Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 23/09 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

IDQ1070001
WARNING SUMMARY
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 Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms over most of the tropics and over the south-west. Some
rain areas also over the central and southern tropics. Fine elsewhere apart from
isolated showers about the southern coast. Winds mostly light to moderate SE to
NE.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
A new upper trough system will strongly amplify across Qld during Wednesday and
Thursday. As a result the S'ly winds through the middle and upper levels of the
atmosphere to the west of the trough will push the rain, showers and storms into
the far northern tropics during Thursday. This activity will remain in the north
through the weekend. The SE trade winds along most of the east coast will
strengthen on Thursday as a deep trough develops over the eastern Coral Sea and
the northeast Tasman Sea. These trade winds will weaken during the weekend as a
high cell moves across the southern Coral Sea and the deep troughing moves
eastwards. The trade winds will initially continue to direct showers into most
east districts but as the high cell develops these showers will contract to
north of Cardwell by Sunday at the latest.
Temperatures across most of the state will remain near average but through the
weekend will rise to above average over the south-east of the state as winds

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