Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

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

Warning summary
Tropical Cyclone Warning is current for eastern inland areas of the Pilbara.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Cape Naturaliste to Albany.
Flood Warning current for the Pilbara coastal streams between Port Hedland and
Karratha.
Flood Warning current for the De Grey and Ashburton river catchments.
Forecast for Thursday
Central and eastern Pilbara and the far west Kimberley:
Rain, scattered squally thunderstorms with heavy falls, flooding and strong to
gale force winds.
Remaining Pilbara and Kimberley, the Gascoyne, Goldfields, Interior,
northeastern Central Wheat Belt, and western Eucla: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms, tending scattered in the northeast Gascoyne and northern
Interior, with some moderate to heavy falls and local flooding.
Northern Central West, NW Central Wheat Belt and eastern Eucla: Isolated showers
and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evening.
Forecast for Friday
SE Pilbara, NE Gascoyne, western Interior, and the far northern Goldfields:
Rain, scattered squally thunderstorms with heavy falls, and flooding.
Eastern Pilbara, western Kimberley, SE Gascoyne, remaining northern Goldfields,
remaining southern and central Interior: Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms, with some moderate to heavy falls possible.
Northwest parts of the SW Land Division, and the remaining parts of the Pilbara,
Kimberley, and Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the
afternoon and evening.
NE Eucla: Isolated morning showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Thursday
Sunny. Moderate E/NE winds, tending S'ly near the coast mid afternoon and
evening.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Max   36
Mandurah:    Max   34
UV Alert:    8:10 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: VERY HIGH
Hills: VERY HIGH
Forecast for Friday
Chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm, mainly in the northern and
eastern suburbs. Moderate to fresh E/NE winds.
Precis:      Chance of an afternoon shower.
City:        Min 22         Max 36
Mandurah:    Min 23        Max 33
Saturday     Shower or thunderstorm possible.       Min 22     Max 34
Sunday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 22     Max 30
Monday       Chance of an early shower.             Min 18     Max 27
Tuesday      Mostly sunny.                          Min 16     Max 29
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 18     Max 34
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Thursday.

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