Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 1/12 - 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 Kalbarri to Walpole and from Albany
to Israelite Bay.
Fire Weather Warning for the Central West district and the northern Central
Wheat Belt for Thursday.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
North and west Kimberley, western and central Pilbara, western and northern
Gascoyne and northwestern parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers and
gusty thunderstorms.
Southwest district: Scattered showers and thunderstorms extending from the
northwest. Areas of rain developing in the southwest late evening.
Remaining western parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers.
Forecast for Thursday
Southwest of a line from Mandurah to Albany: Areas of rain and isolated
thunderstorms extending to southwest of Lancelin to Norseman by the evening.
Moderate to heavy falls possible, most likely in the evening.
Remaining western SW Land Division and adjacent Gascoyne: Isolated squally
thunderstorms and showers.
Remaining Gascoyne, western Pilbara, northern Kimberley, western and southern
Goldfields and the far western Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms,
mainly afternoon and evening.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Partly cloudy with a shower or two and the risk of a thunderstorm. Moderate W/SW
winds tending S'ly tonight.
Precis:      Shower or two. Thunderstorm risk.
Forecast for Thursday
A shower or two tending to rain periods during the evening with the risk of a
gusty thunderstorm. Moderate NE/SE winds.
Precis:      Rain developing. Thunderstorm risk.
City:        Min 24        Max 31
Mandurah:    Min 23        Max 30
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Friday       Rain clearing. Shower or two.          Min 20     Max 29
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 15     Max 27
Sunday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 13     Max 27
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 15     Max 30
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 33
Wednesday    Mostly sunny.                          Min 21     Max 36
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Thursday.

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