Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 18/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northern parts of the SW Land Division and the
inland Gascoyne.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
The Central West, northern parts of the Central Wheat Belt, the inland Gascoyne
and far northern parts of the Lower West: Scattered thunderstorms and showers.
Heavy rainfall, large hail and damaging winds possible with thunderstorms.
Remaining parts of the Gascoyne, Central Wheat Belt and northern Lower West, the
northwest Goldfields and the Interior, Pilbara and Kimberley: Isolated
thunderstorms and showers.
Forecast for Thursday
Northern and western parts of the SW Land Division and the eastern Gascoyne:
Scattered showers and squally thunderstorms, with some heavy falls possible.
Remaining parts of the state, apart from the Southeast Coastal district, western
Eucla, southeast Goldfields, northeast Interior and the southeast Kimberley:
Isolated thunderstorms and showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Risk of a thunderstorm, more likely in northern suburbs. Moderate S/SW, fresher
near the coast at first.
Precis:      Thunderstorm risk.
Forecast for Thursday
Partly cloudy with a thunderstorm or two, mostly during the afternoon and
evening. Heavy falls possible with thunderstorms. Moderate NE'ly winds, tending
NW/SW'ly in the afternoon.
Precis:      Thunderstorm or two.
City:        Min 23        Max 34
Mandurah:    Min 23         Max 32
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: LOW-MODERATE
Hills: LOW-MODERATE
Friday       Humid. Thunderstorm risk.              Min 22     Max 35
Saturday     Humid. Partly cloudy.                  Min 23     Max 33
Sunday       Humid. Partly cloudy.                  Min 21     Max 30
Monday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 21     Max 35
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 36
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 38
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Thursday.

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