Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 2/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Severe Weather Warning southwest of a line Mandurah to Hyden to Esperance.
Gale Warning for coastal waters from Mandurah to Caiguna.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Jurien Bay to Mandurah and from
Caiguna to the SA Border.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
SW Land Division: Isolated showers increasing as a band of widespread showers
moves east to lie near Jurien Bay to Hopetoun during the evening. Isolated
coastal showers persisting in the wake of the band, tending scattered about
southern coastal districts with isolated thunderstorms near the south coast.
SW Goldfields and the southern and western Gascoyne: Isolated showers,
increasing to scattered in the far SW Goldfields Tuesday night.
Forecast for Wednesday
Southwest district, South Coastal and Southeast Coastal districts: Widespread
showers with isolated thunderstorms and small hail.
Remaining parts of the SW Land Division southwest of a line Geraldton to
Esperance:
Isolated showers increasing to scattered for a period in the afternoon over
western districts.
SE Gascoyne, Goldfields and western Eucla, contracting to the far eastern
Goldfields, SW Interior and the eastern Eucla by evening: Isolated showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Showers, heavy at times. Fresh to strong W/NW winds, gusty at times, shifting SW
during the evening.
Precis:      Showers.
Forecast for Wednesday
A few showers. Fresh and gusty SW winds easing during the afternoon and evening.
Precis:      Few showers.
City:        Min 11        Max 18
Mandurah:    Min 13        Max 16
UV Alert:    11:10 am to 1:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Thursday     Early shower.                          Min 7      Max 17
Friday       Sunny.                                 Min 4      Max 19
Saturday     Sunny.                                 Min 6      Max 22
Sunday       Few showers.                           Min 11     Max 19
Monday       Few showers.                           Min 10     Max 18
Tuesday      Partly cloudy.                         Min 8      Max 17
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Wednesday.

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