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 Bremer Bay to the SA Border.
Forecast for Thursday
Kimberley, central and east Pilbara and northern Interior: Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
Goldfields, southeast Great Southern, South and Southeast coastal districts:
Areas of drizzle.
Southern Interior and Eucla: Areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms, with mod
to heavy falls possible in the Eucla.
Inland Central West, inland Lower West, western Central Wheat Belt, western
Great Southern and inland SW district: Isolated afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms.
Forecast for Friday
Kimberley, east Pilbara, northeast Gascoyne and northern Interior: Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Goldfields, eastern Central Wheat Belt, eastern Great Southern, South and
Southeast coastal districts: Areas of drizzle.
Southern Interior and Eucla: Areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms.
Inland Central West, inland Lower West, western Central Wheat Belt, western
Great Southern and inland SW district: Isolated afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Thursday
Mostly sunny. 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 in hills.
City:        Max   31
Mandurah:    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
Forecast for Friday
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 in hills.
City:        Min 19         Max 31
Mandurah:    Min 21        Max 30
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 19     Max 30
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 30
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 18     Max 33
Tuesday      Partly cloudy.                         Min 20     Max 33
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 19     Max 32
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Thursday.

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