Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 16/11 - 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 coastal waters from Cape Leeuwin to the SA Border.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Southern Interior, eastern Goldfields and the Eucla: Areas of rain with some
heavy falls possible.
Kimberley, Pilbara and the northern Interior: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
Remaining Goldfields and the eastern Southwest Land Division: Cloudy with
scattered showers and areas of drizzle.
Forecast for Thursday
Far southern Interior, far eastern Goldfields and the Eucla: Areas of rain with
moderate to heavy falls possible.
Kimberley, Pilbara, northern Goldfields and the remaining Interior: Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
Southern Goldfields and the southeast Gascoyne: Scattered showers. Isolated
thunderstorms with moderate falls possible in the southern Goldfields.
Southwest Land Division: Isolated showers and thunderstorms away from the west
coast tending scattered in the southeast with moderate falls possible.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Clear. Moderate easterly winds, freshening overnight.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Thursday
A mostly sunny day. Some afternoon cloud developing with the chance of a
thunderstorm over the hills. Moderate easterly winds before a moderate afternoon
sea breeze.
Precis:      Afternoon storm risk over the hills.
City:        Min 19        Max 31
Mandurah:    Min 21        Max 30
UV Alert:    9:00 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Friday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 20     Max 29
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 18     Max 28
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 29
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 18     Max 33
Tuesday      Partly cloudy.                         Min 19     Max 33
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 20     Max 32
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Thursday.

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