Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 19/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Fire Weather Warning issued for Wednesday for the Central West Inland sub
district and the  Central Wheatbelt, Great Southern, South Coastal and Southeast
Coastal districts.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters Mandurah to the SA Border.
Forecast for Wednesday
Southwest of a line Geraldton to Israelite Bay: Showers southwest of a line
Perth to Albany, extending throughout by evening. Showers tending scattered with
isolated thunderstorms possible for a period southwest of a line Perth to Bremer
Bay. Warm and gusty NW winds ahead of the showery change.
Sunny over the remainder of the state with gusty NW winds over the Goldfields
and adjacent SW Land Division.
Forecast for Thursday
Isolated showers along the south coast, contracting to southern coastal areas
west of Bremer Bay by the afternoon. Isolated light showers extending from the
northern Central West through to the western Eucla. Isolated afternoon showers
over the northern Kimberley.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday
A few showers with the risk of a thunderstorm continuing to the early afternoon.
Showers easing during the afternoon and evening. Fresh and gusty W/NW winds
shifting SW early afternoon.
Precis:      Few showers, easing later.
City:        Max   25
Mandurah:    Max   21
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: LOW-MODERATE
Hills: LOW-MODERATE
Forecast for Thursday
Partly cloudy. Moderate SE'ly winds shifting S/SW during the afternoon.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Min 9          Max 22
Mandurah:    Min 11        Max 21
Friday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 9      Max 24
Saturday     Sunny.                                 Min 11     Max 26
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 12     Max 28
Monday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 11     Max 27
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 11     Max 26
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Wednesday.

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