Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 3:25 pm WST on Thursday 9 December 2021.

Weather Situation
Very hot and dry conditions over northern and eastern parts of the state. There is a trough extending from the North Interior to the Pilbara and a trough extending down to the Goldfields to the south coast. East of the trough there will be moderate to fresh and gusty northeast winds over the Interior, eastern Pilbara, eastern Gascoyne, Goldfields, Eucla, and south eastern parts of the South West Land Division. Fresh afternoon seabreezes along the Pilbara coast.
Showers and thunderstorms are expected in the Kimberley, eastern Pilbara, western North Interior, western Gascoyne, Goldfields, western South Interior, western Eucla and the South East Coastal Districts.

For Friday 10 December:

Severe Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Gascoyne, Ravensthorpe Shire, West Pilbara Coast, Ashburton Inland, Exmouth Gulf Coast, Goldfields, Esperance Shire Inland, Roe, Lakes, Ninghan and Jilbadgie

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises you to:
- Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
- Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station,
www.emergency.wa.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
- Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.dfes.wa.gov.au.


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