Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 19/10 - 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 Balonne, Condamine, Lower Macintyre, Lower
Barcoo Rivers, as well as for Cooper Creek.
2. A strong wind warning is current for coastal waters between Torres Strait and
Cairns, extending to Gladstone tomorrow.
STATE FORECAST
for Tuesday night and Wednesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms over western Cape York Peninsula this
evening. Cloudy with isolated showers over Cape York. Isolated showers
developing inland on the ranges over the SE coast this evening. Showers
continuing over the tropics generally with a little patchy light rain for
Wednesday. Thunderstorms again along the west coast of Cape York and over the
Gulf district. Isolated afternoon showers also extending south towards the
Channel Country. Isolated showers generally over the SE region. Fresh to strong
SE winds about the NE tropical coast and extending south to the central coast
for Wednesday. Light to moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Thursday: The high will remain over 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 moves over western Queensland, isolated
showers and thunderstorms in general in a band from the Gulf to the southern
interior. Isolated showers generally over eastern districts tending to rain
areas over the central coast and southern tropics.
Friday: The high will remain over the Tasman sea and maintain moderate to fresh
SE winds along the east coast, strong about the north tropical coast. As the
upper level trough moves over eastern Queensland, isolated showers will occur
over the eastern interior, with isolated thunderstorms over the southern and
southeast interior. Rain areas over the far eastern tropics and central coast
clearing offshore in the afternoon. Showers generally about the coast. More
stable with fine conditions over western Queensland in the wake of the upper
trough.
The outlook for Saturday, Sunday and Monday: As the high moves eastwards past
New Zealand, winds will ease about the east coast with decreasing showers.
Thunderstorms vanish completely over the state for Saturday with dry conditions
over the interior. Thundery rain will spread across southern districts on Sunday
with a S'ly wind change. This thundery rain will reach the SE coast in the
evening. Showers will continue about most of the east coast and the tropics. By
Monday rain over the SE and patchy rain entering the far west.

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