IDT13130

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Saturday 30 March 2024

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Friday 29 March 2024.

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 12 9 9 0  
Flinders   Moderate 15 9 5 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 15 9 31 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 19 9 36 0  
Kentish   Moderate 15 9 41 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 15 9 14 0  
Devonport City   Moderate 12 9 37 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 15 9 19 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 17 9 20 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 17 9 17 0  
George Town   Moderate 18 9 15 0  
Dorset   Moderate 16 9 16 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 14 9 16 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 16 8 11 0  
Sorell   Moderate 16 5 19 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 16 8 24 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 16 6 16 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 15 4 14 0  
Tasman   Moderate 17 4 9 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 18 3 17 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 18 5 16 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 15 3 15 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 15 3 12 0  
Brighton   Moderate 16 4 24 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 15 9 37 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 15 6 13 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 14 3 12 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 14 9 23 0  
West Coast   Moderate 12 7 19 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 13 3 10 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.

Saturday

Mostly fine. Light showers about the west, mainly in the morning, and light showers about the south and east mainly in the evening. Possible morning fog. Light winds and afternoon sea breezes.

Detailed Forecast
for Saturday 30 March 2024

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Friday 29 March 2024.

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% 12 0     0     0    
Shrubland 16% 5 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 20 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 4 0     0     0    
Grassland 33% 13 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 15 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 16 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 38% 11 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 9 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 30 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Central North Grassland 56% 13 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 18 0     0     0    
Woodland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 8 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 31 < 1 NA NA 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
North East Forest 65% 16 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 29% 13 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 8 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 14 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 25 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
East Coast Forest 75% 16 0     0     0    
Grassland 23% 12 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 4 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 12 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 17 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 4 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 15 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 46% 15 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 15 < 1 NA NA 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% 17 0     0     0    
Grassland 30% 14 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 16 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 30 < 1 NA NA 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 64% 15 0     0     0    
Grassland 18% 12 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 3 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 14 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Western Forest 50% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 3 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 26 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    

Weather Information
for Saturday 30 March 2024

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Friday 29 March 2024.

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 21-22 48-51 SW 10-15 15-25 W 40 1200 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 22-23 55-61 W 10-15 15-25 W 45 1100 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 22-23 42-49 SW 15-20 20-30 W 35 1600 0 0.0-0.0
Central North 24-25 35-41 NW 10-15 15-20 W 25 1700 0 0.0-0.0
North East 23-24 41-46 W 10-15 15-20 W 25 1600 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 21-23 39-47 SE 10-15 15-20 W 20 1700 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 23-24 35-38 NW 10-15 15-20 W 20 1900 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 22-24 37-41 W 10-15 15-20 W 25 1800 0 0.0-0.0
South East 20-22 45-54 S 10-20 15-30 W 25 1600 0 0.0-0.0
Central Plateau 18-21 39-45 NW 10-15 15-20 W 20 1900 0 0.0-0.0
Western 17-19 58-65 W 10-15 15-20 NW 25 1500 0 0.0-1.0
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