Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Jun 19/12 - 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 Cape Leeuwin to Eyre.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
SW Land Division: A band of rain and isolated squally thunderstorms moving
through the Division. The band will move to Kalbarri to Esperance in the
evening. Rain easing to isolated showers behind the band though tending
scattered along the south coast with hail and isolated thunderstorms possible.
Southern Gascoyne: Isolated showers near coastal parts with rain developing from
the southwest.
Southwest Goldfields and western Eucla: Scattered showers developing from the
west.
Forecast for Wednesday
Southern Gascoyne, adjacent SW Land Division, southern Goldfields, and the
western Eucla in the morning, contracting to the northern Gascoyne, western
Pilbara, north and east Goldfields, SW Interior, and eastern Eucla during the
afternoon and evening: A band of rain or scattered showers, easing to isolated
showers in the afternoon and evening.
Remainder of the SW Land Division: Isolated showers about western parts.
Isolated morning showers in inland eastern parts. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms with small hail about southern coastal districts.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Shower or two. Moderate SW'ly winds, easing in the evening.
Precis:      Shower or two.
Forecast for Wednesday
Shower or two, mainly about coastal suburbs. Light S/SE winds, becoming moderate
SW'ly by the afternoon.
Precis:      Shower or two.
City:        Min 7         Max 17
Mandurah:    Min 10         Max 16
UV Alert:    Nil , UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Thursday     Cold morning. Partly cloudy.           Min 4      Max 18
Friday       Cold morning. Mostly sunny.            Min 3      Max 18
Saturday     Cold morning. Mostly sunny.            Min 2      Max 19
Sunday       Sunny.                                 Min 5      Max 20
Monday       Cloudy periods.                        Min 8      Max 19
Tuesday      Shower or two.                         Min 10     Max 20
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Wednesday.

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