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 Northwest Cape to Kalbarri. Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters Jurien Bay to Eyre. Fire Weather Warning for the Oldfield Inland Subdistrict of the Southeast Coastal district. Flood warning for the Fitzroy River Catchment. Road Weather Alert for the Perth Metropolitan area for Thursday morning. Forecast for Thursday North and west Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Eastern Pilbara and the northwest Interior: Scattered showers and areas of rain with isolated thunderstorms. Northeast Gascoyne and the central Pilbara: Isolated showers. In the south of the state: A band of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms moving across the Southwest Land Division, reaching the southwest Goldfields by the afternoon and the western Eucla in the evening. Conditions easing to isolated showers behind the band, though remaining scattered along the south coast. Showers contracting to the lower west and south coasts towards evening. Perth Forecast Warning summary Road Weather Alert for the morning. Forecast for Thursday A few showers easing to a shower or two early in the morning and clearing towards evening. Moderate to fresh W/SW winds, easing and tending S'ly during the evening. Precis: A shower or two. City: Max 23 Mandurah: 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 11:20 am WST Thursday.
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STAT News Service
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