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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:30 pm WST on Sunday 24 March 2019
for the period until midnight WST Thursday 28 March 2019.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
Severe Tropical Cyclone Veronica lies just off the central Pilbara coast and moving in an south to southeasterly direction and cross the coast during Sunday evening. A trough extends from the Pilbara into the Interior of the State.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge of high pressure lies near the south coast. The ridge strengthens on Monday over southern parts of the State with a high moving into the Bight on Tuesday. A trough will develop near the west coast by Wednesday morning before moving inland during the day. A new high pressure ridge will develop near the south coast during Thursday and Friday.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday 24 March
Heavy rainfall, damaging winds and potential coastal inundation over the northern and eastern Pilbara, depending on the movement and intensity of Severe Tropical Cyclone Veronica.
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, remaining parts of the Pilbara, northern Gascoyne, and northern Interior. Showers near the south coast and light rain over central South Interior, northern Goldfields and central Gascoyne.

Forecast for Monday 25 March
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, northern Gascoyne and northern and central parts of the Interior with rain slowly easing over the Pilbara. Showers near the south coast.
Damaging winds and heavy rainfall over the central Pilbara coast and adjacent parts, associated with Severe Tropical Cyclone Veronica.

Forecast for Tuesday 26 March
Heavy showers and thunderstorms possible about the northwest Pilbara coast easing throughout the day. Showers and thunderstorms through the Kimberley, north Interior, remaining Pilbara and the far northern Gascoyne. Possible light showers about the Eucla coast in the morning.

Forecast for Wednesday 27 March
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, and the adjacent Goldfields, Central West and Central Wheat Belt districts.

Forecast for Thursday 28 March
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, western Pilbara and western Gascoyne. Showers near the south coast and Eucla coast.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Monday.

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