Australia -- Queensland Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 1/03 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

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WARNING SUMMARY
No warnings.      
STATE FORECAST
for the rest of Wednesday and Thursday
Cloudy over the southeast of the state with scattered showers clearing about the
Wide Bay and Central coasts by early afternoon. Fine otherwise apart from some
possible drizzle about the southern border ranges overnight and into Thursday
morning. Isolated showers will develop along the eastern Peninsula coast during
Thursday. Generally moderate W to SW winds over the southern half of the state
tending S to SE in the north. Winds becoming fresh and gusty SW'ly in the SE of
the state later on today as a low forms of the northern NSW coast, gradually
easing on Thursday as the low moves east.         
EXTENDED OUTLOOK
Generally fine conditions through regions inland from the coast through the
outlook period. Isolated showers are possible about exposed parts of the SE
coast during Friday as winds tend more southerly from a high pressure system
developing about the southern Tasman. Isolated showers should extend through to
most coastal parts on Saturday as the high gradually drifts further east with
winds freshening more SE'ly about the coasts. 
Isolated showers are expected to continue about the eastern Peninsula during the
outlook period. 

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STAT News Service

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