Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 7/03 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
Flood warnings for the Lower Dawson, Fitzroy and Burnett Rivers.
STATE FORECAST
for the rest of Saturday and Sunday
Fine in the far southwest. Scattered to showers and thunderstorms over the
tropics and most of the interior, with some areas of rain as well. Some heavy
falls over the central and southern inland. Isolated showers in the southeast.
Light to moderate SE to NE winds.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
The current moist easterly airflow over Queensland will persist into next week.
Unstable conditions will persist over the tropics for the next few days with
scattered to isolated shower and thunderstorm activity. An upper trough which is
located over far western Queensland will move slowly eastwards and weaken over
the next few days. As this happens most of the weather in central and southern
Queensland will contract to eastern districts during Monday and Tuesday. The
southeast, which has experienced only a few showers since Thursday, should see
increasing showers on Monday, with some thunderstorms inland. Some useful falls
are likely, but not widespread. By Wednesday the upper trough will be out to see
and the weather should clear accordingly. Daytime temperatures will remain below
average where cloud cover is heavy and near average in other areas.

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STAT News Service

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