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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Friday 2 May 2025

Issued at 4:06 pm EST on Wednesday 30 April 2025.

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 23 0  
Flinders   Moderate 16 10 0 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 14 9 0 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 16 10 11 0  
Kentish   Moderate 15 9 0 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 14 9 0 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 11 10 0 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 15 10 24 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 15 10 16 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 13 10 16 0  
George Town   Moderate 16 10 25 0  
Dorset   Moderate 16 10 2 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 14 10 21 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 14 9 23 0  
Sorell   Moderate 13 9 0 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 13 10 19 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 14 9 7 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 14 9 2 0  
Tasman   Moderate 14 9 0 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 15 9 22 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 14 9 1 0  
Glenorchy City   No Rating 11 9 1 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 13 9 1 0  
Brighton   Moderate 14 10 0 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 13 10 17 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 14 9 2 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 21 9 0 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 14 9 20 0  
West Coast   Moderate 16 9 17 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 17 10 1 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

Fine apart from light showers about the southwest and along the west coast. Areas of morning frost about inland parts. Light winds.

Detailed Forecast
for Friday 2 May 2025

Issued at 4:06 pm EST on Wednesday 30 April 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 79% 11 0     0     0    
Shrubland 16% 6 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 21 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 11 0     0     0    
Grassland 33% 9 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 16 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 15 0     0     0    
Grassland 38% 9 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 8 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 16 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% 11 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 16 0     0     0    
Woodland 2% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 10 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
North East Forest 65% 16 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 29% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 12 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 19 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 28 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
East Coast Forest 75% 14 0     0     0    
Grassland 23% 9 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 5 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 13 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 12 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 4 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 14 0     0     0    
Grassland 46% 13 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 16 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 16 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% 15 0     0     0    
Grassland 30% 12 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 18 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 23 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
Central Plateau Forest 64% 14 0     0     0    
Grassland 18% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 3 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 16 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Western Forest 50% 8 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 21 1 10 10 0     0    
Shrubland 8% 5 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   1 10 10 0     0    

Weather Information
for Friday 2 May 2025

Issued at 4:06 pm EST on Wednesday 30 April 2025.

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 18-18 49-51 NW 10-20 15-25 NW 30 1300 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 17-18 54-56 W 20-25 25-35 W 25 1300 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 17-18 49-55 W 15-20 20-25 W 30 1400 0 0.0-0.0
Central North 16-17 49-51 NW 15-20 20-30 W 30 1300 0 0.0-0.0
North East 16-17 45-51 W 15-20 20-30 W 30 1300 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 16-17 44-48 W 10-15 20-20 W 30 1300 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 15-16 48-50 NW 15-15 20-25 W 30 1400 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 15-17 48-52 W 15-20 20-30 W 35 1500 0 0.0-0.0
South East 16-17 47-52 NW 15-20 25-30 W 35 1500 0 0.0-0.0
Central Plateau 12-14 48-56 W 15-20 20-30 W 30 1600 0 0.0-0.0
Western 14-16 61-65 NW 20-25 25-35 W 35 1500 0 0.0-0.0
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