Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 18/12 - 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 Barrow Island to Jurien Bay for
Saturday, and Cape Naturaliste to Walpole and Jurien Bay to Geraldton for
Sunday.
Fire Weather Warning for the Central West Coastal sub district for Sunday.
Severe Thunderstorm warning for the central and eastern Goldfields.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Kimberley, northern and eastern Goldfields, Eucla, Interior, central and eastern
inland Pilbara and the eastern Gascoyne: Isolated showers and gusty
thunderstorms. Possible destructive wind gusts with thunderstorms in the
northern Goldfields.
Great Southern, southern Southwest and Southern Coastal districts: Isolated
showers.
Forecast for Sunday
Kimberley, northwest and southwest Interior, eastern Pilbara, eastern Gascoyne,
Goldfields, Eucla and northeastern parts of the SW Land DIvision: Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
Remaining inland Pilbara, northern Gascoyne and Interior: Isolated afternoon and
evening showers and thunderstorms.
Near the south coast east of Walpole: Isolated morning showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Clear. Moderate to fresh S/SW winds returning E/SE later this evening.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Sunday
Mostly sunny. Moderate E/SE winds, fresh for a period in the morning. Winds
tending S'ly near the coast during the afternoon.
Precis:      Mostly sunny.
City:        Min 20        Max 35
Mandurah:    Min 20         Max 32
UV Alert:    8:40 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Monday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 21     Max 36
Tuesday      Mostly sunny.                          Min 22     Max 36
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 22     Max 34
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 20     Max 31
Friday       Possible morning shower.               Min 18     Max 30
Saturday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 17     Max 30
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Sunday.

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