Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 8/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Strong Wind Warning current for coastal waters Barrow Island to Wallal for this
evening.
Forecast for Thursday  evening
Eucla and southern Interior: Isolated thunderstorms and scattered showers,
gradually clearing eastwards this evening.
SW Land Division, southern Goldfields and adjacent Gascoyne: Cloudy with
isolated showers, tending to areas of drizzle about southern coastal parts.
Northern and eastern Kimberley: Isolated thunderstorms and showers.
Forecast for Friday
Far northeast Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
afternoon.
Gascoyne, far northern Goldfields and central Interior: Areas of patchy rain
extending from the west during the day.
Southern Goldfields and SW Land Division away from the Lower West and adjacent
Central West coast: Isolated showers, tending to areas of drizzle over southern
districts of the SW Land Division and far southern Goldfields.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Thursday  evening
Partly cloudy, with the chance of a shower until evening. Moderate to fresh S'ly
winds, shifting E/SE this evening.
Precis:      Chance of a shower.
Forecast for Friday
Partly cloudy. Moderate SE'ly winds, easing late morning and shifting moderate
to fresh S/SW'ly in the afternoon.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Min 17        Max 27
Mandurah:    Min 17        Max 25
UV Alert:    8:00 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: LOW-MODERATE
Hills: LOW-MODERATE
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 17     Max 29
Sunday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 18     Max 31
Monday       Afternoon thunderstorm risk.           Min 19     Max 32
Tuesday      Chance of shower.                      Min 17     Max 30
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 17     Max 29
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 17     Max 30
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Friday.

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