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MELBOURNE - Aug 28/16 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Queensland was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Weather Situation
A high pressure system, currently over New South Wales, will move slowly east across the Tasman Sea during the next few days, extending a firm ridge into eastern Queensland. Moisture levels increase across the state from tomorrow as winds tend more onshore about the east Queensland coast. An upper level trough is expected to approach far southwest Queensland on Tuesday and then move eastwards across the southern interior on Wednesday whilst weakening. A more significant trough system will likely approach southwestern Queensland on Thursday and move east across the interior of the state on Friday.
Forecast for the rest of SundayThe slight to medium chance of showers or drizzle about the north of Cape York Peninsula. Clear across most of the remainder of the state. Moderate to fresh southeast to northeasterly winds, strong and gusty at times about the east coast north of Cooktown.Monday 29 AugustThe slight to medium chance of showers and drizzle areas about the north of Cape York Peninsula, with the slight chance of a light shower about the remaining east tropical coast in an onshore wind flow. High cloud will increase through the southwest of the state but no rainfall is expected. Fine and sunny across the remainder of the state. Early morning frosts about the Granite Belt with a smaller possibility about the remaining southeast interior and Carnarvon Ranges. Moderate to fresh southeast to northeasterly winds, strong and gusty at times about the east coast north of Cooktown. Moderate to fresh north to northeasterly winds in the west.Tuesday 30 AugustThe high should continue to move east across the Tasman Sea whilst strengthening, maintaining the firm ridge along the east Queensland coast. A slight to medium chance of showers or drizzle are possible about the east coast and eastern interior north of about Fraser Island in an onshore flow. An upper trough and associated surface trough are expected to approach the southwest of the state during the day, extending a cloud band with showers and patchy rain into southwest parts. Warmer minimum temperatures will result in just the chance of possible light frost about the Granite Belt.Wednesday 31 AugustThe high pressure system will move further east closer to New Zealand. The high will maintain a ridge and onshore wind flow over eastern Queensland with showers and drizzle areas expected, particularly about the east tropical coast and ranges. The upper trough will move east across southern Queensland but is expected to weaken through the day. A band of cloud and patchy, mostly light rain should move east across southern districts but is expected to weaken before reaching the southeast coast. Conditions should remain fine and mostly sunny through the northwest of the state and much of the northern and central interior.Thursday 1 SeptemberThe high pressure system will remain close to the north of New Zealand with the ridge and onshore wind flow expected to continue over eastern Queensland. This will lead to further showers and drizzle areas about the east coast and adjacent inland, mainly about the central and tropical east coast and ranges. Another more significant upper trough and associated surface trough will move into southwestern Queensland with a high chance of areas of rain developing over the far southwest of the state with a medium chance of rain areas extending through the Channel Country and into the southwest Maranoa and Warrego district. Fine and partly cloudy through the central interior and into the Gulf Country.Friday until SundayThe high pressure system will weaken while remaining slow-moving near New Zealand, relaxing the ridge over eastern Queensland. The upper trough and associated surface trough should east over the southern half of the state on Friday before clearing east into the Coral Sea during Saturday. This system should generate a band of cloud and rain areas with possible thunderstorms that shifts eastwards with the trough passage across central and southern areas of the state. The shower activity over the northern tropics will decrease during the outlook period. A high over southeastern Australia will extend a ridge through most of the state on Sunday with fine and sunny conditions across most of the state. Cooler conditions will return on Sunday with possible frosts over the southeast interior.The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EST Monday.Product IDQ10700
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