Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 12/11 - 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 Kalbarri to Walpole and Esperance to Eyre
for Saturday.
Forecast for Friday
SE Gascoyne, Goldfields, SW Interior and western Eucla, contracting to the Eucla
during the evening and clearing overnight: Cloudy with areas of patchy rain.
Forecast for Saturday
Western and southern Gascoyne, SW Land Division and far SW Goldfields: Isolated
showers extending from western districts, throughout by late evening. Showers
tending widespread with isolated thunderstorms southwest of a line Geraldton to
Hopetoun for a period with the passage of a cold front from the west late
afternoon and Saturday night.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Friday
Sunny. Light to moderate NE winds.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Max   21
Mandurah:    Max   19
UV Alert:    10:40 am to 2:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Forecast for Saturday
A shower or two, increasing mid to late afternoon and evening with the risk of a
thunderstorm. Freshening N/NW winds, gusty at times in the afternoon ahead of a
gusty W'ly change during the evening.
Precis:      Shower or two increasing later.
City:        Min 10         Max 22
Mandurah:    Min 10        Max 21
Sunday       Shower or two.                         Min 11     Max 19
Monday       Showers increasing, windy.             Min 12     Max 20
Tuesday      Showers easing.                        Min 10     Max 17
Wednesday    Mostly sunny.                          Min 6      Max 18
Thursday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 4      Max 19
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Friday.

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