Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 11/11 - 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 for coastal waters from Northwest Cape to Cape Naturaliste.
Forecast for Friday    evening
Northern half of the Kimberley: Rain areas and thunderstorms with some heavy
falls.
Remaining Kimberley and the far northeast Interior: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
Western inland Pilbara and the central Gascoyne: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
Northeastern Central Wheat Belt, western Goldfields and the Southeast Coastal
district: Isolated showers, increasing in the south later in the evening.
Mainly coastal parts between Busselton and Bremer Bay: Isolated showers.
Forecast for Saturday
Northern half of the Kimberley: Rain areas and thunderstorms with some heavy
falls.
Remaining Kimberley and the northeast Interior: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
Southern Goldfields, western Eucla and the Southeast Coastal district: Scattered
showers, easing in the afternoon.
Near the south coast east of Walpole: Isolated light showers in the morning.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Friday    evening
Clear. Moderate to fresh S/SW winds.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Saturday
Sunny. Moderate SE winds becoming fresh S/SW during the afternoon.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Min 16        Max 29
Mandurah:    Min 17         Max 27
UV Alert:    9:00 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 31
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 35
Tuesday      Mostly sunny.                          Min 22     Max 34
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 20     Max 32
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 19     Max 32
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 19     Max 31
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Saturday.

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