Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 1/08 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
Strong Wind Warning current for coastal waters from Cooktown to Point Danger.
STATE FORECAST
for Sunday
Scattered showers, thunderstorms and rain areas over Cape York Peninsula. Rain
areas and some moderate to heavy falls about the wet tropics. Isolated to
scattered showers along the remaining east coast and parts of the tropical
interior. Moderate to fresh SE winds across the interior. Fresh to strong S/SE
winds along the southern and central coasts and spreading northwards to the
Cooktown area by evening. Light to moderate NW winds across Cape York Peninsula.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
The strong high over the Great Australian Bight will continue to move slowly
eastwards and enter the Tasman Sea on Sunday where it will then remain near
stationary for a number of days, dominating the weather across most of
Queensland into the end of next week. This high will maintain a firm ridge along
most of the east coast for the week as the monsoon trough remains anchored over
Papua New Guinea. The ridge will maintain fresh to strong SE winds and showers
along most of the east coast. The winds will ease a little about the far
southern coast during Monday and tuesday but increase again from Wednesday
onwards as high pressure again builds over the Tasman Sea. The showers will
increase to rain areas about the north tropical coast where some moderate to
heavy falls will continue. Rough seas and a moderate SE swell will continue in
most southern and central coastal waters. Over the interior the weather will
remain fine into at least the end of the week.
Below average temperatures will continue over most of Queensland through the

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