MELBOURNE - Jan 19/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Warning summary Fire Weather Warning for northern and eastern parts of the SW Land Division for the remainder of Wednesday. Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Carnarvon to Cape Naturaliste and from Israelite Bay to the SA Border. Forecast for Wednesday evening Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms tending scattered in the north with moderate to heavy falls possible. Pilbara, inland Gascoyne, Interior, far west Eucla, Goldfields and the adjacent SW Land Division: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Forecast for Thursday Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, tending scattered in the northwest in the afternoon and evening with moderate to heavy falls possible. Pilbara, NE Gascoyne and northern Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evening. Central West district, northern Central Wheat Belt and central Goldfields: Cloudy with isolated light showers possible. Light falls expected. South coast west of Esperance: Areas of morning drizzle. Eucla: Isolated thunderstorms and showers possible, clearing during the afternoon. Perth Forecast Warning summary Nil. Forecast for Wednesday evening Clear. Fresh S/SW winds. Precis: Clear. Forecast for Thursday Sunny. Moderate SE winds shifting fresh S/SW early afternoon. Precis: Sunny. City: Min 15 Max 29 Mandurah: Min 17 Max 28 UV Alert: 8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH Hills: HIGH Friday Partly cloudy. Min 18 Max 34 Saturday Sunny. Min 20 Max 35 Sunday Cloudy, thunderstorm risk. Min 22 Max 29 Monday Partly cloudy. Min 19 Max 28 Tuesday Partly cloudy. Min 16 Max 27 Wednesday Sunny. Min 16 Max 30 The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Thursday.
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STAT News Service
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