Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Dec 28/11 - 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 district and Mortlock sub district of
the Central Wheat Belt for Wednesday.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Shark Bay to Jurien Bay and Cape
Leeuwin to Israelite Bay for Wednesday.
Fire Weather Warning for the Central West inland district, Mortlock and Ninghan
sub district of the Central Wheat Belt for Thursday.
Fire Weather Warning for the Shire of Ashburton Inland sub district of the
Pilbara for Thursday.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Cape Naturaliste to Cape Leeuwin and
Bremer Bay to Caiguna for Thursday.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Kimberley, east Pilbara, northeast Interior, east and south Gascoyne, northeast
Goldfields and Central West district: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Strong
squalls with thunderstorms about the eastern Pilbara, Gascoyne and Central West
districts.
Forecast for Thursday
Kimberley, east Pilbara, north and west Interior, east and south Gascoyne,
Goldfields, Central West and northern Central Wheat Belt: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms. Strong squalls with thunderstorms about the Gascoyne and Central
West districts.
Southern Central Wheat Belt, Lower West and northern Great Southern: Isolated
afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Hot and clear. Light to moderate E'ly winds, before a moderate coastal sea
breeze during the afternoon.
Precis:      Clear. Hot.
Forecast for Thursday
Very hot, with the risk of an afternoon thunderstorm. Moderate to fresh NE winds
easing late morning before an seabreeze during the afternoon.
Precis:      Very hot, afternoon storm risk.
City:        Min 24        Max 39
Mandurah:    Min 24        Max 36
UV Alert:    8:10 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: LOW-MODERATE
Hills: LOW-MODERATE
Friday       Humid, partly cloudy.                  Min 21     Max 32
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 20     Max 31
Sunday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 19     Max 30
Monday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 18     Max 33
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 31
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 19     Max 33
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Thursday.

---

STAT News Service