Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 8/11 - 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 Esperance to Eyre tonight.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters Cape Leeuwin to Albany for Saturday
evening.
Forecast for Friday    evening
North and west Kimberley, central and eastern Pilbara, northeast Gascoyne and
Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, tending to areas of rain in the
far northwest Interior, southwest Kimberley and eastern Pilbara.
Western Eucla: Isolated coastal showers developing later this evening.
Southern coastal parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers.
Forecast for Saturday
Pilbara, northeast Gascoyne and central Interior: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms extending into the northwest Gascoyne during the afternoon with
showers becoming scattered through inland parts of the Pilbara in the afternoon.
North and west Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms mainly in the
afternoon.
Eucla: Isolated coastal showers clearing by the afternoon.
Southern coastal parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers clearing from
eastern parts in the afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Friday    evening
Clear. Moderate SE winds tending moderate to fresh S/SW about the coast till the
evening.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Saturday
Sunny. Moderate E'ly winds, fresh for a period in the morning.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Min 12        Max 28
Mandurah:    Min 13        Max 27
UV Alert:    9:40 am to 3:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: VERY HIGH
Hills: VERY HIGH
Sunday       Windy. Late shower or two.             Min 14     Max 29
Monday       Few showers easing.                    Min 15     Max 23
Tuesday      Shower or two.                         Min 15     Max 24
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 13     Max 24
Thursday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 14     Max 26
Friday       Sunny.                                 Min 15     Max 28
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Saturday.

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