Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 13/11 - 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 Barrow Island.
Flood Warning for the Gascoyne River Catchment.
Flood Watch for the Murchison River Catchment.
Forecast for Monday
North Kimberley and Pilbara coast:  Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Remaining Kimberley, Pilbara, the Gascoyne, Goldfields, Interior and northern SW
Land Division: 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 Monday
Partly cloudy.  Moderate to fresh E/NE winds easing before a moderate afternoon
sea breeze.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Max   33
Mandurah:    Max   32
UV Alert:    8:40 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
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
Sunday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 16     Max 30
The next routine forecast will be issued at 11:20 am WST Monday.

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