Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 10/03 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

IDQ1070001
WARNING SUMMARY
Flood warnings are current for the Lower Dawson and Fitzroy, Burnett, Warrego,
Paroo and the Alice and Barcoo Rivers.
STATE FORECAST
for Tuesday
Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms over the tropics and most of the
interior. Some areas of rain mainly over the eastern districts. Fine over the
far southwest. Light to moderate SE to NE winds.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
The high near New Zealand will move SE and will be replaced by a new high in the
Tasman Sea late on Thursday. The upper trough now over the state will also move
eastwards and will move out of the state on Wednesday. So the band of rain and
storms over most of the tropics and the east will clear on Wednesday. However,
in its wake a few showers and storms will persist over most of the tropics and
the SE inland. As the next high pushes into the Tasman Sea the surface trough
over New South Wales will move northwards. This will trigger some showers and
storms about southern border areas from Thursday onwards. The high will build
the ridge along most of the east coast during Thursday and Friday and
consequently the showers and storms over the tropics will contract into northern
and western areas. Conditions over most of the west of the state will remain
quite humid and will gradually become hotter during the week as winds turn more
northerly. The sultry conditions will continue over the northern tropics.  

---

STAT News Service

The subscriber version of the article is available by Clicking here