Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 17/10 - 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 from Jurien Bay to the SA Border.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
SW Land Division: Isolated showers, tending scattered near the west coast.
Isolated thunderstorms possible, mostly in the west.
Goldfields, Eucla and adjacent Interior: Isolated showers, with isolated
thunderstorms possible.
Western and southern Gascoyne, eastern Pilbara, SW Kimberley and northeast
Interior: Isolated showers.
Forecast for Wednesday
SW Land Division: Isolated showers in all but the northeast, tending scattered
near the eastern south coast at first. Showers contracting to the south coast by
the evening.
Goldfields, Eucla and southern Interior: Isolated showers, contracting to the
Eucla coast in the afternoon.
Coastal Gascoyne: Isolated morning showers.
Western Kimberley: Isolated light showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
A shower or two, with the risk of a thunderstorm. Moderate S/SW winds.
Precis:      Shower or two, possible thunder.
Forecast for Wednesday
Partly cloudy with the chance of a shower. Moderate S/SE winds, tending SW'ly in
the afternoon.
Precis:      Chance of a shower.
City:        Min 4         Max 15
Mandurah:    Min 8        Max 15
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
Thursday     Chance of an afternoon shower.         Min 3      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 3      Max 17
Tuesday      Partly cloudy.                         Min 5      Max 18
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Wednesday.

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