Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 18/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
A strong wind warning has been issued for the southeast Gulf waters for Monday.
STATE FORECAST
for the rest of Sunday and Monday
Cloudy and cool with rain areas over most of Queensland's interior and southeast
districts, contracting to the eastern districts on Monday and clearing from the
far west. Moderate to possibly heavy falls about the state's central and
southern interior, contracting to the east coast districts south of Cairns on
Monday. Isolated thunderstorms about the tropics today and developing about the
eastern districts on Monday. Moderate E to NE winds over the northeast tropics.
Light to moderate SW to SE winds over the state's southeast and southern
interior, tending moderate to fresh S/SE in the western districts.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Tuesday: The upper level trough will remain near stationary and maintain the
rain band over eastern and central Qld. The surface trough will by now lie off
the central and southeast coast, contracting the heaviest rain off the coast,
but moderate falls are still possible about the southeast and northeast coastal
districts. Isolated storms as well about the northeast and central coasts,
tending more widespread in the northeast interior and over Cape York Peninsula.
Wednesday: The upper trough should start moving eastwards, and should help to
ease the rain over the majority of the eastern half of the state to mostly
showers. Isolated storms should continue about the northeast coast and interior,
and a possible low pressure system off the southeast coast could produce shower
and possible rain periods over the southeast coastal districts. SE winds
possibly freshening over the south coast due to the development of the low
pressure system. Fine in the west.
Thursday: The upper trough and deepening low pressure system off the south coast
will move further away from the coast followed by a ridge of high pressure
extending over southern Queensland from the southwest. As a result, cloud and
scattered showers over the SE districts will ease during the day. Stream showers
will continue along the coast north of about Bowen and develop over inland
tropics with possible storms in the afternoon. Fine elsewhere.
Outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday: The weak high pressure system moving
eastwards across NSW and southern Queensland will maintain mostly fine
conditions over the state, except for isolated showers along the tropical coast
and over adjacent inland areas in the afternoon.

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