Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 24/12 - 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 Kalbarri for
Saturday afternoon and evening.
Forecast for Friday    evening
Kimberley, Pilbara, Interior and far NE Gascoyne: Isolated thunderstorms and
showers, tending scattered over the Kimberley and eastern Pilbara with possible
strong squalls.
Forecast for Saturday
Kimberley, Pilbara and the northern and eastern Interior: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms tending scattered over the Kimberley, eastern Pilbara and northern
Interior in the afternoon and evening.
Eastern Goldfields, SW Interior and the Eucla: Isolated afternoon and evening
showers and thunderstorms.
Southwest of a line Bunbury to Bremer Bay: Isolated showers, reaching southern
parts of the Lower West district towards midnight.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Friday    evening
Partly cloudy. Moderate to fresh S/SW winds.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Saturday
Partly cloudy. Moderate S'ly winds becoming moderate to fresh S/SW early
afternoon.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
City:        Min 16        Max 26
Mandurah:    Min 19         Max 25
UV Alert:    8:50 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: LOW-MODERATE
Hills: LOW-MODERATE
Sunday       Early shower, partly cloudy            Min 16     Max 26
Monday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 16     Max 28
Tuesday      Cloudy, thunderstorm risk.             Min 19     Max 31
Wednesday    Cloudy, shower or two.                 Min 22     Max 30
Thursday     Cloudy, early shower risk.             Min 19     Max 30
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 19     Max 28
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Saturday.

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