Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 12/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Gale Warning for coastal waters Shark Bay to Jurien Bay.
Gale Warning Bremer Bay to SA Border for Friday.
Strong Wind Warnings for remaining coastal waters from Carnarvon to SA Border.
Forecast for Thursday  evening
Western Pilbara, eastern SW Land Division, adjacent Gascoyne, Goldfields and
Eucla: Areas of rain.
Remaining SW Land Division: Scattered showers and isolated squally
thunderstorms.
Forecast for Friday
SW Land Division: Scattered showers in southern districts and the Lower West,
easing in the Lower West by the afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms in the eastern
Great Southern, SE Central Wheat Belt, and the Southeast Coastal districts
during the morning. In the remainder isolated showers contracting to the coast
by the afternoon.
SW Gascoyne, and western Pilbara: Isolated morning showers.
Goldfields: Isolated showers, increasing to scattered showers in the south with
isolated thunderstorms.
Eastern Pilbara, remaining Gascoyne, Interior, and the SW Kimberley: Areas of
rain contracting eastwards during the day.
Eucla: Areas of rain tending to scattered showers by the afternoon with isolated
thunderstorms in the west.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Thursday  evening
Showers with the risk of a squally thunderstorm. Moderate to fresh N/NW'ly
winds.
Precis:      Showers, storm risk.
Forecast for Friday
A few showers in the morning easing to just a shower or two in the afternoon and
evening. Fresh S/SW'ly winds, easing by the afternoon.
Precis:      A few showers easing.
City:        Min 8         Max 18
Mandurah:    Min 11         Max 18
UV Alert:    10:50 am to 2:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Saturday     Chance of a morning shower.            Min 6      Max 19
Sunday       Chance of a shower.                    Min 6      Max 19
Monday       Afternoon shower chance.               Min 6      Max 20
Tuesday      Shower or two.                         Min 6      Max 19
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 5      Max 18
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 4      Max 18
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Friday.

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