Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 9/11 - 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 Jurien Bay to Kalbarri on Saturday
afternoon.
Forecast for Friday    evening
Far northern and eastern Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Central Gascoyne and far northern Goldfields: Areas of patchy and mainly light
rain.
Southern parts of the SW Land Division, the southern Goldfields and the far
western Eucla: Isolated showers and areas of drizzle.
Eastern Central Wheatbelt, inland Lower West, northern Great Southern, western
Eucla and central parts of the Goldfields: Isolated showers clearing in the
evening.
Forecast for Saturday
Far northeast Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
afternoon.
Gascoyne, far northern Central West, far northern Goldfields and central
Interior: Areas of patchy rain extending from the west during the day.
Southern Goldfields, eastern South West, eastern Great Southern, southeastern
Central Wheatbelt, western Eucla and south coastal districts: Isolated showers,
tending to areas of drizzle over southern districts of the SW Land Division and
far southern Goldfields. Clearing in the afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Friday    evening
Partly cloudy. Moderate S/SW'ly winds, fresh about the coast. Winds easing
during the evening and tending light to moderate E/SE.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Saturday
Mostly sunny. Moderate E/SE winds, easing late morning and tending moderate to
fresh S/SW'ly in the afternoon.
Precis:      Mostly sunny.
City:        Min 17        Max 30
Mandurah:    Min 17         Max 27
UV Alert:    8:10 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: LOW-MODERATE
Hills: LOW-MODERATE
Sunday       Cloud developing.                      Min 18     Max 31
Monday       Shower or two, storm risk.             Min 20     Max 29
Tuesday      Chance of shower.                      Min 18     Max 26
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 18     Max 28
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 18     Max 28
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 18     Max 29
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Saturday.

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