Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 15/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
1. Flood warnings are current for the Barcoo, Lower Condamine, Balonne and
Brisbane Rivers.
2. Sheep Graziers warning current for the Warrego and Maranoa, Darling Downs and
Granite Belt Districts.
3. A strong wind warning has been issued for all coastal waters between Cooktown
and Point Danger.
4. A Severe Weather Warning has been issued for damaging winds for the Darling
Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast districts.
STATE FORECAST
for Friday night and Saturday
Thundery rain areas across the central and eastern parts of the state, clearing
from the central and southern interior in the evening and then from the east
coast on Saturday morning. Fine over the Channel Country except for some drizzle
areas today. Isolated showers and storms over the tropical interior, contracting
to the Cape York Peninsula on Saturday. Some areas of early cloud and drizzle
over southern and SE interior on Saturday morning. Fresh to strong and gusty
northerly winds over southern and SE Queensland, ahead of a cooler, fresh and
gusty W to SW change over the Channel Country extending across southern and
western Queensland by Saturday morning.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Sunday: Clear and cool over western and southern Queensland. Isolated areas of
early frost patches over the Granite Belt. Isolated thunderstorms over Cape York
Peninsula. Isolated showers elsewhere, tending scattered about the North
Tropical Coast. Light to moderate S to SE winds, fresh about the coast north of
Mackay and strong about the southern Gulf in the morning.
Monday and Tuesday: A high will move slowly eastwards over the southern states
maintaining a S to SE flow over Queensland. Fine and cool conditions continuing
over most of the state, except for isolated showers about the east coast.
The outlook for Wednesday: The high will move into the western Tasman Sea
maintaining a strong pressure gradient onto the east coast. Fine conditions
continuing over the southern and western interior. Isolated showers along the
east coast and developing over adjacent inland areas. Models suggest a trough
may move onto the tropical coast increasing showers and possible rain areas
developing.
The next upper trough will amplify over western Queensland on Thursday causing
isolated showers and thunderstorms to return to southern and SE interior.

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