Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 7/11 - 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.
Flood warning for the Fitzroy River Catchment.
Forecast for Thursday  evening
Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Northeast Gascoyne, eastern Pilbara and the northern Interior: Isolated showers
and thunderstorms, tending to areas of rain with moderate to heavy falls in the
southeast Pilbara and adjacent parts.
SW Land Division: Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms about southern
coastal districts, with isolated showers about remaining western districts.
Southern Gascoyne, Goldfields, southern Interior and Eucla: A band of scattered
showers extending eastwards, currently near Mount Magnet to Israelite Bay,
expected to be near Leonora to Eyre this evening and decaying over the southern
Interior and eastern Eucla by mid night. Isolated thunderstorms possible with
the band in the Eucla and southern Interior.
Forecast for Friday
Kimberley, east Pilbara, northeast Gascoyne and Interior: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms, tending to areas of rain in the western Interior.
West Pilbara: Isolated showers and thunderstorms developing during the
afternoon.
Eastern Eucla: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, clearing early morning.
Southern coastal parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Thursday  evening
A shower or two, clearing tonight. Moderate to fresh W/SW winds, easing and
tending S'ly during the evening.
Precis:      A shower or two, clearing.
Forecast for Friday
Mostly sunny. Moderate E/SE winds, shifting moderate to fresh S/SW about the
coast in the afternoon.
Precis:      Mostly sunny.
City:        Min 9         Max 24
Mandurah:    Min 14        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
Saturday     Sunny.                                 Min 11     Max 27
Sunday       Windy, few showers developing.         Min 14     Max 29
Monday       Few showers.                           Min 15     Max 23
Tuesday      Shower or two.                         Min 13     Max 24
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 12     Max 25
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 13     Max 27
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Friday.

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