Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 22/11 - 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 and adjacent inland parts from Whim Creek to
Cape Cuvier.
Cyclone WATCH for areas from Cape Cuvier to Carnarvon.
Flood Warnings for the Gascoyne, Murchison and Greenough River catchments.
Flood Watch for the Goldfields and for the Pilbara and Onslow Coastal Streams.
Wind Warnings from the Port Hedland to Carnarvon.
Strong Wind Warning Cape Leeuwin to Eyre.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Pilbara: West of Port Hedland in coastal areas and adjacent inland parts,
widespread rain and thunderstorms, heavy falls, with strong to gale force winds.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms remainder.
Kimberley: Scattered thunderstorms and showers, moderate to heavy falls.
Northeast Goldfields, eastern Eucla and southern Interior: Areas of rain with
isolated thunderstorms, moderate to heavy falls.
Remaining parts of the state northeast of a line Shark Bay to Eyre: Isolated
thunderstorms and showers tending scattered in the northeast Gascoyne and
northern interior.
Southern Goldfields, western Eucla, and the adjacent SE Coastal district:
Isolated showers.
Forecast for Wednesday
Pilbara and Gascoyne: In the western areas widespread rain and thunderstorms,
heavy falls, strong to gale force winds. Elsewhere isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
Kimberley and northern Interior: Isolated thunderstorms and showers, tending
scattered in the afternoon, moderate to heavy falls.
Central and eastern Goldfields, Eucla and southern Interior: Areas of rain with
isolated thunderstorms, moderate to heavy falls.
Remaining parts of the Goldfields, and SE Coastal district: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
Remaining eastern parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Clear. Moderate E/NE winds.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Moderate to fresh E/NE winds, easing in the afternoon, with a
seabreeze near the coast late afternoon.
Precis:      Mostly sunny.
City:        Min 22        Max 36
Mandurah:    Min 22         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     Partly cloudy. Humid.                  Min 24     Max 35
Friday       Cloudy. Humid.                         Min 24     Max 32
Saturday     Possible afternoon shower.             Min 23     Max 33
Sunday       Chance of a shower.                    Min 23     Max 35
Monday       Chance of a shower.                    Min 24     Max 35
Tuesday      Mostly sunny.                          Min 24     Max 37
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Wednesday.

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