Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 2/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Severe Weather Warning for the Central West and Lower West and adjacent parts of
the Central Wheat Belt and Great Southern for heavy rainfall and damaging winds.
Warning for Sheep Farmers over central and southern parts of the SW Land
Division.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Carnarvon to Walpole.
Fire Weather Warning for the northern parts of the SW Land Division.
Forecast for Thursday
Southwest of a line from Perth to Hopetoun, extending to southwest of a line
Jurien Bay to Merredin to Hopetoun by the evening: Areas of rain and isolated
squally thunderstorms. Heavy falls possible over the Lower West and adjacent
parts from late afternoon onwards. Damaging wind gusts possible north of Perth.
Remaining SW Land Division and adjacent Gascoyne: Isolated squally thunderstorms
and showers. Rain areas in the southeast. Damaging wind gusts possible over the
Central West and adjacent parts of the Lower West and Central Wheat Belt.
Southern and western Gascoyne, northern Kimberley, western and central
Goldfields and the far western Eucla: Isolated afternoon and evening showers and
thunderstorms.
Forecast for Friday
Central and southern parts of the SW Land Division and the far southwest
Goldfields: Areas of rain, easing to isolated showers from the west during the
day.
Remaining parts of the SW Land Division and the western Gascoyne: Isolated
showers.
Remaining parts of the Goldfields, the southern and far northeastern Gascoyne,
Eucla, southwest Interior and the northwest Kimberley: Isolated thunderstorms
and showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Severe Weather Warning issued for Heavy Rainfall.
Forecast for Thursday
A shower or two, increasing to rain periods during the late afternoon and
evening with heavy falls possible. Risk of a squally thunderstorm. Light
variable winds becoming moderate to fresh E/SE during the afternoon.
Precis:      Rain developing. Thunderstorm risk.
City:        Max   31
Mandurah:    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
Forecast for Friday
Rain periods in the early morning, easing to a shower or two soon after sunrise.
Moderate to fresh SE'ly winds, tending fresh S'ly in the afternoon.
Precis:      Early rain then a shower or two.
City:        Min 20         Max 29
Mandurah:    Min 22         Max 28
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 15     Max 26
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 12     Max 27
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 15     Max 30
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 33
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 20     Max 36
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Thursday.

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