Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 3/09 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
Strong wind warning for coastal waters between Double Island Point and Point
Danger, including Moreton Bay.
Strong wind warning for southeast Gulf of Carpentaria waters.
STATE FORECAST
for Friday night and Saturday
Dry and cool over most of the state. Isolated showers about far NE tip of Cape
York Peninsula. Patchy drizzle developing over the Granite Belt. Some early
frost over SE parts, the southern Central Highlands and the Atherton Tablelands.
Generally moderate to fresh SE to SW winds.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
On Sunday a 1027 hPa high located south of the Great Australian Bight will
continue to direct dry SE winds over the interior of Queensland. An upper trough
will amplify into central Australia producing high cloud over Queensland south
of about Mt Isa to Clermont. Owing to dry air under this band of high cloud
little or no rain will be associated with this upper trough. This high cloud
will reduce daytime temperatures and produce slightly warmer night. However
there will still be a risk of frost forming over the SE interior.
During Monday the upper level trough enters western Queensland, contracting the
high cloud to the south and SE. Again little or no rain associated with this
cloud band. The high south of the Great Australian Bight weakens, which will
allow winds along the east coast to ease and seabreezes develop. The upper
trough will reduce pressure over eastern districts and we may see some very
isolated showers develop about exposed parts of the east coast.
By Tuesday, the upper level trough is on the east coast with cloud clearing to
sea. Generally fin throughout Queensland apart from some very isolated showers

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