Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 25/11 - 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 Leeuwin to Israelite Bay.
Forecast for Tuesday
SW Land Division: Areas of rain with moderate to heavy falls over southern
parts, easing to isolated showers from the west during the day. Isolated
thunderstorms and showers over the remainder, with areas of rain developing over
northwest of the Central West during the afternoon and evening.
Southern Gascoyne: Isolated thunderstorms and showers. Rain areas developing in
the far southwest during the afternoon.
Goldfields: Isolated thunderstorms and showers. Rain areas in the south.
Eucla: Isolated showers, increasing to rain areas in the west during the day.
Kimberley, Interior, and the far southeast Pilbara: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms, mostly in the afternoon and evening.
Forecast for Wednesday
SW Land Division: Areas of rain and isolated squally thunderstorms with moderate
to heavy falls over northern parts, extending southeast during the day. Rain
easing to isolated showers in the Central West and Lower West in the evening.
Isolated showers over the remainder, with areas of rain in the south coastal
districts in the morning.
Gascoyne and western Pilbara: Isolated thunderstorms and showers apart from the
NE Gascoyne. Rain areas and isolated squally thunderstorms in the southwest with
moderate to heavy falls.
Goldfields, Eucla, Interior, and Kimberley: Isolated thunderstorms and showers,
mostly in the afternoon and evening.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday
A shower or two. Moderate E/SE winds, shifting light to moderate W/SW in the
afternoon.
Precis:      Shower or two.
City:        Max   22
Mandurah:    Max   22
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Forecast for Wednesday
Rain periods developing in the morning with the risk of a thunderstorm. Rain
easing to a shower or two in the evening. Light NE/NW winds shifting W/SW in the
afternoon.
Precis:      Rain periods, thunderstorm risk.
City:        Min 14         Max 22
Mandurah:    Min 14         Max 22
Thursday     Few showers, clearing later.           Min 13     Max 23
Friday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 11     Max 24
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 10     Max 26
Sunday       Chance of a shower.                    Min 13     Max 29
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 31
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Tuesday.

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