Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 12/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for the northwest parts of the state.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Cape Naturaliste to Israelite Bay.
Flood Warning for the Gascoyne River Catchment.
Flood Watch for the Murchison River Catchment.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Kimberley, northern and western Pilbara, northwest Gascoyne, and northern
Interior: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some heavy falls. In an area
bounded by Denham, Newman, Karratha, Onslow, and Coral Bay, thunderstorms may be
accompanied by very heavy rainfall
conducive to flash flooding and locally damaging winds.
Central Gascoyne, southern Interior, the northeastern half of the Eucla and
central and northern parts of the Central West: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms. Rain areas in the Eucla and Interior.
Near the coast east of Esperance: Areas of drizzle.
Forecast for Sunday
Kimberley, eastern Pilbara, NE Gascoyne, and NW Interior: Scattered showers and
thunderstorms, with heavy falls possible.
Remaining areas north of a line from Kalbarri to Dalwallinu to Warburton:
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Eastern Goldfields, southern Interior, and Eucla: Rain areas and isolated
thunderstorms.
Eastern parts of the SW Land Division, and the remaining parts of the
Goldfields: Areas of drizzle, clearing for a period during the afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Clear. Fresh and gusty E'ly winds.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Sunday
A mostly sunny day. Fresh and gusty E/NE winds, easing for a period in the
afternoon.
Precis:      Mostly sunny. Windy morning.
City:        Min 19        Max 31
Mandurah:    Min 19         Max 30
UV Alert:    8:40 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: VERY HIGH
Hills: VERY HIGH
Monday       Possible afternoon shower.             Min 21     Max 33
Tuesday      Thunderstorm risk.                     Min 22     Max 34
Wednesday    Possible afternoon shower.             Min 23     Max 33
Thursday     Cloudy.                                Min 21     Max 31
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 19     Max 30
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 16     Max 28
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Sunday.

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