Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 13/11 - 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 Naturaliste to Israelite Bay.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Eastern parts of the SW Land Division and the southern Goldfields: Areas of rain
and scattered thunderstorms, with heavy falls possible.
Remaining parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers, contracting to
southern parts during the evening.
Remaining Goldfields, the Eucla and the southern and western Interior: Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms, with moderate to heavy falls possible.
Kimberley, northeast Interior, far northeast Gascoyne and the far southeast
Pilbara: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, tending scattered over the
Kimberley.
Forecast for Wednesday
Eucla, far eastern Goldfields and the southeast Interior: Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms with moderate to heavy falls possible, gradually
contracting eastwards during the day.
SW Land Division, southern Goldfields and the far southern Gascoyne: Isolated
showers, clearing from northern and western parts in the evening.
Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, tending scattered in the
afternoon.
Northeast Interior and eastern inland Pilbara: Isolated afternoon and evening
thunderstorms and showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Cloudy periods, with the chance of a light shower. Moderate SE winds, tending
S'ly near the coast at first.
Precis:      Possible light shower.
Forecast for Wednesday
Cloudy periods. Moderate E/SE winds, tending S/SW'ly near the coast for a period
during the afternoon.
Precis:      Cloudy periods.
City:        Min 17        Max 28
Mandurah:    Min 18         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
Thursday     Chance of a shower.                    Min 16     Max 27
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 16     Max 28
Saturday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 15     Max 29
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 27
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 29
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 32
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Wednesday.

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