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Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 27/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Thursday
Kimberley, northern Interior, southeastern Pilbara, and eastern Gascoyne:
Isolated showers and thunderstorms developing during the afternoon.
SW Land Division: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, increasing to scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the southeast with hail and moderate to heavy falls
possible. Showers easing in the north and west during the afternoon and evening.
Goldfields: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, increasing to scattered showers
and thunderstorms in the southwest with moderate to heavy falls possible.
Southern and central Interior, and the Eucla: Scattered showers and
thunderstorms easing during by the evening. Some strong squalls, small hail, and
heavy falls possible.
Forecast for Friday
Kimberley and the eastern Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms extending
to the far eastern Pilbara and the eastern Gascoyne during the afternoon.
Eucla: Isolated morning thunderstorms and showers in the northeast. Isolated
coastal showers clearing in the evening.
SW Land Division: Isolated showers in the south clearing by the evening.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Thursday
A shower or two clearing this evening. A risk of a thunderstorm over eastern
suburbs until early afternoon. Moderate S/SW winds, fresh at times near the
coast during the afternoon and evening.
Precis:      Shower or two.
City:        Max   23
Mandurah:    Max   23
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 Friday
A partly cloudy day. Light to moderate S/SE winds tending moderate to fresh S/SW
near the coast during the afternoon.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Min 11         Max 24
Mandurah:    Min 13        Max 23
Saturday     Sunny.                                 Min 12     Max 25
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 12     Max 27
Monday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 13     Max 28
Tuesday      Partly cloudy.                         Min 15     Max 29
Wednesday    Cloudy periods.                        Min 18     Max 30
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Thursday.

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