Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 10/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Severe Weather Warning for the central and eastern Pilbara.
Gale Warning for coastal waters from Broome to Cape Preston for Wednesday.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Cape Leveque to Broome.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters Cape Preston to Barrow Island for
Wednesday.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Shark Bay to Jurien Bay and from
Margaret River to Walpole for the remainder of Tuesday.
Fire Weather Warning for the Central West coastal district for the remainder of
Tuesday.
Flood Watch issued for the Pilbara.
Forecast for Tuesday
Far SW Kimberley and central and eastern Pilbara and far NE Gascoyne: Scattered
showers and squally thunderstorms. Some heavy falls and flooding likely.
Remaining northern Gascoyne, remaining Kimberley and the central and northern
Interior: Isolated thunderstorms and scattered showers tending to rain areas
through the central Interior.
Forecast for Wednesday
Central and eastern Pilbara and the far west Kimberley:
Rain areas and scattered squally thunderstorms with some heavy falls and
flooding likely.
Remaining Pilbara and Kimberley, the Gascoyne, northern Goldfields and the
Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Northern and eastern Central West and Central Wheat Belt, and remaining
Goldfields: Isolated afternoon and evening shwoers and thunderstorms.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday
Sunny. Moderate E'ly winds tending S'ly near the coast for a period in the
afternoon.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Max   33
Mandurah:    Max   31
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: VERY HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Forecast for Wednesday
Sunny. Moderate E/NE winds, fresh and gusty about the hills in the morning.
Winds tending S'ly near the coast  mid afternoon and evening.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Min 21         Max 34
Mandurah:    Min XX        Max XX
Thursday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 21     Max 34
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 32
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 33
Sunday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 22     Max 34
Monday       Light shower or two.                   Min 20     Max 29
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Tuesday.

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