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 Monday
Showers about the east coast and spreading over the eastern half of the state
during the afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms developing over the SE interior
this afternoon. Fine elsewhere. Moderate to fresh S/SE winds.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
By Tuesday, showers developing further west into the Central West and the
Warrego districts. Isolated showers and thunderstorms continuing over the SE
interior. By Wednesday, afternoon showers now developing further into the
Channel Country with a fine area over the Central Highlands. Showers over the
southern interior continuing into the night and Thursday morning as patchy rain.
A new trough will sweep across western QLD from the west on Thursday,
concentrating shower activity over the southern interior. This will become a new
rain band overnight over the Maranoa and Darling Downs with local thunder. Fine
over the eastern interior, Afternoon showers over the SE and tropical interior.
By Friday, the rainband has weakened and cleared the SE while the surface trough
enters the Darling Downs with SW winds. Showers and thunderstorms will develop
with the trough passage. By Saturday the trough passes through the SE with

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