Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 17/11 - 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 Israelite Bay to the SA Border.
Forecast for Thursday  evening
Kimberley, central and east Pilbara and northern Interior: Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
West Gascoyne: Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Goldfields, eastern Central Wheat Belt, east 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.
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, gradually clearing.
Southern Interior and Eucla: Areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms, gradually
easing.
SW Gascoyne, Inland Central West, and western Central Wheat Belt: Isolated
afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Thursday  evening
Clear. Moderate sea breeze, shifting E/SE'ly this evening.
Precis:      Mainly sunny.
Forecast for Friday
A mostly sunny day. Moderate E/NE winds before a moderate afternoon sea breeze.
Precis:      Mainly sunny.
City:        Min 19        Max 33
Mandurah:    Min 21         Max 30
UV Alert:    9:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 19     Max 31
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
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 20     Max 34
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Friday.

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