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 for coastal areas from Exmouth to Coral Bay.
Flood Warnings for the De Grey River catchment and Pilbara Coastal streams.
Flood Watch for the Gascoyne and Murchison River catchments.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Whim Creek to Coral Bay and from
Cape Naturaliste to Albany.
Severe Thunderstorm warning issued for the Gascoyne, Goldfields, southwest
Interior and northeast Central Wheat Belt.
Forecast for Wednesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms north of a line from about Perth to
Esperance, tending scattered over the Central Wheat Belt,  Goldfields, SW
Interior, Gascoyne and Pilbara with some moderate to heavy falls and flooding
possible. Thunderstorms and showers also tending scattered in the Kimberley and
northwest Interior this afternoon and evening.
Areas of drizzle along remaining parts of the south coast east of Walpole.
Forecast for Thursday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms north of a line from about Geraldton to
Esperance, slowly contracting east to north of a line Geraldton to southern
Cross to Caiguna by the evening, but isolated showers and areas of drizzle
persisting. Showers and thunderstorms tending scattered in the Pilbara,
Gascoyne, Goldfields, SW Interior and Eucla with moderate to heavy falls and
flooding possible. Thunderstorms and showers also tending scattered in the
Kimberley and remaining Interior in the afternoon and evening.
Areas of drizzle and isolated showers about remaining parts of the SW Land
Division apart from the Lower West and SW district.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday
A humid and partly cloudy day. There is the chance of an afternoon thunderstorm,
mainly in northern and eastern parts. Moderate easterly winds with a moderate
afternoon sea breeze over western suburbs. Winds tending fresh and gusty E/SE'ly
in the evening.
Precis:      Afternoon storm risk.
City:        Max   37
Mandurah:    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
Forecast for Thursday
A humid and partly cloudy day. Moderate to fresh E/SE winds.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Min 22         Max 32
Mandurah:    Min 21        Max 31
Friday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 22     Max 33
Saturday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 22     Max 33
Sunday       Cloudy.                                Min 21     Max 30
Monday       Cloudy.                                Min 19     Max 31
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 20     Max 33
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Wednesday.

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