Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 23/08 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

IDQ1070001
WARNING SUMMARY
Nil.
STATE FORECAST
for Wednesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in a band from the NW to the SE this
afternoon. Isolated early showers about the NE tropical coast. Fine over the
remainder. Generally light to moderate NE to SE winds, SE/SW winds in the west
and south.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Thursday, similar except a little patchy rain in the SW and increasing showers
about the NE tropical coast. Showers also increasing over the SE with some
thunderstorms associated with a SE'ly change. By Friday, the SE'ly change
collapses over the SE coast but still generates showers and thunderstorms.
Little change over the interior. Rain areas increasing about northern Cape York
as a small low pressure system approaches north Cape York from the east. By
Saturday, the tropical low crosses the far northern tip of Cape York with rain
areas. Isolated showers over the SE, thunderstorms over the interior in a band
from the NW to the SE. Rain areas developing from the west during the day. By
Sunday, rain areas contracting to the east coast with isolated thunderstorms.
Fine in the west.

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