Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 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
Flood warnings are current for the Warrego and Paroo Rivers.
STATE FORECAST
for the rest of Sunday and Monday
Showers and thunderstorms over the southeast and eastern coastal districts,
shifting to the far west on Monday. Thunderstorms becoming more numerous about
the Gulf Country late on Monday. Scattered showers about the southeast coast.
Light to moderate W to NW winds across the northern tropics with light to
moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere. A very high fire danger over the northwest
and Cape York Peninsula.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
On Monday, a new trough system is expected to reach western Queensland, bringing
isolated afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms to the south, but more
scattered to widespread activity over the tropics as very moist air is drawn in
from the north. The trough will extend through central districts into the middle
of next week with showers and thunderstorms covering eastern parts from the
tropics to the southern interior. It will become fine in the west during the
first half of next week following the trough's passage. NW winds will increase
across the northern tropics and the Gulf waters on Monday and Tuesday ahead of
the trough, bringing very moist air southwards into the far northwest, and
leading to widespread showers and thunderstorms, tending to rain areas during
the night hours. The instability axis and shower and thunderstorm activity
should shift slowly eastwards during the middle of the week, eventually reaching
the south coast late on Wednesday. By late in the week, an upper ridge will
become established over the centre of the state, with a significant reduction in
shower and thunderstorm activity over southern parts.
Temperatures will remain hot in the northwest, decreasing from Tuesday as cloud

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