Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 2/07 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
STATE FORECAST
for Monday
Isolated showers along most of the east coast districts, extending to adjacent
inland areas and eastern parts of the Central Highlands and Darling Downs during
the afternoon. Fine elsewhere, with high cloud increasing in the west and north
during the day. Moderate to fresh SE winds along the east coast north of Fraser
Island. Generally light to moderate E to NE winds elsewhere over the state, with
freshening SE winds in the SW during the day.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
The high over the Tasman Sea will continue to move eastwards and move well past
New Zealand by Tuesday. An upper trough will amplify across south-eastern
Australia during Monday and Tuesday and move off the coast by late Wednesday.
This upper trough will produce increasing cloud and rain areas for southern
central and eastern districts, south from about the Bowen area and east of
Charleville during Tuesday. Isolated thunderstorms are also expected inland
during Tuesday and Wednesday. The rain and cloud band will contract east during
Wednesday and clear the coast early Thursday. Isolated moderate falls may occur
about the Capricornia and Wide Bay coasts and adjacent inland areas. A vigorous
front will move northwards along the southern coast during Tuesday resulting in
strong to gale S to SE winds developing. The following ridge will reinforce the
preexisting ridge along the east tropical coast resulting in winds freshening
along the remainder of the east coast overnight Tuesday and Wednesday. Showers
will continue along most of the east coast into the latter part of the week.
Over the west of the state conditions will continue fine. Given the trajectory
of the flow, temperatures across most of the state will drop to below average
during the middle part of the week.

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STAT News Service