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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 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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