MELBOURNE - Mar 4/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Warning summary Flood Warning for the Murchison River catchment. Forecast for Friday evening Southern Interior, northern Eucla and the northern and central Goldfields: Rain areas, with some heavy falls and localised flooding possible in the Interior. Remaining Interior, Kimberley and the central and eastern Pilbara: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Central and eastern Gascoyne: Isolated showers. About the SW Capes: Isolated developing showers. Forecast for Saturday Southern Interior, Eucla and the eastern Goldfields: Scattered showers and thunderstorms with some heavy falls possible. Remaining Interior, Kimberley and the eastern Pilbara: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, tending scattered in the afternoon in the Kimberley. Remaining Goldfields, eastern Gascoyne, and the eastern parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, easing to showers through the Gascoyne. Southwest of a line Denham to Bremer Bay: Isolated showers contracting to south coast and the adjacent Great Southern in the afternoon. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms possible in the South Coastal and adjacent Great Southern. Perth Forecast Warning summary Nil. Forecast for Friday evening Humid. Moderate W'ly winds, easing SW'ly in the evening. Precis: Humid. Forecast for Saturday A morning shower, then partly cloudy conditions for the remainder of the day. Light to moderate SW'ly winds, freshening in the afternoon. Precis: Morning shower. City: Min 21 Max 29 Mandurah: Min 23 Max 28 UV Alert: 8:50 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme] Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH Hills: HIGH Sunday Mostly sunny. Min 17 Max 28 Monday Sunny. Min 17 Max 30 Tuesday Partly cloudy. Min 18 Max 32 Wednesday Partly cloudy. Min 20 Max 37 Thursday Cloudy. Min 22 Max 33 Friday Partly cloudy. Min 20 Max 32 The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Saturday.
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STAT News Service
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