Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 8/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Fire Weather Warning for the Central West district, and for the northwest of the
Central Wheat Belt.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Cape Preston to NW Cape for
Saturday.
Forecast for Friday
The Kimberley, far NW Gascoyne, northern and western parts of the Pilbara:
Isolated thunderstorms and showers, tending scattered over the northern
Kimberley in the afternoon.
Along the western Eucla coast: Cloudy with some morning drizzle.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Friday
A very hot and sunny day. Moderate to fresh E/NE winds, easing before a moderate
SW'ly seabreeze develops in the mid to late afternoon.
Precis:      Very hot. Sunny.
City:        Max   38
Mandurah:    Max   34
UV Alert:    8:50 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: VERY HIGH
Hills: VERY HIGH
Saturday     Very hot. Sunny.                       Min 20     Max 39
Sunday       Very hot. Sunny.                       Min 21     Max 39
Monday       Very hot. Mostly sunny.                Min 23     Max 38
Tuesday      Partly cloudy.                         Min 20     Max 33
Wednesday    Mostly sunny.                          Min 17     Max 30
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 28
The next routine forecast will be issued at 11:20 am WST Friday.

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