Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 21/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Flood Warning for the De Grey River Catchment.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Carnarvon to Jurien Bay.
Forecast for Wednesday
North and east Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Remaining Kimberley, the Pilbara, northern Gascoyne and the northern Interior:
Isolated showers.
Central western Interior and adjacent far northern Goldfields and eastern
Gascoyne: Areas of drizzle clearing during the afternoon.
Southern coastal districts of the SW Land Division, the southeastern Goldfields
and the Eucla: Isolated showers and areas of drizzle, clearing the Goldfields
during the afternoon.
Forecast for Thursday
Kimberley, and the adjacent Pilbara and Interior: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evening.
Remaining Pilbara, central and the northern Interior, extending into the NW
Gascoyne in the afternoon: Isolated showers.
Central western Interior and adjacent far northern Goldfields and eastern
Gascoyne: Areas of drizzle or isolated showers in the morning.
SE parts of the SW Land Division, the far southern Goldfields and the Eucla:
Areas of drizzle or isolated showers, contracting to coastal parts in the
afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Moderate to fresh E/SE winds.
Precis:      Mostly sunny.
City:        Max   26
Mandurah:    Max   25
UV Alert:    9:00 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Forecast for Thursday
Mostly sunny. Moderate to fresh E/SE winds.
Precis:      Mostly sunny.
City:        Min 14         Max 26
Mandurah:    Min 16         Max 25
Friday       Sunny.                                 Min 14     Max 28
Saturday     Cloud increasing later.                Min 16     Max 30
Sunday       Shower or two.                         Min 18     Max 29
Monday       Shower or two.                         Min 18     Max 28
Tuesday      Cloudy.                                Min 17     Max 28
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Wednesday.

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