Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 20/10 - 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.
Forecast for Tuesday
Far southeast Pilbara, eastern Gascoyne, western Interior, central and eastern
Kimberley, and the northern Goldfields: Isolated thunderstorms and showers.
Showers becoming scattered with moderate to heavy falls possible in the western
Interior and adjacent parts of the Gascoyne and Goldfields.
Remainder of the Goldfields, east of the Central Wheatbelt, east of the Great
Southern, Southeast Coastal and western Eucla: Isolated showers near the south
coast, areas of rain away in the remainder extending throughout by evening.
Remainder of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers in all but the north of the
Central West, clearing by evening.
Forecast for Wednesday
North and east Kimberley, eastern Pilbara, western Interior, northeast Gascoyne,
far north of the Goldfields" Isolated thunderstorms and showers, scattered in
southern parts in the afternoon.
Remainder of the southeast Gascoyne, west and southern Goldfields, inland
Southeast Coastal and western Eucla: Areas of rain.
Remainder of the southern half including southern and central Gascoyne and
excluding the Interior: Isolated showers inland from the west coast, although in
the Southwest district in the morning.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday
Partly cloudy. Moderate NE'ly winds with a light to moderate afternoon coastal
sea breeze.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Max   33
Mandurah:    Max   30
UV Alert:    8:00 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Forecast for Wednesday
Chance of an afternoon shower. Moderate E/NE winds before an afternoon
seabreeze.
Precis:      Chance of an afternoon shower.
City:        Min 20         Max 33
Mandurah:    Min 20        Max 31
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 33
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 22     Max 33
Saturday     Very hot. Sunny.                       Min 23     Max 38
Sunday       Hot. Mostly sunny.                     Min 23     Max 36
Monday       Hot. Chance of a shower.               Min 23     Max 36
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Tuesday.

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