Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 24/09 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
Nil.
STATE FORECAST
for the rest of Tuesday and Wednesday
Fine almost throughout. The chance of isolated showers over far northern and
eastern Cape York Peninsula. Cloud increasing over Northern Goldfields, Upper
Flinders, Channel Country and over the Central West districts, with little or no
rain. Some morning fog areas in coastal districts between about Cairns and the
Sunshine Coast. Continuing very warm over most of the state, tend mild in SW
parts. Generally light to moderate SE to SW winds. Very warm NW winds over
southern districts, easing. High to very high fire dangers most areas.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
On Thursday the mild SW to SE winds over southern parts weaken as a high
pressure moves into the Pacific and the NE winds over northern and central
Queensland start to push further south. Also pressure falls over central
Australia will assist in this process. Maximum temperatures over the interior
will again be well above average. Middle level cloud; currently developing over
Northern Goldfields, Upper Flinders, Central West, Maranoa, Warrego and parts of
the Channel Country, persists and tends drift eastwards. Little or no rain is
expected with this cloud band owing to dry low layers of the atmosphere. Onshore
SE trade winds along the Northern Tropical Coast may produce some very isolated
showers.
On Friday the cloud band over parts of the interior moves eastwards reaching SE
coast districts during the afternoon. There maybe some light patchy rain
associated with this cloud band. Some slightly unstable air from a weak middle
level trough system passing to the south may produce some isolated showers and
thunderstorms over SE districts. NW winds return to western and central
Queensland and maximum temperatures will again be over 10 degrees above average.
During the weekend expect very warm NW/NE winds over most of Queensland ahead of
a SW change expected to enter the Channel Country late Saturday. On Sunday this
SW/S change is expected to reach SE districts in the afternoon and lie from
about the Sunshine coast to Emerald to Mt Isa by Sunday evening. In the wake of
this change more mild temperature can be expected. Ahead of the change
temperature expected to be between 7 and 10 degrees above average. A band of
middle level cloud stretching from the Peninsula through northern half of
Maranoa and Warrego and into the Wide Bay and Burnett will produce little or no

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