Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 1/08 - 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 Monday night and Tuesday
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the far northern and
north-east tropics and along the central coast. Fine elsewhere. Winds mostly
light to moderate SE to NE. A high to very high fire danger about the Burnett
and Wide Bay district.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
The high cell over the Tasman Sea will continue move eastwards during the week.
The inland trough will drift westwards and merge with a front over NSW on
Tuesday. Humidity levels will remain relatively high along the southern and
central coast on Tuesday causing isolated afternoon showers and storms north of
about St Lawrence to Yeppoon. This activity will retreat northwards to about
Cardwell during Wednesday. The merged trough and frontal system will move
eastwards across the southern interior on Tuesday and Wednesday and in
conjunction with some upper level instability will trigger isolated showers and
storms over the south-east corner of the state on Wednesday. Showers and storms
will continue in this area til late in the week. Preceding this trough system,
winds will shift to the NW and result in very hot conditions developing over the
south-east from Wednesday onwards. A new cloud and rain band with storms will
possibly enter the far south-west of the state late in the week and will be

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