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 Walpole.
Forecast for Wednesday
Eucla, southeast Interior: Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms,
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.
Forecast for Thursday
Central Interior: Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms with moderate to
heavy falls possible, gradually contracting eastwards during the day.
Central West, northern Central Wheatbelt, northern Goldfields, southeastern
Gascoyne, western Interior:  Isolated showers with isolated thunderstorms
developing in the afternoon.
Kimberley and northeast Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, tending
scattered in the afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday
Partly cloudy with a light shower possible until late afternoon. Light to
moderate E/SE winds, tending S/SW'ly near the coast for a period during the
afternoon.
Precis:      Possible light shower.
City:        Max   28
Mandurah:    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
Forecast for Thursday
Partly cloudy with the chance of a shower from late morning. Light to moderate
E/SE winds, tending S/SW'ly near the coast for a period during the afternoon.
Precis:      Chance of a shower.
City:        Min 19         Max 27
Mandurah:    Min 19         Max 26
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 17     Max 28
Saturday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 17     Max 29
Sunday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 16     Max 27
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 29
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 32
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Wednesday.

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