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Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 27/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Fire Weather Warning for inland parts of the Central West and northern and
western parts of the Central Wheat Belt for Sunday.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Kimberley, northern Interior, central and western Pilbara, the northern and
western Gascoyne and the north of the Central West: Isolated showers and gusty
thunderstorms.
Forecast for Sunday
Inland Pilbara, inland Gascoyne and the northern Goldfields, extending through
the western Goldfields in the afternoon: Isolated thunderstorms and showers.
Northern and western Kimberley: Isolated gusty thunderstorms and showers
developing late morning.
SW Land Division: Isolated thunderstorms and showers over the Central West,
clearing during the morning, before re-developing in the afternoon over the
Central Wheat Belt, Great Southern, eastern South Coastal district and adjacent
Southeast Coastal district. A hot to very hot day inland from the west coast,
with fresh and gusty northerly winds.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Saturday  evening
Clear. Light to moderate south to southwesterly winds, tending easterly later in
the evening.
Precis:      Clear.
Forecast for Sunday
A mostly sunny day. Moderate north to northeasterly winds, shifting moderate
southwesterly by late morning.
Precis:      Mostly sunny.
City:        Min 16       Max 34
Mandurah:    Min 18        Max 28
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: LOW-MODERATE
Hills: HIGH
Monday       Partly cloudy.                         Min 14     Max 25
Tuesday      Possible shower.                       Min 12     Max 24
Wednesday    Thunderstorm risk.                     Min 12     Max 25
Thursday     Early thunderstorm risk.               Min 13     Max 24
Friday       Possible shower.                       Min 14     Max 22
Saturday     Possible shower.                       Min 13     Max 24
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Sunday.

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