Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tasmania
Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania for Thursday 18 September 2025
Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Wednesday 17 September 2025.
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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
No Rating
9
6
0
1
Flinders
Moderate
15
6
0
0
Central Coast
No Rating
6
4
48
0
Latrobe
Moderate
12
4
58
1
Kentish
No Rating
6
3
18
0
Burnie City
No Rating
7
4
29
0
Devonport City
No Rating
7
4
78
0
Circular Head
Moderate
13
6
45
1
West Tamar
Moderate
12
4
7
1
Launceston City
No Rating
8
4
28
0
George Town
Moderate
12
4
36
1
Dorset
No Rating
10
5
24
1
Break O'Day
Moderate
15
6
0
0
Glamorgan-Spring Bay
Moderate
19
5
0
0
Sorell
Moderate
20
4
0
0
Northern Midlands
Moderate
15
4
0
0
Southern Midlands
Moderate
19
4
0
0
Upper Derwent Valley
Moderate
NA
15
3
0
0
Tasman
Moderate
18
4
0
0
Kingborough
Moderate
15
4
0
0
Clarence City
Moderate
22
4
0
0
Glenorchy City
Moderate
14
4
0
0
Hobart City
Moderate
14
4
0
0
Brighton
Moderate
21
4
0
0
Meander Valley
No Rating
6
3
7
0
Central Highlands
Moderate
12
3
0
0
Huon Valley
Moderate
20
4
43
1
Waratah-Wynyard
No Rating
4
4
19
0
West Coast
Moderate
16
4
29
1
Derwent Valley
Moderate
17
3
43
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
Light showers about the west, extending to the north during the day. Possible thunderstorms during the evening about the west coast. Mostly fine elsewhere after patchy morning frost inland. Northwesterly winds, freshening during the day.
Detailed Forecast for Thursday 18 September 2025
Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Wednesday 17 September 2025.
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%
7
0
0
0
Shrubland 18%
9
0
0
0
Forest 8%
14
0
0
0
Woodland 0%
5
0
0
0
District Summary
0
0
0
Furneaux Islands
Forest 37%
15
0
0
0
Shrubland 34%
8
0
0
0
Grassland 29%
7
0
0
0
District Summary
0
0
0
North West Coast
Forest 60%
6
0
0
0
Grassland 31%
6
0
0
0
Shrubland 4%
10
0
0
0
Buttongrass 3%
19
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Woodland 1%
6
0
0
0
Pine 1%
3
0
0
0
District Summary
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Central North
Grassland 48%
8
0
0
0
Forest 47%
12
0
0
0
Woodland 2%
7
0
0
0
Shrubland 1%
7
0
0
0
Pine 1%
6
0
0
0
District Summary
0
0
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%
13
0
0
0
Grassland 22%
7
0
0
0
Pine 5%
5
0
0
0
Shrubland 4%
11
0
0
0
Woodland 0%
1
0
0
0
Buttongrass 0%
23
0
0
0
District Summary
0
0
0
East Coast
Forest 80%
18
0
0
0
Grassland 18%
8
0
0
0
Shrubland 1%
11
0
0
0
Woodland 0%
6
0
0
0
Pine 0%
31
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
District Summary
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Midlands
Grassland 61%
9
0
0
0
Forest 38%
20
0
0
0
Woodland 0%
6
0
0
0
Shrubland 0%
2
0
0
0
Pine 0%
7
0
0
0
District Summary
0
0
0
Upper Derwent Valley
Forest 55%
18
0
0
0
Grassland 40%
9
0
0
0
Pine 4%
6
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Woodland 0%
6
0
0
0
Shrubland 0%
3
0
0
0
District Summary
< 1
NA
NA
0
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%
17
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Grassland 20%
14
0
0
0
Woodland 4%
7
0
0
0
Shrubland 2%
10
0
0
0
Pine 0%
46
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Buttongrass 0%
19
0
0
0
District Summary
< 1
NA
NA
0
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%
10
0
0
0
Grassland 11%
7
0
0
0
Shrubland 8%
0
0
0
0
Buttongrass 3%
15
0
0
0
Pine 0%
2
0
0
0
District Summary
0
0
0
Western
Forest 62%
0
0
0
0
Buttongrass 32%
20
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Shrubland 6%
3
0
0
0
Grassland 0%
6
0
0
0
Woodland 0%
3
0
0
0
Pine 0%
6
0
0
0
District Summary
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Weather Information
for Thursday 18 September 2025
Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Wednesday 17 September 2025.
