Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 23/11 - 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 Kalumburu to the NT Border.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters Kalbarri to Mandurah extending to Shark
Bay Monday afternoon.
Forecast for Sunday    evening
Kimberley: Isolated thunderstorms and showers in the all but the southeast,
scattered in the north and west.
Pilbara, inland Gascoyne, northeast SW Land Division, Goldfields and adjacent
Interior: Isolated thunderstorms and showers.
Southwest of a line Mandurah to Norseman to Caiguna: Scattered showers.
Remainder of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers.
Forecast for Monday
Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, tending scattered in the
northwest Kimberley.
Pilbara, Gascoyne, northeast SW Land Division and northwest Goldfields: Isolated
afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Southeast Goldfields and Eucla: Isolated morning showers and thunderstorms.
SW of a line Mandurah to Hopetoun: Areas of rain tending to isolated showers in
the afternoon.
Remainder of the SW Land Division apart from the Central West coast: Isolated
showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Sunday    evening
Cloudy with a shower or two. Light to moderate S/SE winds.
Precis:      Shower or two.
Forecast for Monday
A shower or two increasing to a few showers during the afternoon. Light to
moderate S/SE winds, shifting fresh S/SW in the afternoon.
Precis:      Few showers.
City:        Min 18        Max 26
Mandurah:    Min 18         Max 23
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 15     Max 28
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 32
Thursday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 20     Max 36
Friday       Afternoon thunderstorm.                Min 23     Max 40
Saturday     Shower or two.                         Min 24     Max 35
Sunday       Shower or two.                         Min 23     Max 35
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Monday.

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