Australia -- South Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 16/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of South Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

For the rest of today and Wednesday:
WARNING SUMMARY:
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is current.
Gale Warning for the Far West, West, South Central and South East Coasts and a
Strong Wind Warning for Gulf Waters.
Sheep Graziers Advice for Wednesday.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA:
Areas of rain, extending across most of the state today, patchy in the north,
clearing from the west later today and throughout early Wednesday. Isolated
showers following the rain, becoming scattered about coasts today and about the
agricultural area and the south of the pastoral districts on Wednesday. Showers
more frequent at times about the Flinders Ranges, west coast of Eyre Peninsula
and the Lower South East on Wednesday. Isolated thunderstorms developing west of
about Coober Pedy to Adelaide this afternoon and evening, extending to remaining
areas south of Ceduna to Leigh Creek on Wednesday, with small hail possible, and
clearing from the west during the day. Moderate to fresh northerly winds, strong
in the south and west, ahead of a fresh to strong west to southwesterly change
in the far west, extending to near Leigh Creek to Kingscote this evening and
Broken Hill to Robe early Wednesday. Winds possibly reaching gale force at times
about western and southern coasts.

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