Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 7/12 - 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 NW Cape to Mandurah.
Fire Weather Warning for the Central West district for Sunday.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Kimberley, Interior, northeast Gascoyne, central and eastern Pilbara: Isolated
showers and thunderstorms, tending scattered in the central Interior with
moderate to heavy falls possible.
Near the south coast west of Israelite Bay: Isolated light showers.
Forecast for Sunday
Kimberley, eastern Pilbara, Gascoyne, far northern Goldfields, central and
northern Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, tending scattered in the
central Interior and adjacent Gascoyne with moderate to heavy falls possible.
Remaining inland Pilbara: Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Southern Coastal Parts: Isolated showers and areas of drizzle.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Partly cloudy. Moderate S'ly winds, fresh near the coast.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Sunday
Sunny. Moderate SE winds, shifting fresh S/SW in the afternoon.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Min 14        Max 29
Mandurah:    Min 15        Max 27
UV Alert:    8:10 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 32
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 19     Max 34
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 33
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 32
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 32
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 31
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Sunday.

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