Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 25/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
Strong wind warning for southeast Gulf of Carpentaria waters for Thursday.
STATE FORECAST
for Wednesday night and Thursday
Isolated showers about the tropical coast and northern Cape York Peninsula.
Cloudy with patchy light rain over southern and central districts, clearing from
the south on Thursday. Chance of morning drizzle about the southeast interior.
Fine elsewhere. Mostly moderate to fresh SW to SE winds.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Friday: The cloud band over the central and tropical interior is expected to
break up as the upper trough moves off the south coast, leaving most of the
state fine and sunny. However moist low level SW winds will produce low level
cloud over southern districts with the possibility of light drizzle about the
southern Darling Downs and Granite Belt. Fine elsewhere apart from isolated
showers over the far north tropical coast. Cool over western, central and
southern Queensland with isolated morning frost over the parts of the southern
interior.
Saturday: A high is expected to move across the Great Australian Bight and
extend a ridge and dry SW to SE winds over QLD. So remaining fine over most of
the state, except for isolated showers about the northeast tropics in an onshore
flow. The dry air will bring cool morning temperatures about the central and
southern districts, with widespread morning frost about the southern and
southeast interior. An upper trough will spread high cloud across central and
southern districts during the day but with no rain.
Sunday: The high is expected to move across southeast Australia with the ridge
strengthening along most of the east coast. As a result, onshore winds increase
along the coast with isolated showers about the north tropical coast and
developing about the exposed southern and Capricornia coasts. Drier S to SE
winds persisting across the interior with fine conditions, though the slight
increase in moisture should restrict any frost to more isolated patches over the
southeast interior.
Outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: The high is expected to move slowly
eastwards into the Tasman Sea by Tuesday. Remaining fine over most of the state.
Isolated showers about the east coast in the S to SE airflow. Becoming warmer
over the interior ahead of a trough approaching the far west during Wednesday.

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