Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 9/03 - 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 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. 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. A 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 on Tuesday a low will
develop off the New South Wales coast. On Wednesday the upper trough will weaken
further over eastern Queensland, with only isolated showers or thunderstorms
likely there, and fine weather in western districts. By Thursday most of the
southern half of the state should be fine, however a surface trough near the
western and southern borders may trigger a few thunderstorms in those areas.

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STAT News Service

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