Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - May 2/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Strong Wind Warning for coastal waters Albany to Israelite Bay.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Isolated coastal showers east of Esperance.
Forecast for Thursday
Far southwest Gascoyne and Central West extending into the northern Central
Wheatbelt district during the afternoon and evening: Areas of rain.
Lower West, Southwest, South Coastal, Great Southern and southern Central
Wheatbelt districts: Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms clearing the
Lower West during the evening.
Western parts of the Southeast Coastal district and far southwest Goldfields:
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms developing during the afternoon and
evening.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Cloud increasing tonight. Moderate E/NE winds.
Precis:      Cloud increasing.
Forecast for Thursday
A few showers and the risk of a thunderstorm.  Moderate N/NE winds tending
moderate to fresh NW winds late morning.
Precis:      Few showers. Storm risk.
City:        Min 17        Max 25
Mandurah:    Min 17        Max 24
UV Alert:    10:10 am to 2:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Friday       Showers. Late storm risk.              Min 16     Max 23
Saturday     Few showers easing.                    Min 13     Max 23
Sunday       Shower or two.                         Min 12     Max 24
Monday       Few showers.                           Min 12     Max 24
Tuesday      Shower or two.                         Min 9      Max 22
Wednesday    Few showers.                           Min 10     Max 23
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Thursday.

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