Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 16/11 - 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 Israelite Bay to SA Border.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Hopetoun to Israelite Bay.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Kuri Bay to Barrow Island for
Wednesday.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
SW Land Division: Isolated showers about coastal parts. Scattered showers in the
Southeast Coastal district.
Eucla coast: Scattered showers, isolated thunderstorms and small hail about the
coast.
Forecast for Wednesday
SW Land Division: Isolated showers near coastal parts. A period of isolated
showers until late afternoon in the southwest of the Central Wheatbelt,
southwestern parts of the Great Southern and south coastal Districts. Morning
frost possible in the southeast Central Wheatbelt, eastern Great Southern and
southwestern Goldfields.
Eucla: Isolated showers in the south, contracting to coastal parts by the
afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Chance of a shower, mainly in the coastal suburbs. Light winds, generally S'ly.
Precis:      Chance of a shower.
Forecast for Wednesday
Chance of a shower. Light N/NE winds tending W'ly by the afternoon.
Precis:      Chance of a shower.
City:        Min 6         Max 19
Mandurah:    Min 11         Max 18
UV Alert:    10:20 am to 2:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Thursday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 8      Max 20
Friday       Sunny.                                 Min 8      Max 23
Saturday     Cloud developing.                      Min 10     Max 23
Sunday       Showers developing.                    Min 12     Max 22
Monday       Few showers.                           Min 12     Max 21
Tuesday      Few showers.                           Min 10     Max 21
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Wednesday.

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