Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Aug 31/12 - 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 Cape Leeuwin to Bremer Bay.
Forecast for Friday    evening
Southwest of a line from Geraldton to Bremer Bay, extending to southwest of a
line Geraldton to Merredin to Esperance during the evening: Isolated showers,
tending scattered in the south. Isolated thunderstorms possible southwest of a
line from Mandurah to Bremer Bay until early evening.
Forecast for Saturday
Southwest of a line from Shark Bay to Southern Cross to Israelite Bay: Isolated
showers, contracting to southwest of a line from Perth to Bremer Bay in the
afternoon.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Friday    evening
A shower or two. Moderate W/NW winds, becoming light W/SW'ly during the evening.
Precis:      Shower or two.
Forecast for Saturday
A shower or two, clearing in the late afternoon or early evening. Generally
light W/SW winds.
Precis:      Shower or two, clearing later.
City:        Min 10       Max 20
Mandurah:    Min 14        Max 20
UV Alert:    9:50 am to 2:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: NOT RATED
Hills: NOT RATED
Sunday       Chance of a shower.                    Min 7      Max 21
Monday       Showers increasing. Windy.             Min 10     Max 20
Tuesday      Showers, thunderstorm. Windy.          Min 8      Max 16
Wednesday    Shower or two, increasing later.       Min 8      Max 18
Thursday     Shower or two, clearing.               Min 7      Max 17
Friday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 5      Max 20
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Saturday.

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