IDT13131
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Saturday 7 December 2019
Issued at 4:03 pm EDT on Thursday 5 December 2019.
Forecasts are issued regularly: Please ensure you have the latest version.
Summary
| District | District FFDI | District Rating | Percent Coverage | Fire Weather Warning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Island | 5 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Furneaux Islands | 11 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| North West Coast | 12 | High | 15 | |
| Central North | 15 | High | 69 | |
| North East | 14 | High | 31 | |
| East Coast | 17 | High | 67 | |
| Midlands | 14 | High | 47 | |
| Upper Derwent Valley | 10 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| South East | 14 | High | 26 | |
| Central Plateau | 7 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Western | 1 | Low-Moderate | 100 |
* Ratings are provided in conjunction with Fire Authorities.
* District FDI is the representative peak FDI in the district for that fuel type. 10% of the district has a max FDI higher than this value.
* Percent Coverage is the percentage of the District that falls in or above the District Rating threshold.
Saturday
Showers about western, central and southern areas, decreasing in the afternoon. Fine elsewhere. Strong and gusty west to southwesterly winds gradually moderating.
District Weather Elements
for Saturday 7 December 2019
Issued at 4:03 pm EDT on Thursday 5 December 2019.
| District | TAL | cHaines | Prob Rain >5mm | 1500m Wind (km/h) | 3000m Wind (km/h) | Mix Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Island | 0 | 4 | < 5 | WSW 60 | SW 80 | 1400 |
| Furneaux Islands | 0 | 4 | 0 | WSW 65 | WSW 80 | 1700 |
| North West Coast | 0 | 1 | < 5 | SW 70 | SW 85 | 1800 |
| Central North | 0 | 2 | < 5 | WSW 55 | SW 85 | 2300 |
| North East | 0 | 3 | < 5 | WSW 55 | SW 80 | 2300 |
| East Coast | 0 | 2 | < 5 | WSW 65 | SW 85 | 2400 |
| Midlands | 0 | 1 | < 5 | WSW 65 | SW 85 | 2300 |
| Upper Derwent Valley | 0 | 1 | 25 | WSW 70 | SW 85 | 2100 |
| South East | 0 | 1 | 25 | WSW 75 | SW 85 | 2100 |
| Central Plateau | 0 | 0 | 30 | WSW 65 | SW 85 | 2300 |
| Western | 0 | 1 | 60 | WSW 60 | SW 80 | 1800 |
