Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 11/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Severe Weather Warning northeast of a line from Kuri Bay to Halls Creek.
Flood Warnings for the North and West Kimberley and for the Fitzroy River
Catchment.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Cape Leeuwin to Albany.
Fire Weather Warning for the Central West district.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Northeast Kimberley: Showers and squally thunderstorms with heavy falls and
flash flooding possible. Strong winds in the north.
Southwest Kimberley, northern Interior and the north and east Pilbara: Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
Southeastern Eucla: Cloudy with areas of drizzle.
Forecast for Wednesday
Eastern Kimberley contracting eastwards: Showers and squally thunderstorms with
heavy falls and flash flooding possible. Strong winds in the north.
Remainder of the Kimberley, northeast Interior and the northern and western
Pilbara: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly afternoon and evening.
Eucla, southeast Goldfields, Southeast Coastal and the far southern Interior:
Cloudy with areas of drizzle contracting to the coast in the afternoon and
clearing.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Clear. Moderate E'ly winds. A weak sea breeze on the coast until early evening.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Wednesday
Sunny. Moderate to fresh E/NE winds easing during the morning. A moderate sea
breeze from mid afternoon.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Min 21        Max 37
Mandurah:    Min 22         Max 33
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Thursday     Humid change.                          Min 22     Max 33
Friday       Sunny.                                 Min 18     Max 25
Saturday     Sunny.                                 Min 14     Max 28
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 35
Monday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 37
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 20     Max 34
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Wednesday.

---

STAT News Service