passage over the SE region.
Isolated showers redeveloping about the NE tropical coast. By Thursday cold
again over the SE with strong W/SW winds. Dry over the state apart from isolated
showers about the NE tropical coast.  By Friday, SW winds easing over the SE
region with an expanding area of early frost. Showers in the NE tropics and dry

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