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Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

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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