Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 17/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Severe Weather Warning for the area bounded by Carnarvon to Meekatharra to
Laverton to Paynes Find to Kalbarri.
Flood Watch for coastal streams between Exmouth and Kalbarri as well as the
Murchison River catchment.
Gale Warning for coastal waters Carnarvon to Kalbarri.
Strong Wind Warning for remaining coastal waters between Gnaraloo and Windy
Harbour and also between Cape Preston and Northwest Cape.
Forecast for Friday    evening
A band of rain across the southern Gascoyne, northern Central West, northern
half of the Goldfields and the southern Interior, with some heavy falls and
strong winds.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms north of the rain band tending scattered over
the Pilbara and Kimberley with some moderate falls.
Forecast for Saturday
A band of rain across the southern half of the Gascoyne, northern Central West,
northern half of the Goldfields, the southern Interior and far northern Eucla,
with some heavy falls and strong winds. Conditions gradually easing during the
day.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms north of the rain band, tending scattered
over the Kimberley, Pilbara and northern Gascoyne with some moderate falls.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Friday    evening
Mostly clear. Moderate E/SE winds, shifting moderate to fresh S/SW'ly near the
coast until early evening.
Precis:      Mostly clear.
Forecast for Saturday
Sunny. Fresh and gusty E/SE winds, easing during the morning. Winds shifting
moderate S/SW'ly near the coast for a period in the afternoon.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Min 14        Max 31
Mandurah:    Min 15        Max 29
UV Alert:    7:50 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: VERY HIGH
Hills: VERY HIGH
Sunday       Cloud increasing. Windy morning.       Min 15     Max 31
Monday       Shower or two. Windy morning.          Min 19     Max 31
Tuesday      Possible shower.                       Min 21     Max 34
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 34
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 22     Max 37
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 24     Max 36
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Saturday.

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