Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 8/03 - 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, Burnett and Warrego Rivers.
STATE FORECAST
for the rest of Sunday and Monday
Fine in the far southwest. Scattered showers and thunderstorms over the tropics
and most of the interior, with some areas of rain as well. A few showers about
the south coast. Light to moderate SE to NE winds.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
A high will persist in the New Zealand area for most of the week, maintaining a
moist easterly flow into most of Queensland. An broad upper trough over western
Queensland will begin to weaken and move east on Tuesday. This should cause a
slow eastward contraction of the weather in central and southern Queensland and
the heavy rain should be finished. Also a low will develop off the New South
Wales coast. By Wednesday the upper trough will be out to sea and the weather
should clear from the southern inland accordingly. The atmosphere will remain
humid and unstable over the northern tropics for the next few days, with
scattered showers and thunderstorms expected in most parts. The far southwest
will be mostly fine, however a trough near the western border may generate

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STAT News Service

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