Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 14/12 - 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 Mardie to Cape Leveque.
Flood Warning for the North Kimberley.
Strong Wind Warnings for coastal waters from Kuri Bay to the NT Border and Cape
Cuvier to Walpole.
Fire Weather Warning for the Central West district.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Kimberley: Scattered showers and squally thunderstorms, tending to rain areas in
the north with windy conditions possible. Some moderate to heavy falls likely.
Pilbara and northern Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Forecast for Thursday
Kimberley: Rain areas with scattered showers and squally thunderstorms. Moderate
to heavy falls likely. Windy conditions possible in the north.
Pilbara and the northern Interior: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Possible
squalls with thunderstorms over the Pilbara.
Northeast Gascoyne, remaining Interior and the northern Goldfields: Isolated
showers and thunderstorms, mainly afternoon and evening.
Along the south coast east of Albany and the Eucla coast: Isolated showers
contracting to the Eucla coast by the afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Clear. Moderate to fresh S/SW winds SE'ly later this evening.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Thursday
Sunny. Moderate to fresh and gusty E/SE winds easing for a period in the
evening.
Precis:      Sunny.
City:        Min 15        Max 29
Mandurah:    Min 16        Max 28
UV Alert:    9:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Friday       Sunny.                                 Min 14     Max 30
Saturday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 16     Max 33
Sunday       Cloudy periods.                        Min 19     Max 32
Monday       Cloudy periods.                        Min 16     Max 26
Tuesday      Partly cloudy.                         Min 13     Max 24
Wednesday    Mostly sunny.                          Min 10     Max 26
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Thursday.

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