Source: Bureau of Meteorology


Issued at 2:51 pm WST on Saturday 19 February 2022.

Weather Situation
Hot to very hot and dry conditions combined with a period of fresh and gusty southeasterly to northeasterly winds into the afternoon, as well as fresh afternoon sea breezes along the Gascoyne coast, will result in severe fire danger across the Gascoyne and Central West on Sunday and extreme fire danger along parts of the Gascoyne Coast.

For Sunday 20 February:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather district:
Gascoyne Coast

Severe Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Inland Central West, Gascoyne Inland and Coastal Central West - North

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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