Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 5/12 - 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 Leeuwin to Caiguna.
Forecast for Friday
Kimberley, eastern Pilbara, Interior and the central and eastern Eucla: Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
Eastern Goldfields: Isolated showers and thunderstorms contracting to the far
northeast during the afternoon.
Northeast Gascoyne: Isolated late afternoon and evening showers and
thunderstorms.
Far eastern Southeast Coastal district and the western Eucla: Isolated morning
showers and thunderstorms.
Coastal Lower West, Southwest district and adjacent South coastal district:
Isolated showers, mainly for the south coast.
Forecast for Saturday
Far eastern Eucla: Isolated early morning showers and thunderstorms.
Kimberley, far east Pilbara and Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms
tending scattered in the southeast Interior from the afternoon.
Central Pilbara and northeast Gascoyne: Isolated afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms.
Near the west coast south of Geraldton: Isolated light early morning showers.
Southwest district, adjacent South coastal district, southeast coastal district
and the far south of the Great Southern: Isolated showers contracting to the
coast early afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Friday
A possible light coastal shower, otherwise partly cloudy. Moderate W/SW winds,
fresher near the coast for a period during the afternoon.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Max   25
Mandurah:    Max   24
UV Alert:    8:10 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Forecast for Saturday
A possible light early coastal shower, otherwise partly cloudy. Moderate SW
winds.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Min 17         Max 25
Mandurah:    Min 18        Max 24
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 14     Max 29
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 32
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 19     Max 33
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 31
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 33
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Friday.

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