Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 6/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Bidyadanga to Cape Preston.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters Northwest Cape to Kalbarri.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters Jurien Bay to Israelite Bay.
Fire Weather Warning for the inland Central West district, the Central Wheat
Belt, Great Southern and the South Coastal and Southeast Coastal districts for
Wednesday.
Fire Weather Warning for the Oldfield Inland Subdistrict of the Southeast Coast
for Thursday.
Flood warning for the Fitzroy River Catchment.
Road Weather Alert for the Perth Metropolitan area for Thursday.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the Kimberley, tending scattered in the
southwest and northwest.
North and east Pilbara and the far northern Interior: Isolated showers.
Isolated showers southwest of a line from Busselton to Walpole, extending to
southwest of Perth to Albany towards midnight. Isolated thunderstorms developing
in the evening.
Forecast for Thursday
North and west Kimberley and northwest Interior: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
Central and eastern Pilbara: Isolated showers and thunderstorms tending
scattered for a period in the morning near the coast.
Northeast Gascoyne: Isolated mostly afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
South West Land Division: A band of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms
in the west early morning and then extending to far eastern parts in the
afternoon. Conditions easing to isolated showers behind the band, tending to
scattered showers along the south coast. Showers contracting to the lower west
and south coasts towards evening.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Road Weather Alert for Thursday.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Cloud increasing during the evening. A few showers developing towards midnight
with the chance of a thunderstorm. Light to moderate SW'ly winds.
Precis:      .
Forecast for Thursday
A few showers easing to a shower or two during the morning. The chance of an
early thunderstorm. Showers clearing towards evening. Moderate to fresh W/SW
winds, easing and tending S'ly during the evening.
Precis:      Few showers, easing. Early storm.
City:        Min 17        Max 23
Mandurah:    Min 18         Max 22
UV Alert:    9:30 am to 3:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Friday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 9      Max 24
Saturday     Sunny.                                 Min 11     Max 27
Sunday       Few showers developing.                Min 13     Max 26
Monday       Morning shower.                        Min 14     Max 24
Tuesday      Mostly sunny.                          Min 13     Max 25
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 13     Max 27
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Thursday.

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