Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 21/10 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Strong Wind Warning Windy Harbour to Albany for Wednesday afternoon.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Eastern Gascoyne, northwestern Interior, central and northern Kimberley and
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 in the remainder extending throughout this evening.
Remainder of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers in all but the north of the
Central West.
Forecast for Wednesday
North and east Kimberley, eastern Pilbara, western Interior, northeast Gascoyne
and far north of the Goldfields: Isolated thunderstorms and showers, mainly
afternoon and evening, scattered in southern parts in the afternoon.
Remainder of the southern Gascoyne, all but far west of the Central Wheatbelt
and Great Southern, eastern South Coast, Southeast Coastal and western Eucla:
Areas of rain, tending to scattered showers in the southeast later.
Remainder of the southern half, including all but the northwest of the Gascoyne
and excluding the Interior: Isolated showers, inland from the coast in the
north, clearing from the Southwest district in the morning.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Partly cloudy. Moderate SW'ly winds returning E/NE around midnight.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
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 30
UV Alert:    8:00 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 33
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 22     Max 33
Saturday     Very hot. Sunny.                       Min 23     Max 38
Sunday       Very hot. Sunny.                       Min 22     Max 38
Monday       Hot. Chance of a shower.               Min 23     Max 36
Tuesday      Hot. Partly cloudy.                    Min 22     Max 36
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Wednesday.

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