Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 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
1. Flood warnings are current for the Barcoo, Brisbane Rivers, Condamine,
Balonne, Macintyre Rivers and Coopers Creek.
2. A strong wind warning issued for coastal waters between Torres Strait and
Cairns.
STATE FORECAST
for the rest of Monday and Tuesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms developing along the west coast of Cape York
Peninsular, isolated afternoon showers inland over the southern tropics and a
little patchy light rain over the NE tropics. Dry over the remainder over the
state with light to moderate S/SE winds. Fresh to strong SE winds developing
about the NE tropical coast overnight. Little change for Tuesday apart from
strong winds extending south to Cairns.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Wednesday: A high will move into the Tasman Sea and maintain moderate to fresh
SE winds along the east coast, strong north of Gladstone. A developing upper
level trough over western QLD will develop the thunderstorm activity across the
NW, Gulf and the western half of Cape York Peninsular. Patchy rain over the NE
tropics continuing and extending SE to the central coast. Isolated afternoon
showers will develop over the SE region in the afternoon and showers will
increase about the east coast generally.
Thursday: A high will remain in the Tasman sea and maintain moderate to fresh SE
winds along the east coast, strong north of Mackay and south of Cooktown. As the
upper level trough approaches the east, thunderstorm activity will develop
further and extend in a band from the Gulf to the southern interior in the
afternoon. Rain areas over the NE tropics and central coast. Showers generally
over the SE region.
The outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday: A high will move east across the
Tasman Sea and weaken with mostly moderate to fresh SE winds along the east
coast, turning N'ly in the south over the weekend. Isolated thunderstorms to
continue about Cape York Peninsula. Isolated showers generally to remain about
the east coast and adjacent inland, and around the Gulf coast. Isolated
afternoon showers to remain about the southern inland with isolated
thunderstorms about the southern border ranges. An upper trough is forecast to
move through southern Queensland on Sunday, likely increasing shower and
thunderstorm activity in the south.

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