Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 19/03 - 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 River downstream of Eulo and the Lower
Warrego River.
STATE FORECAST
for Thursday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms over the northern tropics with some moderate
to heavy falls about parts of Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf country. Cloudy
over the south-west and southern districts with patchy rain and local storms. A
few showers along the east coast. Light to moderate SE to NE winds. 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
The monsoon trough is expected to remain over northern parts of Cape York
Peninsula into the weekend at least, generating further showers and
thunderstorms with locally heavy falls over Cape York Peninsula and about the
Gulf country. 
The high will move into the Tasman Sea today and will freshen the winds along
the east coast and direct further isolated to scattered showers into east coast
districts. An upper trough system will move into south-east Australia over the
next few days and develop a surface low over southern NSW. This low will
invigorate the cloud band already over southern Qld. Consequently, from Friday
onwards the cloud over southern Qld will thicken and lead to an increase in rain
and storms particularly over the south-east. As well, rain will develop over
north-east NSW in particular with some heavy falls likely. This activity will
extend northwards into the southern tropics on Sunday. On Monday, as the low
weakens, the rain and storm activity will weaken and revert to a few showers and
storms associated with a surface trough over the interior of the state. As the
low moves slowly to the north-east on Saturday and Sunday and the high moves to
the south the ridge will collapse along the east coast and the winds will fall
away to light. 

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STAT News Service

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