Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update

MELBOURNE - Oct 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 Naturaliste to Israelite Bay.
Fire Weather Warning for the southern Pilbara.
Forecast for Wednesday
Southern Gascoyne, southern Goldfields, northern and eastern parts of the SW
Land Division: Rain areas and isolated thunderstorms with moderate to heavy
falls possible inland.
SW Interior, Eucla, far northern and western Kimberley, far southern Pilbara and
the remaining Remainder of the Gascoyne and Goldfields: Isolated showers and
thunderstorms.
Remaining SW Land Division: Isolated showers.
Forecast for Thursday
Southern half of the state: Areas of rain and isolated thunderstorms, easing to
isolated showers and thunderstorms in western parts during the afternoon.
Moderate to heavy falls possible, in the Goldfields, western Eucla, and central
parts of the SW Land Division.
Northern half the state:  In the western Gascoyne areas of rain and isolated
thunderstorms, easing to isolated showers during the afternoon. In the remainder
isolated showers and thunderstorms, except in the eastern Pilbara, and southern
Kimberley.
Perth Forecast
Warning summary
Nil.
Forecast for Wednesday
Light rain periods, with the risk of a thunderstorm in the evening. Moderate to
fresh easterly winds easing for a period during the day.
Precis:      Light rain, thunderstorm risk.
City:        Max   19
Mandurah:    Max   21
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
Forecast for Thursday
Rain periods, easing to a shower or two in the afternoon. Risk of a
thunderstorm. Moderate to fresh east to northeasterly winds, shifting moderate
westerly in the afternoon.
Precis:      Shower or two, thunderstorm risk.
City:        Min 14         Max 24
Mandurah:    Min 14         Max 23
Friday       Shower or two.                         Min 14     Max 23
Saturday     Shower or two, increasing later.       Min 13     Max 24
Sunday       Showers, thunderstorm risk.            Min 14     Max 19
Monday       Showers easing.                        Min 10     Max 20
Tuesday      Shower or two.                         Min 12     Max 21
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Wednesday.

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