Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Sep 17/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Severe Weather Warning in the eastern parts of the SW Land Division and the
adjacent Goldfields and Gascoyne for Sunday.
Gale Warning for coastal waters Jurien Bay to SA Border.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters Kalbarri to Jurien Bay.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Isolated coastal showers between Lancelin and Walpole, extending to southwest of
Jurien Bay to Walpole in the evening.
Forecast for Sunday
SW Land Division: Scattered showers and isolated squally thunderstorms, easing
to isolated showers in the afternoon and evening. Strong and squally W/NW winds
in the eastern parts.
Gascoyne: Isolated showers in the far west during the morning extending into
southern and central parts in the afternoon, and then clearing throughout the
district in the evening.
Goldfields: Scattered showers and isolated squally thunderstorms developing in
the southern parts during the afternoon, easing to isolated showers in the
evening and contracting to the far south. Strong and squally W/NW'ly winds in
the southern parts. Isolated afternoon showers in the remainder.
Eucla: In the western parts scattered showers and isolated squally thunderstorms
developing, easing to isolated showers in the evening. Strong and squally
W/NW'ly winds in the western parts. Isolated evening showers in the remainder.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
A shower or two, increasing late evening. Moderate to fresh NW'ly winds.
Precis:      Shower or two, increasing later.
Forecast for Sunday
Showers with a risk of a squally thunderstorm during the morning. Showers will
ease to a shower or two in the evening. Fresh and gusty NW'ly winds, shifting
W/SW by late morning.
Precis:      Showers, storm risk, easing later.
City:        Min 12        Max 18
Mandurah:    Min 13         Max 17
UV Alert:    9:40 am to 2:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Monday       Shower or two, clearing evening.       Min 11     Max 19
Tuesday      Shower or two.                         Min 11     Max 21
Wednesday    A few showers.                         Min 13     Max 20
Thursday     Shower or two.                         Min 9      Max 20
Friday       Shower or two, clearing.               Min 9      Max 20
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 7      Max 21
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Sunday.

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