Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jul 26/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Gale Warning issued for coastal waters Jurien Bay to Walpole.
Strong Wind Warning for remaining coastal waters from Shark Bay to Bremer Bay.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Far west Pilbara, southern and western Gascoyne, SW Land Division, Goldfields,
Eucla and southern Interior: Isolated showers. Showers tending scattered with
isolated thunderstorms about eastern parts of the SW Land Division, adjacent
Goldfields and western Eucla.
Forecast for Wednesday
West and south Gascoyne, southwest Goldfields and eastern parts of the SW Land
Division: Isolated showers, tending scattered with isolated thunderstorms in the
southern Gascoyne, southwest Goldfields and eastern SW Land Division in the
afternoon.
Remainder of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers. A band of widespread
showers with isolated squally thunderstorms near the SW Capes by late afternoon
moving eastwards to lie near Kalbarri to Southern Cross to Hopetoun by midnight.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms persisting in the wake of the band.
Strengthening NW'ly winds.
Eucla and southeast Goldfields: Isolated showers, clearing during the morning.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Partly cloudy. Light NW/SW winds.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday
A shower or two increasing during the afternoon and evening. Risk of a squally
thunderstorm or two during the evening. Light N'ly winds, shifting NW and
strengthening during the afternoon to become strong and gusty by the evening.
Precis:      Showers increasing. Late storm.
City:        Min 8         Max 21
Mandurah:    Min 13        Max 20
UV Alert:    11:00 am to 1:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Thursday     Showers. Windy. Storm risk.            Min 12     Max 18
Friday       A few showers.                         Min 12     Max 19
Saturday     A few showers.                         Min 11     Max 20
Sunday       Showers. Windy.                        Min 12     Max 19
Monday       A few showers easing.                  Min 12     Max 19
Tuesday      A few showers.                         Min 10     Max 17
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Wednesday.

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