Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 18/12 - 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 from Mandurah to Walpole, extending to
between Jurien Bay and S.A Border on Tuesday morning.
Forecast for Monday    evening
Southwest district: Isolated showers, mostly about the Capes. Showers tending
scattered for western parts during the evening with isolated thunderstorms.
Forecast for Tuesday
SW Land Division: A band of rain and isolated squally thunderstorms moving
through the division during the day. The band will lie near Jurien Bay to Bremer
Bay in the morning and near Kalbarri to Esperance late afternoon. Rain easing to
isolated showers behind the band though tending scattered along the south coast
with hail and isolated thunderstorms possible towards evening. Isolated showers
are also expected ahead of the band near western coastal parts. Moderate falls
over most of the division with some heavy falls possible over the Lower West and
Southwest districts.
Southern Gascoyne: Isolated showers near coastal parts with rain developing from
the southwest in the evening.
Southwest Goldfields and western Eucla: Rain developing from the west late
afternoon and evening.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Monday    evening
Clear. Moderate NW'ly winds.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Tuesday
Rain developing early morning, heavy at times with the risk of a squally
thunderstorm. Conditions easing to a shower or two during the afternoon. Fresh
and gusty NW'ly winds ahead of a moderate to fresh SW'ly change around midday
and easing in the evening.
Precis:      Rain easing later, squally storm risk.
City:        Min 12        Max 19
Mandurah:    Min 13         Max 19
UV Alert:    Nil , UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Wednesday    Shower or two.                         Min 7      Max 17
Thursday     Partly cloudy.                         Min 3      Max 18
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 4      Max 18
Saturday     Mostly sunny.                          Min 3      Max 19
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 4      Max 19
Monday       Sunny.                                 Min 7      Max 20
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Tuesday.

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