Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 29/11 - 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 Shark Bay to Jurien Bay.
Severe Thunderstorm warning current for the eastern Gascoyne, far northern
Goldfields and central Interior.
Forecast for Saturday
Kimberley, Interior, far northern Goldfields, south and east Gascoyne: Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms, becoming widespread in the central Interior,
far northern Goldfields and eastern Gascoyne, with heavy falls, strong squalls
and possible hail and flash flooding.
Eastern Pilbara and far northern Central West: Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms developing this afternoon.
Coastal Eucla: Isolated showers.
Forecast for Sunday
Kimberley, Interior, far northern Goldfields, south and east Gascoyne: Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms, becoming widespread in the central Interior,
far northern Goldfields and eastern Gascoyne, with heavy falls, strong squalls
and possible hail and flash flooding.
East Pilbara, remainder of the Goldfields, Eucla and far northeast SW Land
Division: Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Northwest Gascoyne: Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Saturday
Sunny. Moderate E/SE winds, tending S'ly for a period near the coast during the
afternoon.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Max   25
Mandurah:    Max   24
UV Alert:    8:30 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Forecast for Sunday
Sunny. Moderate to fresh and gusty E'ly winds, easing during the morning and
tending S/SE in the afternoon.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Min 12         Max 27
Mandurah:    Min 14        Max 26
Monday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 14     Max 28
Tuesday      Mostly sunny.                          Min 16     Max 31
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 18     Max 31
Thursday     Showers developing. Storm Risk.        Min 20     Max 30
Friday       Shower or two.                         Min 18     Max 27
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Saturday.

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