Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 6/11 - 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 Cape Leeuwin to the SA Border.
Fire Weather Warning for the Central West district, the Lower West district
[including the Perth Metropolitan area], and the western half of the Central
Wheatbelt.
Forecast for Monday
Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, tending scattered in the east.
Northeast Interior, coastal Pilbara: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Southern Interior, Eucla, and extending into the Goldfields and SE Coastal
district during the afternoon and evening: Areas of rain. Moderate falls
possible in the Eucla.
Eastern parts of the SW district, western Great Southern, and the SW parts of
the Central Wheat Belt:  Isolated evening showers and thunderstorms.
Southern coastal parts east of Albany: Areas of morning drizzle.
Fresh and gusty E'ly winds across central and southern parts of the state,
easing during the afternoon.
Forecast for Tuesday
Kimberley: Scattered showers and thunderstorms in northern and western parts.
Isolated showers and thunderstorm elsewhere.
Northern Interior, and coastal Pilbara: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Southern Interior, SE Gascoyne, Goldfields, and Eucla: Areas of rain. Moderate
falls possible about the Eucla.
Central and eastern parts of the SW Land Division: Areas of rain with isolated
thunderstorms. Rain tending to drizzle during the afternoon and evening in the
eastern parts of the SW district, and the adjacent Great Southern and South
Coastal districts. Moderate falls possible in the SE Coastal district.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Fire Weather Warning.
Forecast for Monday
A mostly sunny day, with some smoke haze at times. Fresh and gusty E'ly winds,
easing in the afternoon with a late afternoon seabreeze possible on the coast.
Precis:      Mostly sunny. Windy morning.
City:        Max   32
Mandurah:    Max   30
UV Alert:    8:30 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: SEVERE
Hills: SEVERE
Forecast for Tuesday
Partly cloudy. Moderate E/NE winds, shifting moderate to fresh S/SW in the
afternoon.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Min 21         Max 33
Mandurah:    Min 22         Max 30
Wednesday    Mostly sunny.                          Min 21     Max 34
Thursday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 22     Max 35
Friday       Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 34
Saturday     Sunny. Windy morning.                  Min 20     Max 32
Sunday       Partly cloudy, windy morning.          Min 19     Max 32
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Monday.

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