Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 15/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Cyclone Watch current for coastal areas from Onslow to Coral Bay.
Flood Warnings current for the De Grey River catchment and Pilbara Coastal
streams.
Flood Watch current for the Gascoyne and Murchison River catchments.
Strong Wind Warning this evening for coastal waters from Wallal to Northwest
Cape.
Strong Wind Warning on Wednesday for coastal waters from Whim Creek to Coral Bay
and from Cape Leeuwin to Albany.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Isolated showers and thunderstorms north of a line from about Perth to Norseman
to Forrest, tending scattered in the northern and western Kimberley and in the
Pilbara with some heavy falls, particularly near the Pilbara coast.
Forecast for Wednesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms north of a line from about Perth to
Esperance, tending scattered over the Central Wheat Belt and the southern
Goldfields with some moderate to heavy falls possible. Thunderstorms and showers
also tending scattered in the northern and western Kimberley and the Pilbara
with some heavy falls, particularly near the Pilbara coast.
Areas of drizzle along remaining parts of the south coast east of Walpole.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Clear. Moderate SW winds.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Wednesday
A humid and mostly sunny day, with the chance of an afternoon or evening
thunderstorm over the hills. Moderate E/SE winds with a moderate afternoon sea
breeze over western suburbs. Winds tending fresh and gusty E/SE'ly in the
evening.
Precis:      Afternoon storm over the hills.
City:        Min 24        Max 37
Mandurah:    Min 23         Max 33
UV Alert:    8:40 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Thursday     Afternoon storm over the hills.        Min 22     Max 34
Friday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 22     Max 34
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 22     Max 33
Sunday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 32
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 22     Max 33
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 34
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Wednesday.

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