Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 24/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
Flood warnings are current for the Balonne, Lower Macintyre, Barcoo Rivers and
Cooper Creek.
STATE FORECAST
for Sunday night and Monday
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms over southern and SE interior,
contracting to the SE interior and coast as thundery rain areas in the evening
and at night. Isolated showers along the tropical coast, and adjacent inland
areas. Moderate to fresh SE to E winds over the north-east tropical coast. Light
to moderate E to NE winds over the eastern districts, ahead of a moderate S/SE
change over the southern and central interior.
Monday: Thundery rain areas over the eastern districts south of Yeppoon
weakening during the morning. However, conditions will remain unstable and
isolated showers and thunderstorms may redevelop in the afternoon. In the north,
afternoon showers will develop east of the surface trough while coastal showers
continue north of Cardwell. Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms will
occur about the Gulf of Carpentaria. A new band of patchy light rain with
possible thunder will move into the south-west of Channel Country in the
evening. Generally light to moderate S/SE winds, tending E/NE near the east
coast.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Tuesday: Conditions across the southeastern areas of the state may remain a
little unstable as the middle level trough moves off the coast. So isolated
afternoon showers and thunderstorms will occur over eastern interior, possibly
reaching the coast in the evening. Coastal showers will continue north of
Cardwell while isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms continue about the
Gulf of Carpentaria. In the west, the patchy rain areas with local thunder will
move northwards and weaken over the northwest district.
Wednesday and Thursday: A weak high over Victoria will move eastwards slowly. A
SE'ly airstream will be maintained onto the east coast and adjacent inland with
isolated showers. Isolated afternoon showers may also occur over the northwest
and tropical inland areas. Fine over the western districts.
The outlook for Friday, Saturday and Sunday: A high will move into the southern
Tasman Sea, maintaining a ridge onto the east coast. Isolated showers will
continue along the east coast and adjacent inland areas. The next upper trough
will move over South Australia, causing a new cloud band with rain areas
and isolated thunderstorms to develop across western border areas on Friday,
then extending eastwards over the central and southern interior on the weekend.

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