Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Mar 31/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Gale Warning for coastal waters from Cape Naturaliste to Albany for Sunday.
Strong Wind Warning for remaining coastal waters from Mandurah to Esperance for
Sunday.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Western Kimberley, central and eastern Pilbara, inland Gascoyne, and the NW
Interior: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Northern Goldfields, the southern Interior, and the northern Eucla: Isolated
showers and thunderstorms, contracting slowly eastwards.
Southwest and the southwestern South Coastal districts: Isolated showers.
Forecast for Sunday
Coastal parts of the Kimberley, the central and eastern Pilbara, northeast
Gascoyne, northeastern parts of the Goldfields, adjacent southern Interior, and
eastern Eucla: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly afternoon and evening.
Southwest of a line Jurien Bay to Northam to Albany, extending southwest of a
line Geraldton to Bremer Bay in the afternoon and evening: Isolated showers,
increasing to scattered in the Southwest district during the evening.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Partly cloudy. Moderate SW winds.
Precis:      Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Sunday
Shower or two, developing in the morning. Light to moderate W/SW'ly winds,
freshening W/NW in the afternoon.
Precis:      Shower or two.
City:        Min 13        Max 24
Mandurah:    Min 16         Max 24
UV Alert:    9:20 am to 3:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: HIGH
Hills: HIGH
Monday       Few showers.                           Min 16     Max 24
Tuesday      Few showers, increasing later.         Min 18     Max 26
Wednesday    Showers.                               Min 17     Max 25
Thursday     Showers, easing later.                 Min 15     Max 22
Friday       Morning shower.                        Min 9      Max 22
Saturday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 10     Max 25
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Sunday.

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