Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 29/08 - 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 Saturday night and Sunday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms across northern and eastern districts
contracting NE later today. Moist NW winds generally, shifting drier SW'ly over
the interior with the passage of a surface trough. By Sunday the surface trough
stalling near the Gulf and near Bowen. Showers and thunderstorms north of the
trough and fine over the remainder. Dry SW winds over the SE and about the east
coast shifting SE'ly and NE'ly by the afternoon.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Similar weather for Monday except the trough falls back inland on the central
coast leading to isolated showers and thunderstorms. Similar situation for
Tuesday with isolated showers and thunderstorms extending south to the Capricorn
coast. A new trough enters western districts but with no weather. By Wednesday,
showers and thunderstorms in the tropics and developing over the SE in the
afternoon ahead of a new trough. By Thursday, the trough stalls in the Darling
Downs and maintains the thunderstorm development, patchy rain entering western

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