Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 21/09 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
A strong wind warning has been issued for St Lawrence to Double Island Point for
Monday afternoon.
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE GEORGINA RIVER AND EYRE CREEK
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE GULF RIVERS INCLUDING LOWER FLINDERS AND THE NORMAN RIVER
SYSTEMS
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LOWER DIAMANTINA RIVER
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LOWER THOMSON RIVER AND COOPER CREEK
STATE FORECAST
for Sunday night and Monday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms over northern and central districts, tending
to areas of rain in the north with moderate to heavy falls. Isolated afternoon
showers or thunderstorms in the west. Scattered showers about the southeast
coast and adjacent inland. Light to moderate SE to NE winds, becoming moderate
to fresh SE along the southern and Capricornia coast.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea with a strengthening ridge along the
east Queensland coast. Fresh to locally strong SE winds along most of the east
coast in the coming days, particularly about the Fraser to southern tropical
coast. The inland surface trough will move west of the state on Tuesday. Another
upper trough will move across southern Queensland late Tuesday.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms should continue over the northern half of
the state until mid week in a humid and unstable atmosphere. Local moderate to
heavy falls can be expected, particularly near the east coast between Cooktown
and Mackay. In the south, isolated afternoon showers or thunderstorms over the
Channel Country and western Warrego clearing by Wednesday. Becoming fine over
the southeast interior, with decreasing showers about the southern coasts in the

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