Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 9/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Flood Warning for the Fitzroy River Catchment.
Strong Wind Warning from Hopetoun to Israelite Bay for this afternoon.
Forecast for Thursday
Kimberley and the northern Interior: Isolated thunderstorms and showers tending
scattered in the afternoon and evening with some moderate to heavy falls
possible.
Far west Pilbara, west Gascoyne, inland Central West, Central Wheat Belt, Great
Southern, South and Southeast coastal districts: Isolated afternoon showers and
thunderstorms.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Thursday
Partly cloudy. Light variable winds before a moderate to fresh SW'ly by noon.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Max   32
Mandurah:    Max   28
UV Alert:    8:50 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Friday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 18     Max 28
Saturday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 16     Max 29
Sunday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 18     Max 34
Monday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 37
Tuesday      Cloudy.                                Min 20     Max 31
Wednesday    Cloudy.                                Min 17     Max 28
The next routine forecast will be issued at 11:20 am WST Thursday.

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