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 for eastern parts of the SW Land Division and the
adjacent Goldfields and far SE Gascoyne.
Gale Warning for coastal waters Jurien Bay to the SA Border.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters Kalbarri to Jurien Bay.
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
over 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 over
central and southern parts during the afternoon, easing to isolated showers in
the evening and contracting to the far south. Strong and squally W/NW winds.
Isolated afternoon showers over the remainder.
Eucla: Scattered showers and isolated squally thunderstorms developing over
western parts, easing to isolated showers in the evening. Strong and squally
W/NW winds. Isolated evening showers over the remainder.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Sunday
Showers, heavy at times in the morning, easing to a shower or two by evening.
The risk of a squally thunderstorm during the morning. Fresh and gusty NW winds
shifting W/SW by late morning.
Precis:      Showers, storm risk, easing later.
City:        Max   18
Mandurah:    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 11:20 am WST Sunday.

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