Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 2/08 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Fire Weather Warning for the Central Wheatbelt and Great Southern districts and
inland parts of the Central West, Lower West, South Coastal and Southeast
Coastal districts.
Fire weather warning for the Shire of East Pilbara [South].
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Kuri Bay to the NT Border.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Albany to Israelite Bay for tonight.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Shark Bay to Walpole for Thursday.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Kimberley: Rain and squally thunderstorms in the north with local heavy falls.
Isolated thunderstorms over the remainder.
Inland Pilbara, central Gascoyne and northern Central West district: Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
Southern SW Land Division: Cloudy with isolated showers.
Forecast for Thursday
Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the north and west, increasing
to rain with locally heavy falls in the far north.
SW Land Division: Isolated thundery showers developing central parts with
isolated showers over the southwest corner.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Fire Weather Warning for the Hills on Thursday.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Fine, partly cloudy. E'ly winds tending S/SW near the coast.
Precis:      Fine.
Forecast for Thursday
Very hot. N/NE winds, fresh and gusty for a period during the morning, becoming
NW'ly by midday then fresh S/SW'ly during the afternoon.
Precis:      Very hot.
City:        Min 25        Max 40
Mandurah:    Min 26         Max 36
UV Index:    11 [Extreme] UV Alert from  9:10 to 17:20
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: VERY HIGH
Hills: EXTREME
Friday       Fine.                                  Min 21     Max 33
Saturday     Fine.                                  Min 16     Max 32
Sunday       Fine.                                  Min 18     Max 35
Monday       Very hot, possible shower.             Min 20     Max 40
Tuesday      Fine.                                  Min 25     Max 35
Wednesday    Fine.                                  Min 20     Max 29

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