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
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Cape Leeuwin to Israelite Bay for
Sunday.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Broome to Barrow Island for Monday.
Flood Warning for the Gascoyne River Catchment.
Flood Watch for the Murchison River Catchment.
Forecast for Sunday
Kimberley, Pilbara, north Gascoyne north and central Interior: Isolated showers
and thunderstorms, extending into the southern Gascoyne and far north of the
Central West district this afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms will tend
scattered about the Kimberley coast, Pilbara, northern Gascoyne and central
Interior  with some moderate to heavy falls possible.
Eucla, southern Interior, Goldfields and far eastern parts of the SW Land
Division: Areas of rain and drizzle. Isolated thunderstorms in the Eucla,
adjacent Goldfields and southern Interior.
Forecast for Monday
North Kimberley and Pilbara coast:  Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Remaining Kimberley, Pilbara, the Gascoyne, Goldfields, Interior and northern SW
Land Division, extending to central parts of the SW Land Division Monday night:
Isolated mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Some heavy
falls possible over the inland central and east Pilbara.
Eastern Goldfields, southern Interior, Eucla and eastern SW Land Division: Areas
of drizzle easing in the afternoon..
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Sunday
Sunny. Fresh and gusty E/NE winds easing for a period in the afternoon.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Max   31
Mandurah:    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
Forecast for Monday
Partly cloudy.  Moderate to fresh E/NE winds easing before a moderate afternoon
sea breeze.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Min 21         Max 32
Mandurah:    Min 22        Max 31
Tuesday      Afternoon storm risk.                  Min 22     Max 35
Wednesday    Cloudy, thunderstorm risk.             Min 23     Max 33
Thursday     Cloudy.                                Min 21     Max 29
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 19     Max 29
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 17     Max 30
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Sunday.

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