Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 20/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Fire Weather Warning current 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 evening
Southwest of a line Geraldton to Israelite Bay: Showers southwest of a line
Geraldton to Jacup extending throughout by evening. Showers tending scattered
with isolated thunderstorms possible for a period over the Southwest, South
Coastal and Southeast Coastal Districts. Gusty NW'ly winds ahead of the change.
Clear over the remainder of the state with gusty NW'ly 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 District through to the western Eucla. Isolated afternoon
showers over the northern Kimberley.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
A shower or two. Moderate to fresh W/SW winds tending S/SW this evening.
Precis:      Shower or two.
Forecast for Thursday
Partly cloudy. Light to moderate SE'ly winds shifting S/SW during the afternoon.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Min 9         Max 22
Mandurah:    Min 11        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
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
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 11     Max 27
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Thursday.

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