Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tasmania
Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania for Saturday 9 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
Moderate
18
6
0
0
Flinders
Moderate
15
4
54
0
Central Coast
Moderate
14
6
33
0
Latrobe
Moderate
21
4
84
0
Kentish
Moderate
18
4
34
0
Burnie City
Moderate
17
7
3
0
Devonport City
No Rating
10
3
57
0
Circular Head
High
26
8
0
0
West Tamar
Moderate
18
4
93
0
Launceston City
Moderate
17
3
39
0
George Town
Moderate
17
4
77
0
Dorset
Moderate
13
4
28
0
Break O'Day
Moderate
15
4
17
0
Glamorgan-Spring Bay
Moderate
21
2
1
0
Sorell
Moderate
21
2
11
0
Northern Midlands
Moderate
18
3
20
0
Southern Midlands
Moderate
19
2
25
0
Upper Derwent Valley
Moderate
NA
20
5
11
0
Tasman
High
26
4
4
0
Kingborough
High
24
4
0
0
Clarence City
High
24
4
30
0
Glenorchy City
Moderate
15
6
27
0
Hobart City
Moderate
18
5
0
0
Brighton
Moderate
20
2
26
0
Meander Valley
Moderate
15
4
26
0
Central Highlands
Moderate
19
4
1
0
Huon Valley
Moderate
18
4
12
0
Waratah-Wynyard
Moderate
16
8
1
0
West Coast
Moderate
15
7
2
0
Derwent Valley
Moderate
17
5
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.
Saturday
Showers statewide, contracting to the northeast in the evening. South to southwesterly winds, tending southeasterly about the east coast.
Detailed Forecast for Saturday 9 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%
23
1
15
4
0
0
Forest 5%
26
2
14
5
0
0
District Summary
3
14
5
0
0
Furneaux Islands
Shrubland 35%
8
0
0
0
Grassland 33%
7
0
0
0
Forest 31%
16
0
0
0
District Summary
0
0
0
North West Coast
Forest 52%
17
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Grassland 38%
6
0
0
0
Shrubland 5%
38
4
12
10
0
0
Buttongrass 4%
23
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Woodland 1%
7
0
0
0
Pine 0%
17
0
0
0
District Summary
5
12
10
0
0
Central North
Grassland 56%
7
0
0
0
Forest 41%
20
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Woodland 2%
6
0
0
0
Shrubland 1%
24
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Pine 0%
17
< 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%
15
0
0
0
Grassland 29%
6
0
0
0
Shrubland 4%
12
0
0
0
Buttongrass 1%
16
0
0
0
Woodland 0%
1
0
0
0
Pine 0%
10
0
0
0
District Summary
0
0
0
East Coast
Forest 75%
20
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Grassland 23%
10
0
0
0
Shrubland 2%
28
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Woodland 0%
6
0
0
0
Pine 0%
16
0
0
0
District Summary
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Midlands
Grassland 68%
12
0
0
0
Forest 32%
20
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Shrubland 0%
14
0
0
0
District Summary
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Upper Derwent Valley
Forest 53%
21
1
15
4
0
0
Grassland 46%
16
0
0
0
Woodland 0%
6
0
0
0
Shrubland 0%
0
0
0
0
Pine 0%
28
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Buttongrass 0%
16
0
0
0
District Summary
2
14
5
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%
22
4
14
5
0
0
Grassland 30%
11
0
0
0
Woodland 4%
7
0
0
0
Shrubland 2%
34
1
12
9
0
0
Buttongrass 2%
31
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Pine 0%
50
< 1
NA
NA
< 1
NA
NA
0
District Summary
6
12
9
< 1
NA
NA
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%
19
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Grassland 18%
11
0
0
0
Shrubland 10%
6
0
0
0
Buttongrass 6%
19
0
0
0
District Summary
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Western
Forest 50%
6
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Buttongrass 41%
19
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
Shrubland 8%
26
1
12
8
0
0
Grassland 0%
6
0
0
0
Woodland 0%
4
0
0
0
Pine 0%
16
< 1
NA
NA
0
0
District Summary
2
12
8
0
0
Weather Information
for Saturday 9 December 2023
Issued at 4:42 pm EDT on Thursday 7 December 2023.
