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 Central West district, the northern Central Wheat Belt and the Lower West district including the Perth metropolitan area for Saturday. Forecast for Saturday Kimberley: Scattered showers and thunderstorms with moderate to heavy falls possible. Pilbara, northern inland Gascoyne and the northern Interior: Isolated mostly showers and thunderstorms. Southern and eastern parts of the SW Land Division, the southern Goldfields and Eucla: Areas of mostly 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 Saturday Windy. A mostly sunny day with fresh SE winds. Strong gusts at times, particularly about the hills in the evening. Precis: Windy. City: Max 30 Mandurah: 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 11:20 am WST Saturday.
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STAT News Service
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