Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 10/08 - 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 Sunday
Showers about the east coast, extending inland over the eastern interior during
the day. Dry further west. Moderate to fresh S/SE winds.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
By Monday, increasing upper level instability will extend the showers further
west over the eastern half of the state. Isolated thunderstorms will also
develop over the SE in the afternoon. By Tuesday, much the same with shower
activity reaching west to Central West and almost into the Warrego districts. By
Wednesday, thunderstorm activity will reduce over the SE as the higher level
instability decreases. Isolated showers over the eastern half of the state in
the afternoon. Showers continuing about the coast. Minimum temperatures will
gradually rise during this time as moisture levels increase over the interior.
By Thursday the shower activity has reached just into the Channel Country with
isolated thunderstorms over the southern part of the state. By Friday, showers
and thunderstorms will contract east over southern QLD as a new trough moves

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