Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 29/03 - 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 the rest of Sunday and Monday
Isolated showers or thunderstorms over the far northern tropics and in a broad
band from the northwest of the state down to the southeast. Light to moderate
southeast to northeast winds generally.  
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
The high in the Bight will move into the Tasman Sea on Monday and develop a firm
ridge along the south coast with fresh to strong southeast winds which will then
weaken by Wednesday as the high moves east across the Tasman Sea. The ridge
along the north tropical coast will persist but any onshore shower activity will
be minimal. The northern section of the inland trough will remain near
stationary for the next few days while the southern section moves east into the
southeast today and then west back out into the interior of the state early in
the week where it will then remain. Isolated showers and/or thunderstorms are
expected to the east of the trough possibly increasing by mid-week as the trough
deepens a little. The enhanced showers and thunderstorms over the far northern
tropics are expected to decrease and contract north over the next day or so.
Overnight temperatures will be below average across much of the south of the
state through the early parts of the week. Daytime temperatures will be close to

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STAT News Service

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