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.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters between Shark Bay and Jurien Bay, and
coastal waters between Cape Naturaliste and Walpole.
Forecast for Sunday
West Pilbara and far NW Gascoyne: Isolated showers.
Remainder of the northern half of the state, including the southern Gascoyne,
far northern Central West, Kimberley and northern Interior: Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms tending occasional for a period in the afternoon and
evening for the northern Interior with moderate to heavy falls possible. Fresh
E'ly winds through the Gascoyne, northern Goldfields and Central West.
Remainder of the Interior: Isolated morning showers.
Remainder of the Central West, Central Wheat Belt and Lower West: Isolated
showers developing in the afternoon and evening.
About southern coastal parts east of Walpole: Isolated morning showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Sunday
Sunny at first with some cloud increasing during the afternoon. A possible
shower developing during the evening. Fresh and gusty E/SE winds, easing late
morning.
Precis:      Possible evening shower. Windy.
City:        Max   31
Mandurah:    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.                  Min 19     Max 26
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 11:20 am WST Sunday.

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