Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 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 Thursday night and Friday
Patchy rain and thunderstorms in a broad band from central parts of western
Queensland through southern border districts to the southeast. Isolated showers
about the southern Gulf today, with showers and thunderstorms developing on
Friday afternoon. Isolated showers about the northeast tropical coast. Fine
elsewhere. Moderate SE winds over the far northern and eastern tropics.
Generally moderate NE/N winds elsewhere. A high to very high fire danger for
North Tropical Coast & Tablelands, Northern Goldfields & Upper Flinders, and the
Northwest districts.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
During the weekend an upper trough will move across the Great Australian Bight
and into eastern Australia. The cloud and rain band over the west and southern
inland of the state will move eastwards over the weekend and pass off the
southern coast during Monday. Isolated thunderstorms will develop within this
band during the weekend, becoming scattered about the southern border ranges. A
dry W/SW change and trough system will move across inland Qld over the weekend
and along the far southern coast late Monday. Ridging will then develop along
the coast in the wake of the change or trough and spread along the remaining
east coast during Tuesday as a large high moves slowly eastwards across waters
south of Australia. So fresh SE winds will become entrenched along the east
coast during the early part of next week. These SE winds will direct showers
onto the exposed parts of the east coast. As the ridge builds, the trough will
slip inland and a few storms will develop in its vicinity especially over

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