Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 24/11 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Fire Weather Warning for the Central West.
Fire Weather Warning for far western parts of the Pilbara.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Onslow to Cape Leeuwin.
Forecast for Sunday
Northwest Kimberley, eastern Pilbara, northeast Gascoyne and adjacent Interior:
Isolated afternoon thunderstorms and showers.
Southern Gascoyne, northern Goldfields and southern Interior: Isolated
thunderstorms and showers.
Along the south coast east of Albany: Isolated showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Sunday
Sunny. Moderate E/SE winds, fresh for a period in the morning. Winds tending
moderate to fresh S/SW about the coast in the afternoon.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Max   32
Mandurah:    Max   29
UV Alert:    8:00 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: LOW-MODERATE
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 32
Tuesday      Hot. Sunny.                            Min 19     Max 35
Wednesday    Hot. Mostly sunny.                     Min 22     Max 37
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 23     Max 34
Friday       Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 34
Saturday     Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 32
The next routine forecast will be issued at 11:20 am WST Sunday.

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