Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 11/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
Flood warnings for the Dawson River, Dumaresq and Macintyre Rivers.
STATE FORECAST
for Saturday night and Sunday
Isolated showers over the eastern tropics, contracting to the east coast and
ranges Sunday afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms about the Northern Goldfields
and Upper Flinders district tonight. Cloud increasing over the southwest with
patchy light rain developing during Sunday. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds
across the far northern tropics. Mostly light to moderate SW to SE winds
elsewhere, shifting SE to NE on Sunday.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Monday: The high will move eastwards across the Tasman Sea and weaken. A weak
upper trough is expected to move into southeast Australia and produce patchy
light rain and local thunder over the southwest and southern interior. A SW
change will enter the far southwest late in the day, and there is the chance it
will trigger some isolated late storms about the central interior as well.
Isolated showers should continue about the northeast in a moderate to fresh SE
trade flow. Cooler S/SW winds developing over western districts late in the day
after the change.
Tuesday: The upper trough will remain weak and will gradually contract its
patchy and light thundery rain from the state's southwest towards the southeast
coast. A surface trough will also move eastwards across southern Queensland, and
may generate some isolated showers or storms during the afternoon as it passes
over the central interior and southeast. The trough should reach the southeast
coast during the evening and will bring drier S to SW winds. Isolated showers
continuing over the northeast coastal districts.
Wednesday: A new large high over the Southern Ocean is expected to extend a
ridge across most of the state with moderate to fresh and gusty SW to SE winds
and fine conditions. Cool in the south. Isolated showers along the north
tropical coast due to an onshore SE airstream.
The outlook for Thursday, Friday and Saturday: The large high is expected to
move only very slowly east across the Southern Ocean. This will maintain a firm
ridge across the state with fine conditions initially apart from isolated
showers along the north tropical coast due to an onshore SE airstream. However,
a strong upper trough moving across central Australia during Friday is likely to
extend cloud and some areas of rain across western and central Queensland;
possibly affecting eastern districts during the weekend though the amount of
rainfall is still uncertain. Over the northern tropics, mostly fine conditions
should continue with isolated showers along the north tropical coast.

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