Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 10/09 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
1. A severe weather warning for coastal and island communities between Sandy
Cape and Coolangatta.
2. A wind warning for coastal waters between Yeppoon and Point Danger.
3. Flood warnings are current for the Lower Diamantina River and Eyre Creek.
STATE FORECAST
for Tuesday night and Wednesday
Rain and shower areas about the southern coasts. Showers and thunderstorms over
the northern tropics and over parts of the west of the state. Generally fine
elsewhere with isolated showers over parts of the eastern interior. Strong to
gale force SE to E winds and dangerous surf about the exposed coast and islands
between Fraser Island and Coolangatta. Mostly light to moderate SE to NE winds
elsewhere.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Tropical Cyclone Hamish is expected to slow down and gradually weaken over the
next day or so before moving slowly north-westwards as a decaying low. At the
same time the high over the Bight area will move into the Tasman Sea and
continue to move eastwards reaching the New Zealand area on Saturday. The
remains of Tropical Cyclone Hamish will spread rain and shower activity across
most of the south-east on Thursday. Some moderate to heavy falls will occur with
this rain especially near the low. This rain and shower activity will continue
through Friday as an upper trough moves into the south-east of the state. This
upper trough will pass seawards overnight Friday. As a result only a few showers
will occur about the south-east of the state on Saturday and Sunday and then
mainly near the coast.
Over the north of the state the shower and storm activity will move northwards
during Thursday and then become confined to the Peninsula and Gulf areas from
Friday onwards. A few showers and storms will occur over the west of the state
on Thursday due to the passage of the upper trough. In the wake of the upper
trough fine weather will be the order of the day into and through the weekend.

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STAT News Service