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Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 30/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Severe Weather Warning for Abnormally High Tides in coastal areas between Jurien
Bay and Dunsborough, including Perth, Mandurah, Bunbury and Busselton.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the Goldfields, eastern Southeast Coastal
district and the western Eucla for Sunday.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from North West Cape to Walpole.
Fire Weather Warning for the northern half of the SW Land Division for Sunday.
Forecast for Sunday    evening
SW Land Division: Isolated showers and squally thunderstorms in the east.
Drizzle in the south and west. Higher than normal tides near the west coast.
Kimberley, Pilbara, inland Gascoyne, the Goldfields, Eucla and southwest
Interior: Isolated  showers and squally thunderstorms.
Forecast for Monday
Southern half of the Southwest Land Division: Areas of rain or drizzle,
gradually clearing from the west. Isolated thunderstorms possible in the far
east.
Near the west coast between Geraldton and Mandurah: Areas of morning drizzle
Kimberley: Isolated thunderstorms and showers becoming more frequent in the
north with moderate to heavy falls possible.
Pilbara, inland Gascoyne, Goldfields, Eucla and parts of the Interior: Isolated
thunderstorms and showers mainly in the afternoon and evening.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Fire Weather Warning for the Metro Hills for Sunday.
Severe Weather Warning for Abnormally High Tides.
Forecast for Sunday    evening
Cloudy with some drizzle. Higher than normal tides could produce some flooding
in low lying areas this evening. Moderate to fresh NW winds easing tonight.
Precis:      Drizzle.
Forecast for Monday
Cloudy with periods of drizzle, clearing during the morning. A partly cloudy
afternoon. Moderate to fresh southerly winds.
Precis:      Morning drizzle.
City:        Min 21        Max 29
Mandurah:    Min 22         Max 27
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Tuesday      Mostly sunny.                          Min 17     Max 31
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 19     Max 33
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 19     Max 34
Friday       Sunny.                                 Min 19     Max 34
Saturday     Sunny. Windy morning.                  Min 19     Max 33
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 20     Max 34
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Monday.

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