Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 4/11 - 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 Carnarvon to Walpole and from Eyre to the
SA Border.
Fire Weather Warning for the inland Central West and the Central Wheat Belt for
Friday.
Fire Weather Warning for the Central West, northern Central Wheat Belt and the
Lower West including the Perth metropolitan area for Saturday.
Forecast for Friday    evening
Kimberley, Pilbara, inland Gascoyne, Goldfields and the Interior: Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
SW Land Division: Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the Southeast Coastal
district. Areas of drizzle developing in the south.
Forecast for Saturday
Kimberley: Scattered showers and thunderstorms with moderate to heavy falls
possible.
Pilbara, northern inland Gascoyne and the northern Interior: Isolated showers
and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evening.
Southern and eastern parts of the SW Land Division, the southern Goldfields and
Eucla: Areas of morning drizzle.
Fresh to strong and gusty SE winds across the southern half of the state.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Fire Weather Warning for Saturday.
Forecast for Friday    evening
Clear. Winds becoming fresh and gusty SE'ly.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Saturday
Windy. A mostly sunny day with fresh SE winds. Strong gusts at times -
particularly in the early morning and evening about the hills.
Precis:      Windy.
City:        Min 16        Max 30
Mandurah:    Min 17        Max 28
UV Alert:    8:30 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: SEVERE
Hills: SEVERE
Sunday       Sunny, windy.                          Min 15     Max 29
Monday       Sunny, windy morning.                  Min 17     Max 31
Tuesday      Partly cloudy.                         Min 19     Max 32
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 20     Max 33
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 35
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 33
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Saturday.

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