Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

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

Warning summary
Tropical Cyclone WATCH for coastal areas from Kalumburu to the NT Border.
Fire Weather Warning for northern, central and eastern parts of the SW Land
Division for the remainder of Monday.
Strong Wind Warning current for coastal waters from Port Hedland to Coral Bay
and from Carnarvon to Walpole.
Strong Wind Warning issued for coastal waters from Esperance to the SA Border
for Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Forecast for Monday    evening
The north and west Kimberley and the northern Pilbara: Scattered showers and
thunderstorms with some moderate to heavy falls possible.
Remaining Pilbara, the central Kimberley and the northeast Gascoyne: Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
Western south coast: Isolated showers developing late evening.
Forecast for Tuesday
The north and west Kimberley and the northern Pilbara: Scattered showers and
thunderstorms with some moderate to heavy falls possible.
Remaining Pilbara and Kimberley and the far northern Interior: Isolated showers
and thunderstorms.
Southeastern parts of the SW Land Division and the southern Goldfields: Isolated
thunderstorms and showers, mostly clearing from the SW Land DIvision in the
afternoon while extending into the western Eucla.
Remaining southern parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers, contracting
to the south coast east of Albany in the afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Monday    evening
Humidity increasing during the evening. Moderate S/SW winds.
Precis:      Increasing humidity.
Forecast for Tuesday
A partly cloudy morning followed by a sunny afternoon. Moderate SE'ly winds,
tending S'ly near the coast for a period in the afternoon.
Precis:      Partly cloudy morning.
City:        Min 19        Max 31
Mandurah:    Min 20         Max 29
UV Alert:    9:00 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Wednesday    Mostly sunny.                          Min 16     Max 30
Thursday     Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 29
Friday       Sunny.                                 Min 14     Max 29
Saturday     Sunny.                                 Min 16     Max 33
Sunday       Cloudy periods.                        Min 19     Max 31
Monday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 17     Max 28
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Tuesday.

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