Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 18/11 - 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.
Forecast for Friday
Kimberley, east Pilbara, Gascoyne, inland Central West and the northern
Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, tending scattered in the central
and east Kimberley.
South and east Goldfields, Eucla, South and Southeast Coastal district: Areas of
drizzle, gradually clearing from the Goldfields during this afternoon.
Southern Interior and Eucla: Areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms, gradually
easing to areas of drizzle during this afternoon.
SW district and far west of the South coastal district: Isolated showers
developing this evening.
Forecast for Saturday
Kimberley, east Pilbara, central and east Gascoyne and northern Interior:
Isolated showers and  thunderstorms, extending into the northern Goldfields and
eastern Interior in the afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms tending scattered
in the Kimberley in the afternoon.
Southern Interior, southern Goldfields, southern Great Southern , Eucla, SW,
South and Southeast Coastal districts: Isolated showers or areas of drizzle,
gradually clearing the Goldfields, SW and southern Great Southern districts
during the morning.
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 Friday
A mostly sunny day. Light to moderate S/SW winds.
Precis:      Mainly sunny.
City:        Max   31
Mandurah:    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
Forecast for Saturday
Partly cloudy. Light S/SE winds, shifting light to moderate S/SW by late
morning.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Min 18         Max 30
Mandurah:    Min 20        Max 28
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 31
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 18     Max 33
Tuesday      Partly cloudy.                         Min 20     Max 34
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 19     Max 34
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 20     Max 34
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Friday.

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