Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 20/10 - 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 Friday night and Saturday
Isolated showers over the far northern and eastern tropics with isolated
afternoon thunderstorms inland. Cool and cloudy with patchy rain areas over
western and southern districts contracting northwards and decaying during
Saturday morning over central areas of the state. Moderate to fresh SE to E
winds over the northern tropics. Mostly moderate SW to SE winds elsewhere.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Sunday: A new upper trough moves eastwards across the western Great Australian
Bight. This upper trough will generate a cloud and rain band which will extend
across southern Qld. A frontal system, the result of wind outflow from the cloud
band, will develop over the south-west of the state and form a complex with the
inland trough. Isolated showers will occur over central and north-eastern parts
of the state in the warm, moist NE'ly flow ahead of the surface trough. A few
storms may also develop near the trough about the central west. The high will
reach north-east NSW and will result in strong winds developing along the east
coast north of Cape Flattery. A cold morning will occur over the south-east
interior with widespread early frosts. A warm day will occur over the north-west
of the state due to N'ly winds.
Monday: The upper trough will move across NSW and will extend the rain band
further eastwards over southern Queensland with a clearance developing over the
south-west. The surface front and trough complex will move north-eastwards with
isolated showers continuing in the moist NE to NW flow to the north-east of the
system. The strong winds along the east coast north of Cape Flattery will ease
as the high moves across the far northern Tasman sea. Isolated storms may
develop over the central and south-east inland near the complex. A warmer
morning will occur across the state due to the cloud cover or N'ly winds. Warmer
than average daytime temperatures will continue in the north of the state.
Tuesday: The upper trough will move into the Tasman Sea as a new system moves
across Victoria. So the cloud and rain band will weaken during the day and move
a little northwards. At the same time the surface trough complex will move off
the southern coast with the northern section remaining near stationary over the
central tropics. So expect further showers mainly in the afternoon will occur
over the eastern tropics. Dry SW to S winds will spread across southern
districts of the state while moderate to fresh SE winds will continue over the
far northern tropics.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: The weak cloud band with some light
patchy rain will move slowly norhwards and finally move out of the state on
Friday as a clearing upper trough moves across south-eastern Australia. The
ridge across southern Qld will move northwards during Wednesday and Thursday. As
a result the surface trough will move into the northern tropics on Wednesday
before decaying. So dry SW to SE winds will spread across most of the state on
Wednesday. Showers will occur with the trough as it moves northwards. By
Thursday any showers will be confined to the far northern tropics.

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