Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 17/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Flood Warning for the De Grey catchment.
Forecast for Wednesday
Kimberley, northern and central Interior, Pilbara, Gascoyne, northwest
Goldfields and northern parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated mostly afternoon
and evening showers and thunderstorms. Moderate to heavy falls and strong
squalls possible with thunderstorms over the Gascoyne.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday
Risk of a late afternoon or evening thunderstorm. Moderate to fresh E'ly winds,
gusty about the hills in the morning, easing before a moderate afternoon coastal
sea breeze.
Precis:      Late thunderstorm risk.
City:        Max   36
Mandurah:    Max   34
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Thursday     Thunderstorm risk.                     Min 23     Max 34
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 22     Max 36
Saturday     Cloudy.                                Min 23     Max 33
Sunday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 31
Monday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 20     Max 32
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 35
The next routine forecast will be issued at 11:20 am WST Wednesday.

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