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 Wednesday.
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters from Cape Naturaliste to Walpole
Thursday.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Central and eastern Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Remaining Kimberley, the Pilbara, northern Gascoyne and the northern Interior:
Isolated showers.
Southern coastal districts of the SW Land Division, and the Eucla: Isolated
showers and areas of drizzle.
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 evening
Clear. Moderate to fresh E/SE winds.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Thursday
Mostly sunny. Moderate to fresh E/SE winds.
Precis:      Mostly sunny.
City:        Min 14        Max 26
Mandurah:    Min 16        Max 26
UV Alert:    9:10 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
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
Wednesday    Partly cloudy.                         Min 16     Max 29
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Thursday.

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