IDT13130

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Friday 8 December 2023

Issued at 4:42 pm EDT on Thursday 7 December 2023.

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 6 10 35 1  
Flinders   Moderate 19 9 39 1  
Central Coast   No Rating 11 8 30 1  
Latrobe   Moderate 16 8 26 1  
Kentish   Moderate 14 9 29 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 12 9 49 1  
Devonport City   No Rating 8 8 18 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 13 9 75 1  
West Tamar   Moderate 17 8 48 1  
Launceston City   Moderate 21 8 70 1  
George Town   Moderate 17 8 31 1  
Dorset   Moderate 15 8 19 1  
Break O'Day   Moderate 21 9 24 1  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 23 10 52 0  
Sorell   Moderate 19 8 49 0  
Northern Midlands   High 28 9 59 0  
Southern Midlands   High 24 9 79 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 18 8 42 0  
Tasman   Moderate 17 9 37 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 16 9 41 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 22 9 43 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 14 8 43 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 20 8 36 0  
Brighton   Moderate 20 8 39 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 15 8 45 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 22 8 33 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 23 8 39 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 12 9 52 1  
West Coast   Moderate 17 8 36 0  
Derwent Valley   High 25 8 42 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.

Friday

Showers developing about the west around noon, extending statewide in the afternoon and evening. Possible thunderstorms about the north. Northwesterly winds, tending south to southwesterly in the west and south in the late afternoon and evening.

Detailed Forecast
for Friday 8 December 2023

Issued at 4:42 pm EDT on Thursday 7 December 2023.

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 79% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 16% 7 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 16 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 16 0     0     0    
Grassland 33% 7 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 20 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 13 0     0     0    
Grassland 38% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 13 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 10 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Central North Grassland 56% 8 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 23 4 13 6 0     0    
Woodland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 15 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 14 0     0     0    
District Summary   4 12 7 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 65% 19 1 1 16 < 1 NA NA 0    
Grassland 29% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 29 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
Buttongrass 1% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 1 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 33 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   2 1 18 < 1 NA NA 0    
East Coast Forest 75% 25 15 13 4 0     0    
Grassland 23% 13 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 35 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   15 13 4 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 14 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 30 18 12 6 0     0    
Shrubland 0% 12 0     0     0    
District Summary   18 12 6 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 46% 15 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 8 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 16 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 14 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 61% 18 1 13 3 0     0    
Grassland 30% 12 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 17 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 37 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   1 8 8 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 64% 24 7 8 10 0     0    
Grassland 18% 13 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 18 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   7 7 11 0     0    
Western Forest 50% 6 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 24 5 7 7 0     0    
Shrubland 8% 30 2 9 5 0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   6 7 8 0     0    

Weather Information
for Friday 8 December 2023

Issued at 4:42 pm EDT on Thursday 7 December 2023.

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 25-25 58-60 NE 15-15 20-25 NW 60 600 1 0.0-4.0
Furneaux Islands 29-30 46-48 N 15-25 25-30 NW 60 1300 1 0.0-5.0
North West Coast 24-25 46-55 NE 15-20 20-30 NW 50 1300 1 0.0-6.0
Central North 26-28 36-46 N 15-20 20-30 NW 60 1700 1 0.0-8.0
North East 26-29 37-45 NW 15-20 20-30 NW 65 1900 1 0.0-8.0
East Coast 27-29 27-30 NW 20-25 25-30 NW 55 2200 1 0.0-11.0
Midlands 27-28 24-28 NW 20-25 25-35 NW 55 2300 0 0.0-13.0
Upper Derwent Valley 26-28 23-25 NW 10-15 15-25 NW 45 2300 0 2.0-14.0
South East 23-26 27-32 NW 10-20 15-30 NW 45 1800 0 1.0-11.0
Central Plateau 22-25 22-27 NW 20-25 25-35 NW 45 2400 0 1.0-12.0
Western 21-23 31-41 NW 15-25 20-30 NW 50 1700 0 1.0-12.0
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