Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 16/12 - 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 Esperance to Eyre Thursday.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Esperance to SA Border and Barrow
Island to Jurien Bay for Friday.
Forecast for Thursday  evening
Kimberley, north and western Interior, eastern Pilbara, east Gascoyne,
Goldfields, Southeast Coastal district and western Eucla: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
Forecast for Friday
Kimberley, north and west Interior, central and eastern Pilbara, eastern
Gascoyne and northern Goldfields: Isolated afternoon and evening showers and
thunderstorms.
Eastern Goldfields, west Eucla and eastern parts of the Southeast Coastal
district: Isolated showers and thunderstorms clearing the Southeast Coastal
district during the morning, but extending throughout the Eucla in the
afternoon.
SW District, western South Coastal district and adjacent Great Southern:
Isolated morning showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Thursday  evening
Some haze about. Moderate to fresh SW winds.
Precis:      Hazy at times.
Forecast for Friday
Mostly Sunny. Some haze about, especially in the morning. Light S'ly winds
tending moderate to fresh SW in the afternoon.
Precis:      Hazy at times.
City:        Min 19        Max 30
Mandurah:    Min 20         Max 28
UV Alert:    8:40 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 19     Max 31
Sunday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 20     Max 35
Monday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 23     Max 37
Tuesday      Humid, partly cloudy.                  Min 21     Max 32
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 20     Max 31
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 19     Max 28
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Friday.

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