Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 14/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

IDQ1070001
WARNING SUMMARY
Flood warning for the lower Macintyre River.
STATE FORECAST
for Wednesday
Isolated showers along the northeast tropical coast. Isolated afternoon showers
over the northern Gulf Country and Central Coast region. High cloud over the
southwest. Fine elsewhere. A cool day in the southwest. Moderate E to SE winds
over the northern tropics. Moderate to locally fresh SW to SE winds elsewhere,
gusty at times over the southeast.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Thursday: A large high over the Southern Ocean will extend a ridge over southern
Queensland with SW to SE winds over most of the state, fresh at times over the
northwest. Isolated showers along the tropical coast. Isolated afternoon showers
over the tropical interior near a surface trough. A cool to cold day over
southern Queensland with increasing middle and high level cloud as an upper
trough intensifies over Western Australia. Patchy light rain developing over the
Channel Country, extending into the Warrego during the day.
Friday: The upper trough continues to intensify over Western Australia with
patchy light rain over southern Queensland extending east into the southeast
interior. Isolated showers continuing over the eastern tropics due to an onshore
airstream and increasing instability east of the surface trough over the
interior. Isolated late thunderstorms over western Cape York Peninsula. The
large high over the Southern Ocean will continue to extend a ridge over southern
Queensland with SW to SE winds over most of the state, fresh and gusty over the
northwest. Cool to cold during the day over western and southern Queensland.
Saturday: The upper trough reaches peak intensity as it moves across South
Australia. Areas of moderate rain over western and southern Queensland, with
increasing showers about the eastern tropics in an unstable onshore airflow.
Showers and storms over the tropical interior near the surface trough, tending
to rain at night. The large high over the Southern Ocean will continue to extend
a ridge over southern Queensland with SW to SE winds over western and southern
Queensland. Remaining cool to cold over western and southern Queensland.
Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday: As the upper trough approaches
Queensland rain areas should affect most western, central and southern
districts; with the potential for moderate to locally heavy falls in the more
humid airmass over the tropical and central interior east of the surface trough.
The rain will most likely contract slowly east during the period. Showers
continuing over the northeast tropics.

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