Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Nov 4/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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UPDATED
WARNING SUMMARY
Nil.
STATE FORECAST
for Thursday night and Friday
Patchy rain areas easing to isolated showers over central and southeast
districts during this evening. Showers becoming scattered with possible local
thunder about the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay districts on Friday afternoon.
Showers and isolated thunderstorms over northern districts and the central
interior. Isolated showers and possible afternoon and evening thunderstorms over
the southeastern interior. Fine in the west. Cool daytime temperatures over most
of the state, particularly through the interior. Moderate to fresh S to SE winds
over the Queensland east coast. Light to moderate SE to NE winds elsewhere.
UPDATED
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Saturday: A high will move east into the Tasman Sea, extending moderate to fresh
SE winds over the east coast of Queensland. An upper trough will persist in the
southeast, causing isolated showers to become scattered in the afternoon with
possible local thunder through the Southeast Coast and Wide Bay districts.
Isolated showers and possible afternoon thunderstorms through the southeastern
and central interior. Scattered showers and thunderstorms continuing through
northern Cape York Peninsula. Mostly fine conditions about the remaining east
coast and through the northern interior with only isolated showers expected.
Fine in the west.
Sunday: The high will move further east over the Tasman Sea while a new trough
will enter central Australia. Unstable conditions will develop over much of the
state ahead of this trough, with isolated afternoon showers and possible
thunderstorms through the northern, central and southeastern interior, again
more scattered through northern Cape York Peninsula. Isolated showers along the
east coast in the moist onshore wind flow. A patchy cloud band associated with
the trough will enter far southwestern Queensland late in the day though with
little or no rain.
Monday: The trough will enter far western Queensland, with instability
increasing further across the state. Showers and isolated afternoon
thunderstorms over much of the state, particularly through the southern and
eastern interior. Isolated showers becoming more scattered about the east coast
as winds tends more E'ly.
Outlook for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: A high will remain near stationary
southeast of New Zealand. Some uncertainty exists with the movement of the
trough but at this stage the most likely scenario is for the trough to remain
anchored through western parts of the state with unstable conditions and a band
of showers and thunderstorms persisting to its east and becoming focused on
northern and central parts of the state from Thursday.

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