Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 4/08 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
Nil.
STATE FORECAST
for Sunday
Isolated showers over the Cape York Peninsula and about the east coast north of
Cardwell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the Channel Country, southern
Warrego district and western Darling Downs during the afternoon and overnight.
Generally moderate SE to NE winds, tending very warm northerly winds over the
interior, ahead of a S'ly change in SW parts tonight. A high to very high fire
danger over the Darling Downs, the Granite Belt and the Peninsula districts.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
On Monday, the trough will move through the SE coast with a W'ly change. Again
hot over the SE region with some showers and thunderstorms with the change in
the afternoon and evening. Isolated afternoon showers will extend into the
central and northwest districts ahead of the change. Showers will ease and tend
more isolated across the far northern tropics and south along the central coast.
Some patchy, light rain across southern Queensland will clear from the southwest
as the cloud and rain contracts eastwards.
By Tuesday, the trough will extend from northwest Queensland to the Capricornia
along with isolated showers about the Central Highlands and Coalfields. Patchy,
light rain clearing early from the southeast. Fine and cooler S to SW winds will
extend through southern and western Queensland behind the change. Isolated

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