Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 23/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

IDQ1070001
WARNING SUMMARY
1. Flood warning for the Warrego River and tributaries.
2. Flood warning for the lower Macintyre River.
3. Flood warning for the Mackenzie River.
STATE FORECAST
for Thursday night and Friday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in a band from the NW to the western Darling
Downs this evening, increasing over the Central West overnight. Patchy rain
continuing over the eastern interior and the Capricorn and Burnett regions.
Showers generally about the east coast. Little change in the pattern for Friday.
Fine over the far SW. Moderate SE to NE winds; SE winds fresh at times along the
northeast tropical coast.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Saturday: Little change from Friday, patchy rain continuing over central
districts. Showers generally about the east coast and isolated showers and
thunderstorms over the interior from the NW to the western Darling Downs.
Maximum thunderstorms over the Central West in the evening leading to rain areas
extending east.
Sunday: A new upper level trough develops over western QLD but the overall
weather is much te same from Saturday. The only difference is that thunderstorm
activity extends into the SE district in the afternoon.
The outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: A trough system moves across
southeast Australia and Queensland during Monday and Tuesday. Further showers
and thunderstorms over most of eastern Queensland, contracting to the northeast
tropics on Wednesday. Showers continuing about the southeast and Capricornia
coast on Wednesday as a fresh to strong S to SE change moves north along the
coast as a large high moves across the Great Australian Bight.

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