MELBOURNE - Feb 8/11 - 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 from Broome to NW Cape and from Carnarvon to Kalbarri. Forecast for Wednesday Coastal parts of the Kimberley and Pilbara: Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Remaining areas northeast of a line from Coral Bay to Meekatharra to Laverton to Eyre: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Southern Southwest Land Division and the far southern Goldfields: Cloudy. Areas of drizzle near the south coast extending inland and reaching the southern Goldfields tonight. Forecast for Thursday Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in coastal parts of the Kimberley and Pilbara. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the remainder of the northern half of the state plus the Interior and eastern Eucla. Showers and thunderstorms extending southwards across the northern half of the Goldfields and far northern Southwest Land Division during the afternoon. Areas of drizzle, mostly in the morning, in the southern Southwest Land Division and the far southern Goldfields. Perth Forecast Warning summary Nil. Forecast for Wednesday Sunny. Moderate to fresh S/SW winds. Precis: Sunny. City: Max 31 Mandurah: Max 29 UV Alert: 8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: VERY HIGH Hills: VERY HIGH Forecast for Thursday A sunny day. Light to moderate easterly winds, shifting moderate to fresh S/SW in the afternoon. Precis: Sunny. City: Min 21 Max 36 Mandurah: Min 21 Max 34 Friday Partly cloudy. Windy morning. Min 20 Max 34 Saturday Mostly sunny. Windy morning. Min 20 Max 32 Sunday Partly cloudy. Windy morning. Min 19 Max 32 Monday Cloudy, possible shower. Min 21 Max 33 Tuesday Cloudy periods. Min 23 Max 33 The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Wednesday.
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STAT News Service
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