Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 17/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
Nil.
STATE FORECAST
for Friday night and Saturday
Cloudy and cool over the southern and central west districts, with patchy light
rain during Friday, increasing during Saturday.  Moderate falls are possible on
Saturday over the state's southwest.  Isolated showers about the northeast coast
during Friday, increasing with isolated storms during Saturday.  Isolated
showers and storms over the tropical interior, increasing during Saturday.
Moderate E to SE winds over the tropics. Mostly moderate SW to SE winds
elsewhere.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Sunday: An upper level trough should remain over central Australia, and will
continue the rain areas over Queensland's western, central and southern
districts, though contracting eastwards during the day. A surface trough should
extend from the Gulf Country into the central interior, with scattered showers
and storms, and moderate to possibly heavy falls expected over parts of the Gulf
Country, Northern Goldfields, Central West and Central Highlands districts.
Rain periods with at least moderate falls over the northeast coast as well, and
isolated showers and storms over the rest of the state's tropical north.
Monday: A slight movement of the upper level trough should allow the rainband to
contract a little to the east, leaving fine conditions over far western QLD.
Rain periods continuing over the eastern and central districts, with a surface
trough producing at least moderate falls and isolated storms about the tropical
coast districts.  More isolated showers and storms over Cape York Peninsula.
Tuesday: The upper level trough will remain near stationary over central
Australia, and so will continue to produce rain over the central and eastern
districts.  At least moderate falls are expected about parts of the tropical
coast, as a moist onshore flow continues.  Fine over the far west of the state.
Outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: The upper level trough is expected
to finally start moving eastwards out of central Australia in the middle of next
week, contracting its rain areas off of much of Queensland's coast by Thursday
afternoon.  Conditions easing also in the far north, with just isolated showers
and storms over the northern tropics late in week.  The rest of the state should
be mainly fine late in the week, except for some morning drizzle about the
southern interior.

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