Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 15/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Fire Weather Warning has been issued for the Central West Coastal subdistrict
for Friday.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters for this afternoon and evening from Cape
Naturaliste to Walpole and from Carnarvon to Jurien Bay.
Forecast for Thursday  evening
Central Interior and far northern Goldfields: Isolated thunderstorms and
scattered showers. Strong squalls, hail and heavy falls possible.
Kimberley and northern Interior: Isolated thunderstorms and showers.
Remainder of northern and eastern Goldfields, southern Interior and eastern
Eucla: Isolated thunderstorms and scattered showers developing from the north
this evening.
Areas near the south coast and rear the west coast south of KalbarrI: Isolated
showers. Near the west coast only light showers, and clearing this evening.
Forecast for Friday
Southeastern Interior, far eastern Goldfields and central and eastern Eucla:
Isolated thunderstorms and scattered showers, moderate to heavy falls possible.
Far southeast Gascoyne and remainder of the northern and central Goldfields:
Isolated thunderstorms and scattered showers clearing from the west during the
day.
Remainder of the Interior and Kimberley: Isolated thunderstorms and showers in
the Interior and far southeast Kimberley, extending throughout in the afternoon.
Showers scattered in the east of the Interior.
Far southern Goldfields, eastern South Coastal, Southeast Coastal, far
southeastern Great Southern and western Eucla: Isolated showers, clearing in the
evening. Coastal drizzle in the morning.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Thursday  evening
Partly cloudy. Chance of a light shower in southern suburbs until later this
evening. Moderate E/SE winds.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Friday
Partly cloudy. Moderate E/SE winds, fresh near the hills, before an afternoon
sea breeze.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Min 16        Max 28
Mandurah:    Min 17         Max 26
UV Alert:
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: LOW-MODERATE
Saturday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 17     Max 29
Sunday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 16     Max 27
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 15     Max 29
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 31
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 18     Max 32
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 19     Max 34
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Friday.

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