Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tasmania
Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania for Thursday 19 February 2026
Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 18 February 2026.
Forecasts are issued regularly: Please ensure you have the latest version.
Summary
Fire Weather District
District Rating
Max Sub Area Rating
District FBI
cHaines
Wind Change Danger Index
TAL
Minor Fuel Type Rating >= Extreme
King Island
Moderate
13
7
0
0
Flinders
High
25
8
32
0
Central Coast
Moderate
19
8
32
0
Latrobe
High
32
8
32
0
Kentish
High
25
8
32
0
Burnie City
Moderate
16
8
0
0
Devonport City
High
27
8
30
0
Circular Head
Moderate
16
8
0
0
West Tamar
High
30
8
46
0
Launceston City
High
27
6
45
0
George Town
High
29
8
27
0
Dorset
Moderate
23
6
80
0
Break O'Day
High
28
6
77
0
Glamorgan-Spring Bay
High
38
6
53
0
Sorell
High
29
6
44
0
Northern Midlands
High
28
6
38
0
Southern Midlands
High
33
7
41
0
Upper Derwent Valley
High
NA
34
6
32
0
Y
Tasman
Moderate
23
4
44
0
Kingborough
High
38
4
45
0
Clarence City
High
32
6
46
0
Glenorchy City
High
27
5
36
0
Hobart City
High
28
5
36
0
Brighton
High
35
6
40
0
Meander Valley
High
25
7
35
0
Central Highlands
High
29
7
0
0
Huon Valley
Moderate
19
3
0
0
Waratah-Wynyard
Moderate
12
8
12
0
West Coast
Moderate
12
7
30
0
Derwent Valley
High
26
4
0
0
Note
Fire Weather District Ratings are provided in conjunction with Fire Authorities. District FBI (Fire Behaviour Index) is the representative peak FBI in the district. 10% of the Fire Weather District has a max FBI higher than this value. When the table is expanded the forecast elements in the expanded rows apply to the relevant Sub Area rather than district. Red cells indicate the value exceeds the weather alert threshold. For c-Haines this is the 95th percentile climatological value, for WCDI this is a value over 40, for Minor Fuel Type Rating this indicates Extreme or higher whilst the district rating is less than Extreme.
Thursday
Showers about the west, far south and Bass Strait Islands, easing during the evening. Mainly fine elsewhere. Westerly winds.
Detailed Forecast for Thursday 19 February 2026
Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 18 February 2026.
Fire Weather District
Fuel Type and Coverage
FBI
FBI >= 24
FBI >= 50
FBI >= 100
Cover (%)
From
Dur
Cover (%)
From
Dur
Cover (%)
From
Dur
King Island
Grassland 73%
13
0
0
0
Shrubland 18%
10
0
0
0
Forest 8%
28
1
13
5
0
0
Woodland 0%
6
0
0
0
District Summary
1
13
5
0
0
Furneaux Islands
Forest 37%
26
23
13
4
0
0
Shrubland 34%
22
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Grassland 29%
16
0
0
0
District Summary
24
13
4
0
0
North West Coast
Forest 60%
22
4
12
7
0
0
Grassland 31%
13
0
0
0
Shrubland 4%
19
0
0
0
Buttongrass 3%
22
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Woodland 1%
8
0
0
0
Pine 1%
52
1
8
13
< 1
NA
NA
0
District Summary
5
9
12
< 1
NA
NA
0
Central North
Grassland 48%
21
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Forest 47%
30
30
11
8
0
0
Woodland 2%
9
0
0
0
Shrubland 1%
17
0
0
0
Pine 1%
52
1
0
21
< 1
NA
NA
0
District Summary
32
8
13
< 1
NA
NA
0
Fire Weather District
Fuel Type and Coverage
FBI
FBI >= 24
FBI >= 50
FBI >= 100
Cover (%)
From
Dur
Cover (%)
From
Dur
Cover (%)
From
Dur
North East
Forest 68%
25
9
12
6
0
0
Grassland 22%
21
1
10
8
0
0
Pine 5%
45
4
10
11
< 1
NA
NA
0
Shrubland 4%
22
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Woodland 0%
8
0
0
0
Buttongrass 0%
38
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
District Summary
16
10
11
< 1
NA
NA
0
East Coast
Forest 80%
35
48
12
7
0
0
Grassland 18%
21
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Shrubland 1%
20
0
0
0
Woodland 0%
7
0
0
0
Pine 0%
51
< 1
NA
NA
< 1
NA
NA
0
District Summary
49
11
8
< 1
NA
NA
0
Midlands
Grassland 61%
28
19
13
5
0
0
Forest 38%
33
28
13
6
0
0
Woodland 0%
10
0
0
0
Shrubland 0%
4
0
0
0
Pine 0%
46
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
District Summary
48
13
6
0
0
Upper Derwent Valley
Forest 55%
35
24
13
6
< 1
NA
NA
0
Grassland 40%
30
17
13
4
0
0
Pine 4%
57
4
0
20
3
12
6
0
Woodland 0%
8
0
0
0
Shrubland 0%
6
0
0
0
District Summary
46
6
14
3
12
6
0
Fire Weather District
Fuel Type and Coverage
FBI
FBI >= 24
FBI >= 50
FBI >= 100
Cover (%)
From
Dur
Cover (%)
From
Dur
Cover (%)
From
Dur
South East
Forest 73%
34
23
12
7
0
0
Grassland 20%
25
2
12
5
0
0
Woodland 4%
9
0
0
0
Shrubland 2%
35
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Pine 0%
53
< 1
NA
NA
< 1
NA
NA
0
Buttongrass 0%
26
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
District Summary
27
11
8
< 1
NA
NA
0
Fire Weather District
Fuel Type and Coverage
FBI
FBI >= 24
FBI >= 50
FBI >= 100
Cover (%)
From
Dur
Cover (%)
From
Dur
Cover (%)
From
Dur
Central Plateau
Forest 77%
28
15
13
6
< 1
NA
NA
0
Grassland 11%
21
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Shrubland 8%
9
0
0
0
Buttongrass 3%
21
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Pine 0%
16
0
0
0
District Summary
16
13
6
< 1
NA
NA
0
Western
Forest 62%
2
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Buttongrass 32%
14
0
0
0
Shrubland 6%
2
0
0
0
Grassland 0%
6
0
0
0
Woodland 0%
4
0
0
0
Pine 0%
43
< 1
NA
NA
< 1
NA
NA
0
District Summary
< 1
NA
NA
< 1
NA
NA
0
Weather Information
for Thursday 19 February 2026
Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 18 February 2026.
