Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 29/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Tropical Cyclone Warning for coastal areas from Jurien Bay to Albany, including
Perth, Mandurah, Bunbury and Busselton.
Wind Warnings for coastal waters from Kalbarri to Albany.
Fire Weather Warnings for inland districts of the SW Land Division.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Isolated squally thunderstorms and showers tending scattered over the southwest
of the state.
Forecast for Sunday
Southwest district, South Coastal district and the adjacent SW Great Southern:
Rain areas and isolated thunderstorms, with moderate to heavy falls and
localised flooding possible.
Kimberley and Pilbara: Isolated mostly afternoon and evening showers and
thunderstorms.
NE Gascoyne, the Goldfields and the SW Interior: Isolated thunderstorms and
showers.
Remaining Gascoyne and SW Land Division: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Fire Weather Warning for the Metro hills.
Tropical Cyclone Warning for Sunday.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Humid with the risk of a shower or thunderstorm. Moderate W/SW winds, squally at
times with thunderstorms.
Precis:      Humid. Shower or storm, possible squalls.
Forecast for Sunday
Humid with the risk of a squally shower or thunderstorm. Moderate NE/NW winds
becoming fresh NW during the morning, but dependent on the movement of Tropical
Cyclone Bianca.
Precis:      Humid. Shower or storm risk.
City:        Min 24        Max 36
Mandurah:    Min 23        Max 31
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: VERY HIGH
Hills: SEVERE
Monday       Cloudy.                                Min 19     Max 29
Tuesday      Mostly sunny.                          Min 17     Max 30
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 17     Max 31
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 32
Friday       Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 29
Saturday     Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 30
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Sunday.

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