Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

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

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WARNING SUMMARY
1. Flood warnings are current for the Dawson River, Dumaresq and Lower Macintyre
rivers.
2. A strong wind warning is current for coastal waters south of Cape Moreton.
The strong wind warning for Moreton bay has been cancelled.
STATE FORECAST
for Friday night and Saturday
A cloud band with thundery rain areas over central and SE Queensland will move
to northern and central areas of the state by the evening, while weakening. Some
lingering cloud with patchy light rain clearing from the Capricornia district at
night. Isolated showers near the Capricornia and Central Coast on Saturday
morning, contracting to the tropical coast in the afternoon. Isolated afternoon
showers and storms over the Northern Goldfields, Upper Flinders and northern
Central Highlands on Saturday. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds across the far
northern tropics. A moderate to fresh S/SW change over southern and western
Queensland, extending to the eastern districts south of Mackay by Saturday
morning.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Sunday: The high will move off the coast late in the day and begin to weaken as
a new upper trough moves into the Great Australian Bight. So winds will remain
mostly moderate to fresh along the tropical east coast with showers north of
about the Bowen area. Middle to high cloud with some patchy light rain will
spread across the south-west of the state during the day in response to the
approaching upper trough. A frontal system will move into central Australia.
Monday: The high will move eastwards across the Tasman Sea resulting in the
ridge along the east coast weakening. The upper trough will move into southern
Australia resulting in the cloud and rain band spreading eastwards into the
southern interior. The frontal system over central australia will move across
the west and south-west of the state during the day and trigger showers and
storms over the central tropics and the central interior. Isolated showers will
continue about the east coast north of cardwell in the moderate to fresh SE
trade flow. Cooler gusty SW to SE winds will circulate across the state after
the front.
Tuesday: The upper trough will maintain a cloud band with rain areas and
isolated thunderstorms over southern and SE Queensland, gradually clearing from
the west. Associated trough will move across southern Queensland reaching the
east coast at night with a drier S/SW wind change.
The outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: Some lingering cloud with light
rain areas will clear the Capricornia coast early Wednesday. A strong high
moving across southern ocean with extend a ridge across Qld maintaining fine
weather conditions over most areas, except with isolated stream showers along
the east coast north of about the Bowen.

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