Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 14/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Gale Warning for coastal waters from Cape Leeuwin to Bremer Bay.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Jurien Bay to Cape Leeuwin and from
Bremer Bay to the SA border.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
SW Land Division: A band of rain moving across northern and eastern parts.
Isolated showers in the remainder, becoming scattered with isolated
thunderstorms near the far southwest coast.
Western and southern Gascoyne and the southwest Goldfields: Areas of rain.
Forecast for Wednesday
SW Land Division: Isolated showers southwest of a line Kalbarri to Hopetoun.
Showers more frequent southwest of Lancelin to Albany with isolated squally
thunderstorms.
Gascoyne, Goldfields and the Eucla: Isolated showers, scattered in the northwest
Gascoyne. Showers contracting to the eastern Goldfields and Eucla by the
afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
A few showers. Moderate N/NW winds.
Precis:      Few showers.
Forecast for Wednesday
Showers, heavy at times, and the chance of a thunderstorm until early afternoon.
A few more showers for the remainder of the day. Moderate to fresh W'ly winds.
Precis:      Showers, storm, easing pm.
City:        Min 10        Max 18
Mandurah:    Min 13        Max 18
UV Alert:    Nil , UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Thursday     Chance of a shower.                    Min 10     Max 19
Friday       Chance of a shower.                    Min 10     Max 20
Saturday     Shower or two.                         Min 12     Max 21
Sunday       Shower or two.                         Min 11     Max 20
Monday       Shower or two.                         Min 11     Max 20
Tuesday      Partly cloudy.                         Min 8      Max 19
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Wednesday.

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