Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 19/11 - 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 Shark Bay to Jurien Bay for Sunday
afternoon.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Kimberley, eastern Pilbara, eastern Gascoyne, northern Goldfields and the
western and northern Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, tending
scattered in the Kimberley, and the far northern Interior.
Eucla and southern parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers and areas of
drizzle.
Forecast for Sunday
Kimberley, east Pilbara, central and east Gascoyne, far northern Goldfields,
west and northern Interior: Isolated showers and  thunderstorms, becoming
scattered in the Kimberley and the northern Interior during the afternoon.
Southern parts of the Southwest district, far south of the Goldfields, Eucla,
South and Southeast Coastal districts: Isolated showers or areas of drizzle,
contracting to the coastal parts in the afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Clear.  Moderate to fresh SW'ly winds, shifting S'ly in the evening.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Sunday
Sunny. Moderate SE'ly winds, shifting moderate to fresh S/SW near the coast
during the afternoon.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Min 16        Max 30
Mandurah:    Min 18         Max 29
UV Alert:    9:10 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Monday       Hot, sunny.                            Min 17     Max 34
Tuesday      Hot, cloudy.                           Min 20     Max 35
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 20     Max 32
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 31
Friday       Hot, sunny.                            Min 17     Max 34
Saturday     Hot, sunny.                            Min 18     Max 35
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Sunday.

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