Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tasmania
Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania for Wednesday 18 February 2026
Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 17 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
14
0
0
0
Flinders
High
29
6
0
0
Central Coast
Moderate
12
1
0
0
Latrobe
Moderate
20
1
0
0
Kentish
Moderate
16
0
0
0
Burnie City
Moderate
12
1
0
0
Devonport City
Moderate
16
1
0
0
Circular Head
Moderate
13
1
0
0
West Tamar
Moderate
20
2
0
0
Launceston City
Moderate
19
2
0
0
George Town
Moderate
20
2
0
0
Dorset
High
28
5
0
0
Break O'Day
High
32
7
0
0
Glamorgan-Spring Bay
High
34
4
0
0
Sorell
High
30
3
0
0
Northern Midlands
High
31
4
0
0
Southern Midlands
High
30
4
0
0
Upper Derwent Valley
Moderate
NA
23
2
0
0
Tasman
High
30
2
0
0
Kingborough
High
24
2
0
0
Clarence City
High
28
2
0
0
Glenorchy City
Moderate
22
2
0
0
Hobart City
Moderate
23
2
0
0
Brighton
High
29
2
5
0
Meander Valley
Moderate
17
1
0
0
Central Highlands
Moderate
22
2
0
0
Huon Valley
Moderate
15
2
0
0
Waratah-Wynyard
No Rating
10
1
0
0
West Coast
No Rating
11
2
0
0
Derwent Valley
Moderate
18
2
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.
Wednesday
Showers about the west, extending to the south, northeast and Bass Strait Islands during the afternoon. Mainly fine elsewhere. West to northwesterly winds, freshening during the day.
Detailed Forecast for Wednesday 18 February 2026
Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 17 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%
14
0
0
0
Shrubland 18%
9
0
0
0
Forest 8%
37
1
11
8
0
0
Woodland 0%
7
0
0
0
District Summary
1
11
8
0
0
Furneaux Islands
Forest 37%
30
34
13
6
0
0
Shrubland 34%
7
0
0
0
Grassland 29%
16
0
0
0
District Summary
34
13
6
0
0
North West Coast
Forest 60%
15
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Grassland 31%
11
0
0
0
Shrubland 4%
14
0
0
0
Buttongrass 3%
20
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Woodland 1%
8
0
0
0
Pine 1%
37
1
10
10
0
0
District Summary
1
10
10
0
0
Central North
Grassland 48%
17
0
0
0
Forest 47%
23
3
13
6
0
0
Woodland 2%
8
0
0
0
Shrubland 1%
6
0
0
0
Pine 1%
48
1
0
24
< 1
NA
NA
0
District Summary
5
0
24
< 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%
31
16
11
8
0
0
Grassland 22%
19
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Pine 5%
43
4
0
24
< 1
NA
NA
0
Shrubland 4%
6
0
0
0
Woodland 0%
7
0
0
0
Buttongrass 0%
20
0
0
0
District Summary
22
0
24
< 1
NA
NA
0
East Coast
Forest 80%
33
62
12
7
0
0
Grassland 18%
19
0
0
0
Shrubland 1%
2
0
0
0
Woodland 0%
7
0
0
0
Pine 0%
50
< 1
NA
NA
< 1
NA
NA
0
District Summary
63
12
7
< 1
NA
NA
0
Midlands
Grassland 61%
22
1
14
3
0
0
Forest 38%
32
32
13
6
0
0
Woodland 0%
10
0
0
0
Shrubland 0%
0
0
0
0
Pine 0%
52
< 1
NA
NA
< 1
NA
NA
0
District Summary
33
13
6
< 1
NA
NA
0
Upper Derwent Valley
Forest 55%
24
5
11
8
0
0
Grassland 40%
20
0
0
0
Pine 4%
39
4
0
24
< 1
NA
NA
0
Woodland 0%
7
0
0
0
Shrubland 0%
0
0
0
0
District Summary
10
0
24
< 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
South East
Forest 73%
28
13
13
6
0
0
Grassland 20%
18
0
0
0
Woodland 4%
8
0
0
0
Shrubland 2%
3
0
0
0
Pine 0%
53
< 1
NA
NA
< 1
NA
NA
0
Buttongrass 0%
19
0
0
0
District Summary
13
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%
23
5
12
7
0
0
Grassland 11%
17
0
0
0
Shrubland 8%
0
0
0
0
Buttongrass 3%
15
0
0
0
Pine 0%
14
0
0
0
District Summary
5
12
7
0
0
Western
Forest 62%
3
0
0
0
Buttongrass 32%
14
0
0
0
Shrubland 6%
0
0
0
0
Grassland 0%
6
0
0
0
Woodland 0%
3
0
0
0
Pine 0%
39
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
District Summary
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Weather Information
for Wednesday 18 February 2026
Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 17 February 2026.
