Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 19/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Carnarvon to Jurien Bay and from
Israelite Bay to the SA Border for Thursday.
Forecast for Thursday
Kimberley, Pilbara, north and east Gascoyne and the Interior: Isolated showers
and squally thunderstorms, scattered in the northwest Kimberley.
Eastern Goldfields and the Eucla: Isolated thunderstorms and showers, clearing
from the west during the day.
Forecast for Friday
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and the northern Interior: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evening.
Eastern Goldfields and the southern Interior: Isolated morning thunderstorms
possible.
Southwest Land Division: Areas of cloud through central parts in the morning
with isolated light showers possible. Cloud drifting southwards during the day.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Thursday
Sunny. S/SW winds freshening during the afternoon.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Max   29
Mandurah:    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
Forecast for Friday
Cloudy with the chance of a light shower early in the morning, clearing to a
mostly sunny day. Moderate easterly winds shifting moderate to fresh S/SW in the
afternoon.
Precis:      Early cloud.
City:        Min 18         Max 34
Mandurah:    Min 19        Max 32
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 20     Max 33
Sunday       Chance of a shower.                    Min 22     Max 31
Monday       Early shower possible.                 Min 19     Max 29
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 28
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 33
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Thursday.

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