Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 20/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Cyclone WARNING for coastal areas from Kuri Bay to De Grey, including Broome.
Cyclone WATCH for coastal areas from De Grey to Exmouth.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the northern Central West and the southwest
Gascoyne.
Flood Warnings for the Gascoyne, Murchison and Greenough River catchments.
Flood Watch for the Kimberley, the Goldfields and for the Pilbara Coastal
Streams.
Wind Warnings from the NT Border to Port Hedland.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Cape Leeuwin to Albany.
Forecast for Sunday    evening
Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms tending to rain and thunderstorms
in the north and west where heavy falls are expected.
Gascoyne, Central West and the northern Central Wheat Belt: Scattered showers
and thunderstorms with moderate to heavy falls possible. Large hail and damaging
winds also possible with thunderstorms in the northern Central West and the
southwest Gascoyne.
Pilbara and the northern and central Interior: Scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
South coast east of Esperance: Drizzle areas.
The Goldfields and the remainder of the Southwest Land Division northeast of a
line from Perth to Lake Grace: Cloudy with isolated light showers.
Forecast for Monday
Northeast Pilbara and western Kimberley: Widespread rain and thunderstorms with
heavy falls. Strong winds, possibly reaching gale force in near coastal parts.
Remaining Kimberley and also in the Goldfields and the Eucla: Isolated
thunderstorms and showers, tending scattered in the afternoon with moderate to
heavy falls.
Remaining parts of the state northeast of a line Jurien Bay to Esperance:
Isolated thunderstorms and showers, tending scattered over northeastern and
eastern parts of the SW Land Division in the morning.
Remaining SW Land Division southeast of a line Walpole to Lake Grace: Areas of
drizzle, mostly in the morning.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Sunday    evening
Cloudy with the chance of a light shower. Moderate to fresh E/NE winds.
Precis:      Cloudy, possible light shower.
Forecast for Monday
A mostly sunny day. Fresh and gusty E/NE winds, easing a little in the
afternoon.
Precis:      Mostly sunny.
City:        Min 22        Max 34
Mandurah:    Min 23         Max 32
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
Tuesday      Mostly sunny.                          Min 19     Max 33
Wednesday    Mostly sunny.                          Min 20     Max 35
Thursday     Partly cloudy. Humid.                  Min 24     Max 35
Friday       Possible afternoon shower.             Min 24     Max 33
Saturday     Possible afternoon shower.             Min 24     Max 33
Sunday       Chance of a shower.                    Min 22     Max 30
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Monday.

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