Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 17/11 - 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 from Bremer Bay to the SA Border.
Forecast for Monday    evening
Southwest parts of the Lower West, Southwest district, far southwest of the
Great Southern, and western parts of the South Coastal: Isolated showers.
Eastern parts of the Southeast Coastal district, the western Eucla, far
southeast Goldfields, Kimberley, central and western Interior and the eastern
Pilbara: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Forecast for Tuesday
SW Land Division, southwest Gascoyne and the southwest Goldfields: Isolated
morning showers and thunderstorms southwest of Kalbarri to Israelite Bay
extending throughout by the afternoon and tending scattered for a period during
the day.
Central and eastern Eucla: Isolated showers and thunderstorms extending to the
western Interior and far eastern Goldfields during the afternoon and the
remaining southern Goldfields and western Eucla during the evening.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Monday    evening
Partly cloudy. Light to moderate W/SW winds.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Tuesday
A few showers developing during the morning with the risk of a thunderstorm.
Showers easing during the afternoon with lengthy breaks. Light to moderate W/NW
winds shifting moderate to fresh SW'ly by mid morning.
Precis:      Few showers, storm risk.
City:        Min 14        Max 21
Mandurah:    Min 15        Max 20
UV Alert:    8:40 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 10     Max 23
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 10     Max 26
Friday       Shower or two developing.              Min 14     Max 30
Saturday     Shower or two.                         Min 15     Max 25
Sunday       Shower or two.                         Min 14     Max 24
Monday       Cloudy periods.                        Min 12     Max 23
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Tuesday.

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