Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 5/10 - 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 this morning.
Strong wind warning for northern Gulf waters north of Weipa for Tuesday.
Strong wind warning for coastal waters between Torres Strait and Cooktown for
this afternoon.
Flood warnings for the Dumaresq, lower Macintyre, Nogoa, Comet and Dawson
Rivers.
STATE FORECAST
for Monday
Cloudy with rain areas extending from the northwest into central and southeast
districts, clearing the southeast by the afternoon and becoming patchy through
remaining areas. Moderate to locally heavy falls about the central interior
southeast of Clermont, the Wide Bay and Burnett and Sunshine Coast early this
morning. Drizzle areas and isolated showers over the tropics, with isolated
thunderstorms over the tropical interior and northern Gulf Country. Fine over
the southwest. Fresh SE winds through the northern tropics. Cool with moderate
SW to SE winds elsewhere, fresh at times in the northwest.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Tuesday: A patchy light rain band will weaken over northwest and central parts
of the state during the day as an upper trough moves off the east coast. Another
upper trough will approach the southwest, increasing high cloud through the
Channel Country though with little or no rain. A high will move southeast over
Victoria into the Tasman Sea, maintaining strong SE winds about the north
tropical coast. Isolated showers and drizzle areas continuing in the moist SE to
NE flow over the eastern tropics and Cape York Peninsula. Remaining cool south
of the tropics.
Wednesday: The high will move over the far southern Tasman Sea and extend a
ridge across most of Queensland. Isolated showers along much of the east coast
and adjacent inland in the onshore airstream, with morning drizzle areas over
the eastern tropics. Isolated showers also possibly developing through the
northwest in the afternoon. Fresh to strong SE winds over the northern tropics.
The patchy high cloud dissipates early over western parts of the state as the
upper trough moves east. However, high cloud will increase once again through
southwestern Queensland later in the day as yet another upper trough approaches
the Great Australian Bight.
Thursday: A ridge will persist along the tropical east coast with isolated
showers along much of the east coast and adjacent inland in the onshore
airstream. Fresh to strong SE winds continuing over the northern tropics. The
upper trough moves over the Great Australian Bight, extending a thundery rain
band east over the southern interior of Queensland. A surface trough is also
expected to move into western Queensland late in the day, increasing
instability with possible isolated late thunderstorms developing through western
parts.
The outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday:  The thundery rain band is expected
to move across southern and southeast districts on Friday, most likely in a
weakening mode as the upper trough slips further southeast over southeastern
Australia. Isolated showers about the tropical coast and central interior. The
surface trough is expected to move across the state and then north along the
east coast overnight Friday or during Saturday morning. Drier air extends over
western and southern Queensland over the weekend in the wake of the trough,
clearing the rain. However, isolated showers are likely to continue about the
east coast north of Fraser Island and central districts, as well as over far
northern Cape York Peninsula.

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