Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 18/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Flood Warning for the Gascoyne River Catchment.
Gale Warning for coastal waters Carnarvon to Kalbarri for Saturday.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters between Kalbarri and Walpole for
Saturday.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters Shark Bay to Jurien Bay and Cape
Naturaliste to Walpole for Sunday.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Southern Gascoyne, northern Goldfields, southern Interior and northern parts of
the SW Land Division: Rain, with moderate to heavy falls and some flooding.
Fresh to strong and gusty E'ly winds.
Far NW Gascoyne and western Pilbara: Isolated showers.
Remainder of the northern half of the state: Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms, with some moderate to heavy falls expected in the Gascoyne and
Kimberley with some flooding.
Forecast for Sunday
West Pilbara and far NW Gascoyne: Isolated showers.
Remainder of the northern half of the state, including the southern Gascoyne,
northern Goldfields, northern Central West and far northern Central Wheat Belt:
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, with some moderate to heavy falls
and flooding in the Gascoyne, far northern Goldfields, Kimberley and northern
Interior. Fresh E'ly winds through the Gascoyne, northern Goldfields and Central
West.
Remainder of the Central West, Central Wheat Belt and Lower West: Isolated
showers developing in the afternoon.
About southern coastal parts east of Walpole: Isolated morning showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Clear. E/SE winds, shifting moderate S/SW'ly near the coast for a period this
afternoon.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Sunday
Chance of an afternoon shower. 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:      Chance of a shower. Windy morning.
City:        Min 15        Max 31
Mandurah:    Min 16        Max 28
UV Alert:    7:50 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: VERY HIGH
Hills: VERY HIGH
Monday       Shower or two. Windy morning.          Min 19     Max 31
Tuesday      Possible shower.                       Min 21     Max 32
Wednesday    Chance of a shower.                    Min 21     Max 32
Thursday     Cloudy. Shower or two.                 Min 21     Max 34
Friday       Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 32
Saturday     Sunny.                                 Min 22     Max 34
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Sunday.

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