Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 20/11 - 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 Carnarvon to Jurien Bay.
Forecast for Sunday
Kimberley, east Pilbara and the northern and western Interior: Isolated showers
and  thunderstorms.
Central and east Gascoyne and far northern Goldfields: Isolated afternoon and
evening showers and thunderstorms.
Near the south coast and Eucla coast: Isolated showers or areas of drizzle.
Forecast for Monday
Kimberley, central and eastern  Pilbara and the northern Interior: Isolated
showers and thunderstorms, mostly afternoon and evening.
Southern parts of the Southwest district, far southern Goldfields, Eucla, South
Coastal and Southeast Coastal districts: Isolated showers or areas of drizzle,
contracting to the Southeast coastal district and Eucla in the afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Sunday
Mostly sunny. Moderate SE winds shifting moderate to fresh S/SW near the coast
during the afternoon.
Precis:      Mostly sunny.
City:        Max   30
Mandurah:    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
Forecast for Monday
Sunny. Moderate E'ly winds shifting moderate S/SW near the coast during the
afternoon.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Min 17         Max 32
Mandurah:    Min 18        Max 31
Tuesday      Mostly sunny.                          Min 20     Max 34
Wednesday    Mostly sunny.                          Min 20     Max 33
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 18     Max 33
Friday       Sunny.                                 Min 19     Max 34
Saturday     Sunny.                                 Min 19     Max 35
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Sunday.

---

STAT News Service