Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 9/08 - 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 the rest of Wednesday and Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms over the northern tropics. Isolated afternoon showers
and thunderstorms about the south-east corner and eastern interior this
afternoon but contracted to just the southeast on Thursday. Showers and
thunderstorm are expected to develop over western and far southern Queensland
during Thursday afternoon. Generally fine elsewhere with only isolated showers
about the northeast tropical coasts. Light to moderate SE to NE over eastern and
tropical Queensland tending more N to NW over the remainder of the state.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
The high over the Tasman Sea will continue to move slowly eastwards and will be
replaced by a new high later in the week. A weak trough over Southeast
Queensland will retreat southwards on Friday though in doing so showers will
persist over the south-east coast. The next upper trough will move into central
and south-eastern Australia on Friday. Cloud with rain and storms generated by
this system will move across the west and south-west during Friday. Some
moderate to heavy falls of rain will occur with system. A front will accompany
the upper trough and move into the west of the state on Friday and off the
southern coast overnight Saturday. Winds along the far southern coast will
become strong during Friday afternoon and Saturday til the front moves through
overnight Saturday and Sunday morning. The cloud and rain band will clear the
southern coast during Sunday. Dry SW to SE winds will spread across southern and
central areas of the state in the wake of this front.
Over the far north of the state showers and storms will continue and slip
southwards across the west of the state on Thursday as next upstream system
comes into play. Conditions will continue sultry across the far north and also

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