Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Apr 27/11 - 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 Jurien Bay to Israelite Bay.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Eastern parts of the SW Land Division, central Gascoyne, southwest Pilbara, the
Goldfields and the western Eucla: Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Remaining Gascoyne and the central Pilbara: Isolated showers.
Southwest of a line Lancelin to Albany: Scattered showers and isolated squally
thunderstorms easing this evening.
Remainder of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers.
Forecast for Thursday
Northeast Gascoyne, northeast Goldfields, southwest Interior and the Eucla:
Isolated showers and thunderstorms contracting northeastwards during the day
with showers tending scattered over the eastern Goldfields, Eucla and the
southern Interior.
Pilbara and northwestern Gascoyne: isolated showers clearing the northwest
Gascoyne by the afternoon.
Central West district: Isolated showers in the north clearing in the afternoon.
Southwest of a line Jurien Bay to Hopetoun: Isolated showers contracting to the
Southwest and South Coastal districts during the morning.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
A few showers. Moderate to fresh W/NW winds tending W/SW this evening.
Precis:      Few showers.
Forecast for Thursday
Partly cloudy with a morning shower or two. Light to moderate S/SW winds.
Precis:      Morning shower.
City:        Min 12        Max 21
Mandurah:    Min 14         Max 20
UV Alert:    10:20 am to 2:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: LOW-MODERATE
Hills: LOW-MODERATE
Friday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 10     Max 23
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 10     Max 24
Sunday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 11     Max 24
Monday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 11     Max 24
Tuesday      Mostly sunny.                          Min 11     Max 25
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 12     Max 27
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Thursday.

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