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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Monday 23 February 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Sunday 22 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   No Rating 11 8 32 0  
Flinders   Moderate 22 8 22 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 13 8 27 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 20 7 31 0  
Kentish   Moderate 15 6 33 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 13 8 0 0  
Devonport City   Moderate 18 7 20 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 12 8 24 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 20 6 0 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 19 7 18 0  
George Town   Moderate 19 7 1 0  
Dorset   Moderate 22 8 9 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 20 8 37 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 23 6 60 0  
Sorell   High 24 3 82 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 20 6 35 0  
Southern Midlands   High 24 4 62 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 23 3 2 0  
Tasman   High 27 2 83 0  
Kingborough   High 28 3 46 0  
Clarence City   High 26 2 89 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 21 2 44 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 23 2 46 0  
Brighton   High 28 2 51 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 18 5 25 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 19 4 20 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 20 2 22 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 10 8 24 0  
West Coast   Moderate 15 6 22 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 20 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.

Monday

Morning showers about west, otherwise fine. West to southwesterly winds, tending light in the evening.

Detailed Forecast
for Monday 23 February 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Sunday 22 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% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 18% 1 0     0     0    
Forest 8% 25 1 13 4 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   1 13 4 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Forest 37% 23 1 13 3 0     0    
Shrubland 34% 1 0     0     0    
Grassland 29% 12 0     0     0    
District Summary   1 13 3 0     0    
North West Coast Forest 60% 15 0     0     0    
Grassland 31% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 3 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 14 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 8 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 32 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Central North Grassland 48% 16 0     0     0    
Forest 47% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 2% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 34 1 11 10 0     0    
District Summary   1 11 10 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% 21 3 13 5 0     0    
Grassland 22% 16 0     0     0    
Pine 5% 30 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 4% 2 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 15 0     0     0    
District Summary   4 0 20 0     0    
East Coast Forest 80% 23 4 13 5 0     0    
Grassland 18% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 7 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 36 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   4 0 19 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 61% 17 0     0     0    
Forest 38% 25 7 13 5 0     0    
Woodland 0% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 0 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 28 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   7 13 6 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 55% 23 4 11 8 0     0    
Grassland 40% 18 0     0     0    
Pine 4% 37 4 0 19 0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 0 0     0     0    
District Summary   8 0 19 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% 27 15 13 5 0     0    
Grassland 20% 19 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 5 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 41 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 18 0     0     0    
District Summary   16 10 9 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% 18 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 11% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 14 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 12 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Western Forest 62% 7 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 32% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 6% 1 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 31 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    

Weather Information
for Monday 23 February 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Sunday 22 February 2026.

Fire Weather District Max Temp
(deg C)		 Min RH
(%)		 Wind (km/h) 1500 m Wind (km/h) Mix Height
(m AMSL)		 TAL Rainfall
(mm)
Dir Speed Gust Dir Speed
King Island 20-20 43-44 SW 15-20 25-30 W 25 1600 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 21-21 41-44 W 25-35 35-45 W 35 1400 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 20-22 37-41 W 20-25 25-35 SW 35 1800 0 0.0-0.0
Central North 21-23 33-38 NW 15-25 25-35 SW 30 1800 0 0.0-0.0
North East 22-24 33-41 W 15-20 20-30 W 25 1900 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 21-23 31-34 W 15-20 25-30 W 30 2200 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 21-22 31-33 W 15-25 25-35 W 35 2200 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 19-21 32-36 W 20-25 30-35 W 45 2200 0 0.0-0.0
South East 20-22 31-36 W 20-25 30-35 W 45 2200 0 0.0-0.0
Central Plateau 16-19 37-44 W 20-30 30-40 W 35 2300 0 0.0-0.0
Western 18-19 44-48 W 25-35 35-50 W 45 2100 0 0.0-0.0
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