Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 20/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Fire Weather Warning for the Central West district for Friday.
Forecast for Friday
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, northern Interior and the far northern Goldfields:
Isolated showers and squally thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evening.
Forecast for Saturday
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, the western and northern Interior and the northern
Goldfields: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, clearing from the northern
Goldfields and central Interior during the morning.
Southwest Land Division: Isolated thunderstorms and showers over the Central
West and Central Wheat Belt, extending through the eastern Great Southern and
into the Southeast Coastal district in the late afternoon and evening. Isolated
evening showers southwest of a line Bunbury to Albany.
Southwest Goldfields: Isolated mostly afternoon and evening showers and
thunderstorms.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Friday
Partly cloudy. Light to moderate E'ly winds shifting moderate to fresh SW'ly in
the afternoon.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Max   35
Mandurah:    Max   30
UV Alert:    8:10 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Forecast for Saturday
Partly cloudy. Light to moderate SW'ly winds, freshening in the afternoon.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Min 20         Max 33
Mandurah:    Min 20         Max 28
Sunday       Chance of a shower.                    Min 21     Max 29
Monday       Early shower possible.                 Min 18     Max 28
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 15     Max 28
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 32
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 20     Max 37
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Friday.

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