IDT13131

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.

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 18-19 52-56 S 20-30 30-40 SW 35 1600 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 21-22 64-68 W 20-25 30-35 W 45 1300 0 1.0-7.0
North West Coast 20-22 35-40 SW 20-30 30-40 W 35 2100 0 0.0-0.0
Central North 22-23 42-47 S 15-20 20-30 W 25 2300 0 0.0-3.0
North East 20-22 58-66 SE 15-20 20-30 W 30 1800 0 0.0-9.0
East Coast 17-19 47-56 S 15-20 20-30 W 30 2000 0 0.0-4.0
Midlands 17-20 41-45 S 15-20 20-30 SW 30 2300 0 0.0-2.0
Upper Derwent Valley 17-19 32-37 SW 15-20 20-30 SW 30 2700 0 0.0-1.0
South East 17-19 37-42 SW 20-30 25-40 SW 35 2500 0 0.0-2.0
Central Plateau 14-16 39-43 SW 15-20 20-30 SW 30 2600 0 0.0-1.0
Western 16-17 39-43 SW 20-25 25-35 SW 30 2500 0 0.0-3.0
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