Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 13/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Gale Wind Warning for coastal waters from Esperance to S.A. Border.
Strong Wind Warning for remaining coastal waters Jurien Bay to Esperance.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Southern coastal parts: Scattered showers.
Gascoyne coast and the western coastal parts of the SW Land Division: Isolated
showers.
Southwestern Kimberley: Very isolated showers, clearing during the evening.
Forecast for Thursday
SW Land Division: Isolated showers for northern and western parts and the south
coast. A band of scattered showers extending from the southwest during the
morning, reaching Perth to Albany in the afternoon and Geraldton to Southern
Cross to Ravensthorpe in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms southwest of a line
Jurien Bay to Northam to Albany with the band.
Southwest Goldfields: Scattered showers developing in the evening, easing from
the west towards midnight.
Southwest Pilbara, northern and southern Gascoyne and Eucla coast: Isolated
showers.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday evening
Shower or two. Light to moderate S/SW winds.
Precis:      Shower or two.
Forecast for Thursday
A few showers increasing for a period in the afternoon and early evening with
the risk of a thunderstorm. Light to moderate N/NE winds shifting moderate W/NW
in the morning. Winds becoming fresh and gusty by the afternoon ahead of a
moderate to fresh SW'ly change during the afternoon.
Precis:      Showers, increasing. Storm risk.
City:        Min 7         Max 18
Mandurah:    Min 10         Max 17
UV Alert:    Nil , UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Friday       Shower or two.                         Min 9      Max 19
Saturday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 8      Max 20
Sunday       Mostly sunny.                          Min 8      Max 21
Monday       Late showers.                          Min 7      Max 21
Tuesday      Showers.                               Min 8      Max 19
Wednesday    Few showers, easing.                   Min 8      Max 19
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Thursday.

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