Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 18/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Flood warning for the Upper Blackwood River Catchment.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters NW Cape to Kalbarri for Sunday.
Forecast for Sunday
Kimberley and NE Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Southeast Goldfields, the far eastern Southeast Coastal district and far west
Eucla: Isolated afternoon and evening showers.
Southwest district and adjacent South Coastal district, possibly extending to
coastal parts of the Lower West late afternoon or evening: Isolated mainly
coastal showers.
Forecast for Monday
Southern Interior and central and eastern Eucla: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
Kimberley and eastern Interior: Isolated mostly afternoon showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
South of a line Busselton to Katanning to Esperance: Isolated showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Sunday
Partly cloudy with a possible light shower for coastal suburbs in the evening.
Moderate to fresh SW'ly winds.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Max   26
Mandurah:    Max   25
UV Alert:    8:00 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: LOW-MODERATE
Hills: LOW-MODERATE
Forecast for Monday
Mostly sunny. Light SE'ly winds shifting SW'ly during the morning and tending
moderate to fresh in the afternoon.
Precis:      Mostly sunny.
City:        Min 15         Max 26
Mandurah:    Min 16        Max 25
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 15     Max 30
Wednesday    Mostly sunny.                          Min 16     Max 30
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 33
Friday       Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 33
Saturday     Sunny.                                 Min 18     Max 31
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Sunday.

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