Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 20/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the inland Gascoyne and northern parts of the SW
Land Division.
Forecast for Friday    evening
Northern and western parts of the SW Land Division, the inland Gascoyne and the
southern Pilbara: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some moderate to
heavy falls possible.
North and west Kimberley and remaining Pilbara: Isolated thunderstorms and
showers.
Far SE Goldfields, Eucla and adjacent southern Interior: Areas of rain and
isolated thunderstorms.
Forecast for Saturday
Western parts of the SW Land Division, western inland Gascoyne and western
Pilbara:  Isolated showers and thunderstorms with some moderate to heavy falls
possible.
Remaining Gascoyne, Pilbara, and the central and northern Kimberley: Isolated
mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
Goldfields and adjacent Eucla and southern Interior: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms, mostly morning.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Friday    evening
Clear. Light to moderate NE/SE winds tending NW/SW near the coast.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Saturday
A shower or two and the risk of a squally thunderstorm, mostly afternoon and
evening. Light to moderate NE/NW winds.
Precis:      Shower and thunderstorm risk.
City:        Min 23        Max 33
Mandurah:    Min 24         Max 32
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Sunday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 21     Max 32
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 34
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 21     Max 36
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 23     Max 37
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 24     Max 38
Friday       Sunny, very hot.                       Min 24     Max 39
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Saturday.

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