Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 5/11 - 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.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Carnarvon to Geraldton for Sunday.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
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.
Remaining Goldfields, eastern Gascoyne, and the eastern parts of the SW Land
Division: Isolated showers.
Near the south coast and adjacent Great Southern: Isolated showers.
Forecast for Sunday
Kimberley, east Pilbara, NE Gascoyne and the Interior: Isolated thunderstorms
and showers tending scattered over the Kimberley in the afternoon and evening
with some moderate to heavy falls possible.
NE Goldfields and Eucla: Scattered showers and thunderstorms with some moderate
to heavy falls possible, easing to isolated showers in the afternoon and evening
Coastal parts of the SW Land Division between Bussleton and Esperance: Isolated
showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Partly cloudy. Moderate to fresh SW winds easing late evening.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Sunday
Mostly sunny. Light to moderate S'ly winds becoming moderate to fresh S/SW in
the afternoon.
Precis:      Mostly sunny.
City:        Min 17        Max 28
Mandurah:    Min 19         Max 27
UV Alert:    8:50 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 30
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 18     Max 32
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 18     Max 35
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 34
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 19     Max 32
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 18     Max 30
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Sunday.

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