Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Feb 29/12 - 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 Cape Naturaliste to Albany and from
Israelite Bay to the SA Border.
Fire Weather Warning for the Central West district.
Flood Warning for the De Grey river Catchment in the Pilbara.
Forecast for Wednesday
Kimberley, central and eastern Pilbara and the NE Interior: Scattered showers
and thunderstorms, with moderate to heavy falls possible.
Remaining eastern interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Western inland Pilbara and the NE Gascoyne: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Along the south coast east of Walpole: Isolated showers.
Forecast for Thursday
Kimberley and NE Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms tending scattered
in the afternoon and evening.
Western Pilbara: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Southern Interior, the eastern Goldfields and Eucla: Isolated showers
contracting to the far SE Interior and the eastern Eucla by evening.
Along the south coast east of Albany: Isolated mostly morning showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday
Sunny. Fresh and gusty E/SE winds easing for a period in the afternoon.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Max   32
Mandurah:    Max   30
UV Alert:    8:50 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: VERY HIGH
Hills: VERY HIGH
Forecast for Thursday
Sunny. Moderate E/SE winds, fresh and gusty for a period during the morning.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Min 17         Max 30
Mandurah:    Min 18        Max 29
Friday       Sunny.                                 Min 18     Max 31
Saturday     Sunny.                                 Min 19     Max 33
Sunday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 20     Max 35
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 22     Max 36
Tuesday      Sunny.                                 Min 22     Max 37
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Wednesday.

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