Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 16/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters Jurien Bay to Israelite Bay issued for
Tuesday.
Forecast for Monday    evening
SW Land Division: Isolated showers. Isolated thunderstorms developing east of a
line Augusta to Cunderdin during evening.
Coastal Gascoyne and west coastal Pilbara: Isolated showers.
Southern inland Gascoyne and southwest Goldfields: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms developing.
Forecast for Tuesday
SW Land Division: Isolated showers. Isolated thunderstorms developing during the
morning in the southern and western districts.
Southern Goldfields and adjacent Eucla: Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms clearing during the morning.
Remaining Goldfields, Southwest Gascoyne, Southern Interior, and Eucla: Isolated
showers.
West coastal Pilbara contracting east into the SW Kimberley and the northern
Interior in the afternoon: Isolated showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Monday    evening
Chance of a shower. Light winds, shifting W/SW in the afternoon.
Precis:      Shower possible.
Forecast for Tuesday
Few showers with the risk of a thunderstorm. Moderate SW winds freshening in the
afternoon.
Precis:      Few showers. Storm risk.
City:        Min 8         Max 17
Mandurah:    Min 10         Max 17
UV Alert:    11:10 am to 1:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Wednesday    Shower or two.                         Min 3      Max 15
Thursday     Chance of an afternoon shower.         Min 2      Max 17
Friday       Shower or two.                         Min 5      Max 18
Saturday     Few showers.                           Min 5      Max 18
Sunday       Shower or two, clearing.               Min 5      Max 16
Monday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 2      Max 18
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Tuesday.

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