Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 9/11 - 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 Cape Preston to NW Cape and from
Geraldton to Walpole.
Forecast for Thursday
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Interior, northern Goldfields, northern SW Land
Division and the northeast Eucla: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, tending
scattered through the Interior and southeast Kimberley.
Near the southern coast, extending to the Eucla coast in the evening: Areas of
drizzle.
Forecast for Friday
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Interior, central and northern Goldfields,
northern SW Land Division and the northeast Eucla: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms, tending scattered through northern and western parts.
Southern and southeastern parts of the SW Land Division and the remainder of the
Goldfields and Eucla: Areas of drizzle, contracting to the southern and Eucla
coasts in the afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Thursday
Sunny. Moderate E/SE winds, with a moderate seabreeze developing near the coast
mid afternoon. Winds returning fresh and gusty E/SE'ly in the evening.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Max   36
Mandurah:    Max   33
UV Alert:    8:30 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: VERY HIGH
Hills: VERY HIGH
Forecast for Friday
A mostly sunny day. Fresh and gusty E/SE winds, easing for a period in the
afternoon.
Precis:      Mostly sunny. Windy morning.
City:        Min 20         Max 34
Mandurah:    Min 20         Max 31
Saturday     Sunny. Windy morning.                  Min 20     Max 33
Sunday       Partly cloudy. Windy morning.          Min 20     Max 32
Monday       Cloudy periods, possible shower.       Min 21     Max 32
Tuesday      Chance of a shower.                    Min 23     Max 32
Wednesday    Shower or two.                         Min 23     Max 31
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Thursday.

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