Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 19/10 - 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 Albany.
Forecast for Sunday    evening
West Pilbara and west Gascoyne: Isolated showers.
Remainder of the northern half of the state: Isolated showers and thunderstorms
tending scattered in the northern Interior and eastern Gascoyne with moderate to
heavy falls possible.
Central West, Central Wheat Belt and Lower West: Isolated showers.
Northern Goldfields: Isolated showers.
Forecast for Monday
Pilbara and Gascoyne: Isolated showers with isolated thunderstorms in eastern
parts. Moderate falls possible in the far eastern parts of the Gascoyne.
Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Interior: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, easing in southwest parts and
fine in the southeast. Moderate to heavy falls in the north.
SW Land Division and Goldfields: Isolated showers extending to far southern  and
eastern parts in the afternoon and evening. Showers tending scattered for a
period with moderate falls through central parts of the SW Land Division and NW
parts of the Goldfields.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Sunday    evening
Cloudy, with a evening shower. E/SE winds becoming fresh and gusty in the
evening.
Precis:      Evening shower. Windy.
Forecast for Monday
Shower or two, increasing for a period during the late morning and early
afternoon. Fresh and gusty E/NE winds, easing for a period in the afternoon.
Precis:      Shower or two. Windy.
City:        Min 18        Max 24
Mandurah:    Min 18         Max 26
UV Alert:    7:50 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Tuesday      Shower or two.                         Min 19     Max 29
Wednesday    Chance of a shower.                    Min 20     Max 32
Thursday     Afternoon shower chance.               Min 21     Max 34
Friday       Hot. Cloudy.                           Min 22     Max 36
Saturday     Very hot. Sunny.                       Min 23     Max 38
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 22     Max 35
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Monday.

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