MELBOURNE - Oct 13/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
IDQ1070001 WARNING SUMMARY 1. Flood warnings are current for the Barcoo, Lower Condamine, Balonne and Brisbane Rivers. STATE FORECAST for the rest of Thursday and Friday Showers about the east coast north of Fraser Island, tending more scattered between Bowen and Cairns. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the north and west, tending to thundery rain in the southwest during today and extending to the east coast during Friday. Moderate falls are possible with this rain over southern districts. Moderate to fresh SE to NE winds about the east coast, tending NE to NW inland and shifting fresh and cooler SW'ly from the west during Friday. N'ly winds increasing to strong about the southeast coast on Friday. EXTENDED OUTLOOK Saturday: The remaining rain band will clear much of the east coast early, contracting to the southern tropics and easing during the day. Showers and thunderstorms remaining further north with scattered showers about the North Tropical Coast. Dry over the remainder of the state and cool to cold in the south. Strong SE winds in the southern Gulf and strong SW winds about the east coast south of St Lawrence early following the wind change. Sunday: Clear and cool over western and southern Queensland. Isolated thunderstorms over Cape York Peninsula. Isolated showers elsewhere, tending scattered with a little light rain about the North Tropical Coast. Light to moderate S to SE winds, fresh about the North Tropical Coast and strong about the southern Gulf in the morning. The outlook for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: Cool and fine conditions continuing in the south. Isolated showers and thunderstorms generally about the northern tropics. Isolated showers to return to the east coast on Tuesday. A new rainband developing on Wednesday in the northwest ahead of the next upper trough.
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STAT News Service
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