Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

DAMAGING WESTERLY WINDS averaging 55 to 65 km/h with peak gusts around 100 km/h are expected across western and southern parts of the South West Land Division, including the Perth metropolitan area, today.
Strong westerly winds averaging 45 to 55 km/h with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS around 90 km/h will extend to remaining inland and eastern parts of the warning area by mid-morning and will continue throughout this afternoon, particularly in showers and thunderstorms.
Winds will shift southwesterly over the western half of the South West Land Division and ease below severe thresholds during late Sunday afternoon. In the early evening, the risk of DAMAGING WINDS will contract to the south coast and will then ease from the west by early Monday morning.
People in the southwest of WA experience a front as windy as this about 5 times per year.
A Coastal Hazard Warning is also current for parts of the west coast. For more information see www.bom.gov.au/wa/warnings/
Locations which may be affected include Albany, Bunbury, Esperance, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Mandurah, Manjimup, Margaret River, Merredin, Moora, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Norseman, Northam and Perth.
111 km/h wind gust recorded at Cape Naturaliste at 3:50 am.
104 km/h wind gust recorded at Cape Leeuwin at 3:30 am.
100 km/h wind gust recorded at Rottnest Island Airport at 12:34 am.
94 km/h wind gust recorded at Garden Island at 12:20 am.