Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 5/09 - 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 is current for coastal waters between Torres Strait and St
Lawrence.
STATE FORECAST
for Wednesday
A few squally showers along the east coast and over northern Cape York Peninsula
spreading into the eastern tropical interior and central interior of the state.
Some drizzle areas developing over the south-east interior later today. Fine
elsewhere. Generally moderate to fresh SE to E winds.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
A ridge of high pressure will persist across southeastern Australia during the
week and into the weekend. This ridge will direct mostly moderate to fresh SE
winds across the bulk of Queensland. Any strong winds along the east coast will
become confined to north of Cooktown during Thursday morning. These onshore SE
trade winds will produce showers in most east coastal areas and gradually spread
low level moisture westwards. As the moisture spreads westwards cloud will build
under an inversion and produce some weak shower and drizzle areas over much of
the interior on Thursday. This activity will contract into the southern tropics
on Friday. An amplifying upper trough will move into south-west Qld and
north-east NSW on Thursday and then  persist over the area into the weekend.
This trough will produce middle to high cloud with little or no rain over the
far north of the state which will spread into the central tropics on Saturday
before possibly clearing.
Temperatures will be generally near or slightly above the May average over

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