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Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 30/12 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Western Australia was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

Warning summary
Strong Wind Warning for Cape Naturaliste to Albany for Wednesday.
Fire Weather Warning for the southern inland Pilbara for Wednesday.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
North and West Kimberley, eastern and southern Pilbara, inland Gascoyne,
northern and eastern parts of the SW Land Division, Goldfields, southern
Interior and the Eucla: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Along the remaining south coast, west of Israelite Bay: Isolated showers.
Forecast for Wednesday
Southern Gascoyne, southern and central Goldfields, Central Wheat Belt, and the
adjacent Central West and Great Southern districts: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms with areas of rain becoming scattered by the afternoon with
moderate to heavy falls possible.
Southwest Interior, Eucla, far northern and western Kimberley, far southern
Pilbara and the remaining Gascoyne, Goldfields and Central West districts:
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Remaining SW Land Division: Areas of rain with isolated thunderstorms tending to
isolated showers over the Southwest, South Coastal and the adjacent Great
Southern districts.
Western Pilbara: Areas of light rain developing late evening.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Tuesday   evening
Cloudy. Moderate to fresh south to southwest winds easing tonight.
Precis:      Cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday
Cloudy with light rain periods and the risk of a thunderstorm. Moderate to fresh
easterly winds easing for a period during the day.
Precis:      Light rain, thunderstorm risk.
City:        Min 13       Max 22
Mandurah:    Min 14        Max 23
UV Alert:    8:20 am to 3:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]
Fire Danger: Coastal Plain: LOW-MODERATE
Hills: LOW-MODERATE
Thursday     Shower or two, thunderstorm risk.      Min 13     Max 25
Friday       Shower or two.                         Min 13     Max 23
Saturday     Shower or two, increasing later.       Min 13     Max 24
Sunday       Showers, thunderstorm risk.            Min 14     Max 20
Monday       Showers easing. Early storm.           Min 11     Max 20
Tuesday      Shower or two.                         Min 12     Max 21
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Wednesday.

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