Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 23/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
A strong wind warning is current for Torres Strait to Cooktown.
A strong wind warning is current for Torres Strait to Weipa.
STATE FORECAST
for Monday night and Tuesday
Isolated showers about the tropical east coast and nearby inland. Cloud band
over southern Queensland with some rain areas over the eastern districts
clearing the coast during Tuesday morning. Fine elsewhere. Light to moderate SE
to NE winds over northern parts of the state. Moderate SW winds about southern
inland areas, extending throughout by Tuesday morning.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Wednesday: The next upper trough will bring another cloud band with some patchy
light rain areas developing over the central and southeast districts, while
moist SW winds should produce some drizzle areas about the Central Highlands and
Darling Downs. Isolated afternoon showers about the central coast, and also over
Cape York Peninsula. Daytime temperatures below average beneath the cloud band
in the southern and central districts, and above average in the north of the
state.
Thursday: The cloud band will move further north and produce some patchy and
mainly light falls in the central districts, contracting to the coast during the
day and clearing in the evening. A ridge extending from the Great Australian
Bight will direct SW winds across southern Queensland. This flow will be
relatively moist initially with some drizzle areas about the southern interior
in the morning. A moderate onshore flow will push isolated showers about the
northeast tropical coast. Cool daytime temperatures over the southern and
central areas of the state.
Friday: The last in the series of troughs will move off the south coast in the
afternoon. Relatively moist SW winds will during some drizzle areas to southern
and SE interior in the morning, tending to isolated afternoon showers. Fine
elsewhere over the state, except for very isolated showers over the far north
tropical coast. Cooler than average both maximum and minimum temperatures
expected across southern Queensland.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday: Fine over the state as a high moves
into the Great Australian Bight and extends a ridge and dry SW to SE winds over
QLD. The dry air will bring cool morning temperatures about the central and
southern districts, with widespread early morning frost patches developing about
the southern and southeast interior from Friday morning. Just isolated showers
about the northeast tropics in an onshore flow.

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