Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 29/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
Nil.
STATE FORECAST
for Friday night and Saturday
Showers and isolated thunderstorms continuing about the Gulf Country and
northern Cape York Peninsula. Isolated showers about the north-east tropical
coast spreading southwards onto the Central Coast during Saturday. Patchy light
rain and isolated thunderstorms developing over far western parts of the state
late today then spreading across remaining western areas during Saturday. Fine
elsewhere in the state apart from isolated showers today about the south-east
corner. Warm N to NE winds over the interior before a cooler and drier SW/S
change developing over the far south-west today then extending into central
areas of the state on Saturday. Moderate E to SE winds elsewhere, fresh at times
along the coast north of Fraser Island.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Sunday: The surface trough and associated band of rain and thunderstorms will
shift a little further eastwards to extend from the Gulf Country into the
central, southern and south-east interior. Some moderate falls are likely within
the band particularly with the thunderstorms. Fine and cool conditions through
south-western Queensland in the dry SW'ly flow behind the trough. Fine
conditions continuing in the south-east. Isolated showers over remaining
northern and central parts of the state with possible isolated thunderstorms
over western Cape York Peninsula.
Monday: The surface trough will move into eastern districts. The band of rain
and thunderstorms will extend across the northern and eastern interior. Again
some moderate falls will occur with the thunderstorms. Isolated showers will
continue along the east coast, becoming more widespread in the afternoon south
of about Cardwell as the trough approaches with isolated afternoon and evening
thunderstorms. Isolated showers and possible thunderstorms will continue about
the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Dry and cool conditions will occur over western
Queensland.
Tuesday: The cloud and rain band will move off the southern coast during the
morning in a weakening mode. However, isolated showers will persist into the
afternoon as the winds shift S'ly and begin to surge. Showers and isolated
storms will continue over the far northern and eastern tropics. Conditions will
continue fine over most of the inland with dry S to SE winds.
The outlook for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: The surge in the S to SE winds
will move onto the tropical east coast on Wednesday and then decay about the
north tropical coast on Thursday. Upper trough amplification will occur over the
state during Wednesday and Thursday with conditions becoming particularly
unstable about the northern and eastern tropics. Some moderate to heavy falls
are likely particularly about the coast. Some showers and storms will develop
over the interior near the inland trough, which during Wednesday and Thursday,
will extend across the central and southern interior.

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