Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 22/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from NW Cape to Kalbarri for Sunday.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Carnarvon to Walpole for Monday.
Severe Thunderstorm warning for people in parts of WA in an area bounded by
Bremer Bay to Lake Grace to Mullewa to Mount Magnet to Norseman to Israelite
Bay.
Forecast for Sunday    evening
Central and eastern parts of the SW Land Division, inland Gascoyne, Goldfields,
Pilbara, Kimberley, central and the northern Interior:  Isolated showers and
thunderstorms, tending scattered in the Kimberley, Pilbara, northern Gascoyne
and northern Interior. Strong squalls and possible moderate to heavy falls with
storms about the central and eastern SW Land Division and adjacent Gascoyne.
Forecast for Monday
Northern and eastern parts of the SW Land Division, inland Gascoyne, Goldfields
and southern Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms developing late
morning.
Kimberley, Pilbara and northern Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms,
tending scattered in the afternoon.
Southern coastal parts west of Israelite Bay: Isolated showers or areas of
drizzle.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Sunday    evening
Partly cloudy. Moderate to fresh SW winds.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Monday
Sunny and hot. Light to moderate SE'ly winds, becoming moderate to fresh S/SW in
the afternoon.
Precis:      Sunny, hot.
City:        Min 21        Max 36
Mandurah:    Min 21        Max 34
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Tuesday      Sunny, hot.                            Min 21     Max 37
Wednesday    Very hot, sunny.                       Min 24     Max 39
Thursday     Very hot, sunny.                       Min 25     Max 40
Friday       Very hot, sunny.                       Min 26     Max 40
Saturday     Very hot, sunny.                       Min 25     Max 39
Sunday       Very hot, sunny.                       Min 24     Max 38
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Monday.

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