Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 10/11 - 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 and the Ord River Catchment.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Hopetoun to Israelite Bay for
Thursday.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from NW Cape to Mandurah for Friday.
Forecast for Thursday  evening
Kimberley and the northern Interior: Scattered showers and thunderstorms with
some moderate to heavy falls possible.
Far west Pilbara and NW Gascoyne: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Inland Central West district and adjacent western Central Wheat Belt and far
southern Gascoyne: Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the southwest.
Forecast for Friday
Kimberley and the northern Interior: Isolated thunderstorms and showers tending
scattered in the afternoon and evening with some moderate to heavy falls
possible.
Southeast Coastal district, far eastern Great Southern and far southern
Goldfields: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Mainly coastal parts between Bussleton and Bremer Bay: Isolated light showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Thursday  evening
Mostly sunny. Freshening S/SW winds.
Precis:      Mostly sunny.
Forecast for Friday
Mostly sunny. Moderate S/SW winds freshening during the afternoon.
Precis:      Mostly sunny.
City:        Min 18        Max 28
Mandurah:    Min 19        Max 28
UV Alert:    8:50 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Saturday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 16     Max 29
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 18     Max 32
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 35
Tuesday      Cooler change developing.              Min 22     Max 33
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 17     Max 28
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 17     Max 26
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Friday.

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