Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 26/09 - 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 Wednesday night and Thursday
Fine most areas. Isolated showers over far northern and eastern Cape York
Peninsula. Isolated afternoon showers and possible storms about the southern
Central Coast, Capricornia and Wide Bay districts and the adjacent inland
tonight, extending west towards the eastern parts of the Central West district
and southern Central Highlands on Thursday afternoon. Some high cloud in the
southwest, extending eastwards with little if any rain. Continuing very warm
over most of the state. Moderate SE to E winds over the far northern tropics.
Generally light to moderate NE to NW winds elsewhere before a light to moderate
S to SE change over western and most southern districts. High to very high fire
dangers most areas.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
On Friday the cloud band over parts of the interior moves eastwards reaching SE
coast districts during the afternoon. There may be 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 during 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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