Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 16/03 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
No warnings.  
STATE FORECAST
for Monday
Showers and isolated thunderstorms on northern Cape York Peninsula. A few
showers along the east coast extending inland to the Carnarvons and eastern
Darling Downs. Fine over the interior. Freshening SE winds along the east coast.
Light to moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
The high over the southern Tasman Sea is expected to strengthen as it moves
slowly to the New Zealand area by midweek. The high will direct moderate to
fresh SE winds and a few showers along the Queensland east coast on Monday and
Tuesday. Onshore winds should begin to ease from the south on Wednesday with
showers contracting to the tropical east coast late in the week. 
The trough over inland Queensland will drift west until midweek. This trough
will produce a band of afternoon and evening cloud on its eastern side, but no
significant showers are likely to result. The inland trough will merge with a
new trough advancing into western Queensland on Wednesday. The merged trough
will move slowly east across the interior of the state later in the week,
preceded by isolated afternoon and evening showers or thunderstorms. 
The weakening monsoon trough will retreat north to Torres Strait by Wednesday, 
leaving only showers and thunderstorms over northern Cape York Peninsula.  

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STAT News Service

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