Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 15/03 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
Flood warnings are current for the Paroo and Lower Warrego Rivers.
STATE FORECAST
for Sunday night and Monday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the northern tropics. Cloudy over the far
west and southern interior with patchy rain or showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Fine in most eastern districts apart from a few coastal showers,
mainly in the tropics. Moderate SE to NE winds along the east coast turning 
NE to N inland.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
The high over the Tasman Sea will shift slowly east of New Zealand by Monday. As
a result SE to NE winds along the Queensland coast will gradually ease from the
south while the moist onshore flow will bring a few showers to the tropical
coast. 
The monsoon is currently active over northern Australia, and scattered showers
and thunderstorms are expected over Cape York Peninsula and about the Gulf of
Carpentaria for the foreseeable future. 
Most of the cloud over southwest Queensland will break up during Monday. A
trough will remain anchored near the Queensland southwest border for the next
few days, producing isolated showers and thunderstorms in western and southern
inland border districts. Showers and storms are likely to extend to southeast
border areas on Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of a weak trough moving north from
New South Wales. The rest of Queensland can expect fine weather under the
stabilising influence of a strengthening upper level ridge. 
Except in cloudy areas, daytime temperatures will remain above average in
western districts for the next few days at least.

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STAT News Service

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