Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 24/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Flood Warning for the Nullagine and Oakover Rivers in the De Grey River
Catchment.
Forecast for Saturday
Western Pilbara, western Gascoyne and the north of the Central West: Scattered
showers and  thunderstorms with moderate falls possible.
Remainder of the Central West, remaining Gascoyne, northern Lower West, Central
Wheat Belt, and the northwest Goldfields: Isolated afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms.
Central and western Kimberley, remaining Pilbara and the western Interior:
Isolated showers and thunderstorms, tending scattered over the western Kimberley
and adjacent parts in the afternoon.
Eucla: Areas of coastal drizzle.
Forecast for Sunday
Western and southern Gascoyne, northern SW Land Division and the adjacent
Goldfields: Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Remaining SW Land Division, Goldfields, Gascoyne, Pilbara, western Interior and
western Kimberley: Isolated showers and thunderstorms extending into the western
Eucla during the afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Saturday
Cloudy periods. Moderate N/NE winds before a NW/SW sea breeze develops this
afternoon.
Precis:      Cloudy periods.
City:        Max   29
Mandurah:    Max   28
UV Alert:    9:10 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Forecast for Sunday
Cloudy periods with a shower or two. Light to moderate NE'ly winds before a S/SW
sea breeze develops during the afternoon.
Precis:      Shower or two.
City:        Min 17         Max 26
Mandurah:    Min 19        Max 25
Monday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 15     Max 26
Tuesday      Partly cloudy.                         Min 15     Max 28
Wednesday    Sunny.                                 Min 15     Max 29
Thursday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 14     Max 30
Friday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 15     Max 30
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Saturday.

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