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 Jurien Bay to Israelite Bay.
Forecast for Tuesday
SW Land Division: A band of rain and isolated squally thunderstorms moving
through the Division during the day, tending to scattered showers in
southeastern parts. 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. 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: Scattered showers developing from the
west late afternoon and evening.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday
Rain periods, 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, squally storm risk.
City:        Max   19
Mandurah:    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 11:20 am WST Tuesday.

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