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.

IDQ1070001
WARNING SUMMARY
Nil.
STATE FORECAST
for Tuesday
Isolated showers about the tropical east coast and nearby inland. A cloud band
will remain over southern Queensland during the day.  Mainly light rain for the
remainder of the morning about the Wide Bay and Burnett and the southern areas
of the Central Highlands region.  Cloudy with areas of morning drizzle about the
southeast interior.  Fine elsewhere except for some isolated afternoon showers
about the central coast and nearby inland. Daytime temperatures below average
beneath the cloud band in the southern districts, and above average in the north
of the state.  Light to moderate SE to NE winds over most of the state, tending
moderate to fresh W/SW about the southern districts.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Wednesday: A new upper trough will extend another cloud band with some patchy
light rain over the central and southeast districts, while moist SW winds should
again produce some drizzle areas about the southeast interior. Isolated
afternoon showers about the central coast and nearby inland, 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 and
southeast interior in the morning. A moderate onshore flow will push isolated
showers onto the northeast tropical coast. Cool daytime temperatures over the
southern and central areas of the state.
Friday: The cloud band will break up as the upper trough moves off the south
coast. Near the surface, moist SW winds will again produce some drizzle areas
over the southern and SE interior in the morning. Fine elsewhere over the state,
except for some very isolated showers over the far north tropical coast. Cooler
than average across southern and central Queensland.
Outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday: A high will move into the Great
Australian Bight and extend a ridge and dry SW to SE winds over QLD. So
remaining fine over most of the state for the outlook period. 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 Saturday morning. Just isolated showers about the
northeast tropics in an onshore flow.

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