Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 18/11 - 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 Carnarvon to Jurien Bay for
Wednesday afternoon.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
SW Land Division: A band of rain over northern and eastern parts, easing in the
evening. Isolated showers over the remainder.
Western and southern Gascoyne, the southwest Goldfields and the far western
Eucla: Isolated showers, tending to areas of patchy rain over the Goldfields and
Eucla in the evening.
Central and eastern Eucla, the western and southern Interior and the far western
Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Forecast for Wednesday
Central and eastern Eucla, the eastern Goldfields, southern and western Interior
and the eastern Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Remaining Goldfields and the southern Gascoyne: Scattered showers, tending
isolated in the afternoon.
Eastern parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers, clearing by the
evening.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
A shower or two, clearing during the evening. Moderate to fresh SW winds, easing
in the evening.
Precis:      Shower or two, clearing.
Forecast for Wednesday
A mostly sunny day. Light to moderate E/SE winds shifting moderate to fresh
SW'ly in the afternoon.
Precis:      Mostly sunny.
City:        Min 7         Max 22
Mandurah:    Min 11         Max 21
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
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 9      Max 26
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 13     Max 30
Saturday     Shower or two.                         Min 16     Max 27
Sunday       Chance of a shower.                    Min 15     Max 25
Monday       Cloudy periods.                        Min 12     Max 24
Tuesday      Partly cloudy.                         Min 13     Max 24
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Wednesday.

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