Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jan 25/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Fire Weather Warning for the Central West district.
Flood Watch for the De Grey River catchment.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from the NT Border to Northwest Cape and
from Cape Leeuwin to Israelite Bay.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Kimberley and Pilbara: Isolated showers and squally thunderstorms, becoming
scattered in the northern and western Kimberley and northern Pilbara. Moderate
to heavy falls possible in the Kimberley.
Far NW Interior, western Gascoyne, the northern Central West district: Isolated
afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
Forecast for Thursday
Kimberley, Pilbara, and far NW Interior: Isolated showers and squally
thunderstorms, tending monsoonal over in the northern and western Kimberley and
along the east Pilbara coast with some moderate to heavy falls possible.
Northern and western Gascoyne and the Central West district: Isolated mostly
afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Partly cloudy, hot. Moderate E/NE winds with a brief, weak coastal sea breeze
until early evening.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday
Very hot and sunny. Moderate to fresh E/NE winds easing early afternoon before a
mid to late afternoon sea breeze over western suburbs.
Precis:      Very hot. Sunny.
City:        Min 26        Max 41
Mandurah:    Min 26         Max 39
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Friday       Very hot. Partly cloudy.               Min 25     Max 40
Saturday     Very hot. Sunny.                       Min 26     Max 42
Sunday       Very hot.                              Min 24     Max 40
Monday       Very hot. Sunny.                       Min 22     Max 38
Tuesday      Very hot. Sunny.                       Min 24     Max 38
Wednesday    Very hot. Sunny.                       Min 24     Max 38
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Thursday.

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