Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 24/12 - 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 Cape Naturaliste to Albany this
evening and from Cape Leeuwin to Israelite Bay on Wednesday afternoon.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Northern, central and eastern parts of the SW Land Division, the southwest
Goldfields and the Gascoyne: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Kimberley, Pilbara and the northern Interior: Isolated showers and squally
thunderstorms, tending scattered in the northern and western Kimberley and
northern Pilbara, with some moderate to heavy falls possible.
Along the Eucla coast: Areas of drizzle developing in the evening.
Forecast for Wednesday
The Kimberley and Pilbara: Isolated showers and squally thunderstorms, becoming
scattered in the northern and western Kimberley and northern Pilbara, with some
moderate to heavy falls possible.
Far northeastern Interior, western half of the Gascoyne, the Central West and
far northern parts of the Lower West: Isolated afternoon and evening showers and
thunderstorms.
Along the Eucla coast: Areas of drizzle.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
A hot and mostly clear evening. Moderate E/SE winds.
Precis:      Hot.
Forecast for Wednesday
A very hot and mostly sunny day. Moderate to fresh E/NE winds, easing in the
afternoon with a mid afternoon seabreeze near the coast.
Precis:      Very hot. Mostly sunny.
City:        Min 24        Max 40
Mandurah:    Min 23        Max 38
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Thursday     Very hot. Partly cloudy.               Min 26     Max 41
Friday       Very hot. Partly cloudy.               Min 25     Max 39
Saturday     Very hot. Sunny.                       Min 26     Max 42
Sunday       Very hot. Windy morning.               Min 24     Max 40
Monday       Very hot. Sunny.                       Min 23     Max 40
Tuesday      Very hot. Sunny.                       Min 26     Max 40
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Wednesday.

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