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 Dampier 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 Port Hedland to Kalbarri.
Strong Wind Warning Cape Leeuwin to Albany and Bremer Bay to Eyre.
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 Wednesday
Sunny. Moderate E/NE winds with a seabreeze near the coast late afternoon.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Max   36
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
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 11:20 am WST Wednesday.

---

STAT News Service