Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tasmania
Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania for Tuesday 17 February 2026
Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Sunday 15 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
Moderate
16
9
42
1
Flinders
Moderate
22
9
59
1
Central Coast
Moderate
15
7
38
1
Latrobe
Moderate
21
7
31
1
Kentish
Moderate
19
6
38
1
Burnie City
Moderate
15
7
35
1
Devonport City
Moderate
16
7
36
1
Circular Head
Moderate
19
8
61
1
West Tamar
High
24
7
41
1
Launceston City
High
27
7
16
1
George Town
Moderate
21
8
34
1
Dorset
Moderate
21
8
26
1
Break O'Day
High
25
8
0
1
Glamorgan-Spring Bay
High
34
9
30
1
Sorell
High
34
9
40
1
Northern Midlands
High
38
8
17
1
Southern Midlands
High
39
9
41
1
Upper Derwent Valley
High
NA
35
9
29
1
Y
Tasman
High
28
9
56
1
Kingborough
High
28
9
36
1
Clarence City
High
41
9
38
1
Glenorchy City
High
31
9
0
1
Hobart City
High
30
9
34
1
Brighton
High
44
9
26
1
Meander Valley
Moderate
22
6
49
1
Central Highlands
High
32
9
46
1
Huon Valley
Moderate
22
9
45
1
Waratah-Wynyard
Moderate
15
8
46
1
West Coast
Moderate
21
9
43
1
Derwent Valley
High
32
9
50
1
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.
Tuesday
Fine until showers develop in the west in the afternoon, then extend across the rest of the state in the late afternoon and evening. Possible afternoon thunderstorms. North to northeasterly winds, tending fresh and gusty north to northwesterly in the afternoon.
