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Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 6/12 - 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 S.A. Border.
Forecast for Friday    evening
Kimberley, eastern Pilbara, Interior, central and eastern Eucla, northeast
Gascoyne and far northern Goldfields: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Coastal Lower West, Southwest district, adjacent South coastal district and
extending into coastal parts of the Southeast Coastal district later in the
evening: Isolated showers, mainly about 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    evening
A possible light coastal shower later in the evening, otherwise partly cloudy.
Moderate to fresh W/SW winds easing in the evening.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Saturday
A possible light early coastal shower, otherwise partly cloudy. Moderate SW
winds, fresher near the coast for a period during the afternoon.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Min 17        Max 25
Mandurah:    Min 17         Max 24
UV Alert:    8:10 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 14     Max 29
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 32
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 19     Max 34
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 34
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 34
Friday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 21     Max 33
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Saturday.

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