Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 11/08 - 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 night and Monday
Showers about the east coast and spreading over the eastern interior during the
afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms possible near the south-east border ranges.
Fine elsewhere. Moderate to fresh S/SE winds.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
The high over south-eastern Australia will continue to move slowly eastwards and
reach the New Zealand area in the latter part of the week. This high will
maintain a ridge along most of the east coast for most of the week. This ridge
will direct a few showers and moderate to fresh SE winds onto the east coast
during this period. An upper trough will move into the Great Australian Bight
area on Tuesday and move across southern Qld and south-eastern Australia from
Thursday onwards. As this system moves eastwards it will initially help spread
showers westwards across the interior. This system will then form a cloud band
with rain and storms on Wednesday night and this band will then move eastwards
on Thursday before weakening and slipping out of the state on Friday.
The ridge along the east coast will begin to decay from the south from Thursday
onwards as a frontal system moves into the west of the state and reaches eastern
coastal districts on Saturday. Drier and cooler SW/SE winds will follow the

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