Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 15/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Flood Warning current for the Pilbara Coastal Rivers [Yule and Turner River
Catchments].
Flood Warning current for the De Grey, Fortescue River, and Ashburton River
catchments.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Carnarvon to Cape Naturaliste for
Monday.
Forecast for Sunday    evening
North and west Kimberley, the Pilbara, northern and eastern Gascoyne and the
western and southern Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Some moderate
to heavy falls possible in the west Pilbara and far northern Gascoyne.
Central and southern parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms extending east along the south coast during the evening.
Forecast for Monday
Southeast Coastal district, Eucla and SE Goldfields: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms clearing the Southeast Coastal district during the morning.
Remaining southern coastal parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated morning
showers.
North and west Kimberley, the Pilbara, NE Gascoyne, northern Goldfields and the
western and southern Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, mostly
afternoon and evening.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Sunday    evening
Partly cloudy. Moderate to fresh SW/S'ly winds.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Monday
Partly cloudy. Moderate S'ly winds freshening during the afternoon.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Min 18        Max 29
Mandurah:    Min 20         Max 27
UV Alert:    8:10 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 31
Wednesday    Late thunderstorm risk.                Min 19     Max 34
Thursday     Thunderstorm risk.                     Min 22     Max 35
Friday       Thunderstorm risk.                     Min 23     Max 36
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 23     Max 32
Sunday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 19     Max 29
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Monday.

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