Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 15/10 - 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 Sunday night and Monday
Fine throughout apart from a few isolated light showers over the far north of
Cape York Peninsula. Moderate SE winds over the state's northern tropics.
Moderate to fresh W/SW winds over southern districts becoming S/SW on Monday.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Tuesday: The high will move over NSW and maintain dry air over much of the
state. Widespread early frosts expected over the southeast and southern
interior. Some moisture in the onshore SE flow should produce isolated coastal
showers north of about Cardwell. Light to moderate NE to E winds, tending fresh
SE about the far northeast coast.
Wednesday: The high will move into the Tasman Sea, maintaining a SE flow onto
the east coast with isolated coastal showers extending from the Torres Strait to
Mackay. A narrow cloud band may extend over the northern Goldfields in the
afternoon due to an approaching upper trough, however little or no rain is
expected. Winds over southern Queensland will turn warmer NE/NW ahead of the
next trough moving into the state's far SW in the evening. This should produce
temperatures well above average in the state's west, and should limit any
morning frost areas to the Granite Belt region.
Thursday: An upper trough system will move eastwards across the southern and
southwest parts of the state causing a cloud band with rain areas extending from
the Gulf Country to the SE corner. A surface trough will move through the
southern part of the state reaching the eastern districts in the evening. A new
high will move into the Great Australian Bight later and extend drier SW winds
over the southern and western parts of the state at night.
Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday:  The trough system will move off the
east coast during Friday with cloud and rain areas contracting east and clearing
from the eastern parts of the state in the evening. Following the trough, a
ridge of high pressure will extend over the state from a new high moving across
NSW. As a result, fine weather conditions will extend over most of the state in
the weekend, except for isolated showers in the SE stream, over the tropical
coast.

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