Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 3/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the far southeast Gascoyne, central western
Goldfields and adjacent Central Wheatbelt.
Warning for Sheep Farmers over central and southern parts of the SW Land
Division.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Shark Bay to Eyre.
Forecast for Friday
Far southeast Gascoyne, central western Goldfields and adjacent Central
Wheatbelt: Isolated squally thunderstorms and scattered showers, damaging winds
possible. Conditions easing in the evening.
Near the west coast north of Jurien Bay: Isolated light showers.
Remainder of the Southwest Land Division away from the west coast, southern
Gascoyne, Goldfields, Eucla and southern Interior: Isolated showers, tending
scattered through central and southern parts, with isolated thunderstorms
possible in central and eastern parts. Conditions clearing from western parts
during the day.
Far northern Kimberley: Isolated thunderstorms and showers developing in the
afternoon.
Forecast for Saturday
Southern Coastal parts: Scattered showers, tending isolated west of Bremer Bay,
easing in the remainder from the west during the day.
Remainder of the southern Goldfields, southern Eucla and adjacent Central
Wheatbelt and Great Southern: Isolated showers or drizzle clearing from the west
during the morning.
Northern Goldfields, across the central Gascoyne and adjacent Interior: Isolated
morning drizzle.
Far northern Kimberley, extending down across the central Kimberley and into the
eastern Interior in the afternoon: Isolated thunderstorms and showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Friday
Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy this afternoon. Moderate to fresh S/SE winds.
Precis:      Cloudy, easing.
City:        Max   29
Mandurah:    Max   27
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 Saturday
Partly cloudy. Moderate to fresh S'ly winds.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Min 15         Max 26
Mandurah:    Min 16        Max 26
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 12     Max 28
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 15     Max 30
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 17     Max 34
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 19     Max 36
Thursday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 20     Max 36
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Friday.

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