MELBOURNE - Oct 23/11 - 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 Cape Naturaliste to Walpole for Monday. Forecast for Monday Kimberley, Interior, Gascoyne, northern Goldfields and northern Central West district: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Southern Central West, Lower West and northwest Central Wheat Belt: Isolated showers developing this afternoon. Remainder of the SW Land Division and Eucla: Isolated showers. Forecast for Tuesday Kimberley and Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Gascoyne and northern Goldfields: Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms, tending to areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms about the SW Gascoyne and adjacent Central West towards evening. Southern Central West, Lower West, Central Wheat Belt, Great Southern and southern Goldfields, contracting eastwards to central and eastern parts of the SW Land Division, southern Goldfields and western Eucla in the afternoon: Areas of rain, with moderate to heavy falls. Remainder of the SW Land Division and Eucla: Isolated showers. Perth Forecast Warning summary Nil. Forecast for Monday Partly cloudy, with the chance an afternoon shower or two. Light to moderate E'ly winds, shifting S/SE'ly near the coast for a period in the afternoon. Precis: Afternoon shower or two. City: Max 25 Mandurah: Max 24 UV Alert: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED Hills: NOT RATED Forecast for Tuesday Rain periods, heavy at times, easing to a few showers in the afternoon. Moderate to fresh E/NE winds, easing by late morning and shifting S/SE'ly near the coast for a period in the afternoon. Precis: Rain periods, easing. City: Min 14 Max 23 Mandurah: Min 15 Max 21 Wednesday Few showers, storm risk. Min 14 Max 23 Thursday Few showers, clearing later. Min 13 Max 23 Friday Partly cloudy. Min 12 Max 25 Saturday Partly cloudy. Min 12 Max 27 Sunday Partly cloudy. Min 14 Max 28 The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Monday.
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STAT News Service
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