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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Thursday 12 September 2024

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Tuesday 10 September 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   No Rating 6 3 0 0  
Flinders   No Rating 11 4 0 0  
Central Coast   No Rating 6 6 0 0  
Latrobe   No Rating 7 5 5 0  
Kentish   No Rating 8 5 0 0  
Burnie City   No Rating 6 6 0 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 7 5 0 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 14 4 7 0  
West Tamar   No Rating 8 5 10 0  
Launceston City   No Rating 8 5 10 0  
George Town   No Rating 7 6 22 0  
Dorset   No Rating 7 6 0 0  
Break O'Day   No Rating 9 6 8 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 12 4 0 0  
Sorell   Moderate 14 2 0 0  
Northern Midlands   No Rating 9 3 14 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 12 3 0 0  
Upper Derwent Valley No Rating NA 11 1 0 0  
Tasman   Moderate 14 2 1 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 12 2 0 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 12 2 0 0  
Glenorchy City   No Rating 11 2 0 0  
Hobart City   No Rating 11 2 0 0  
Brighton   Moderate 12 2 0 0  
Meander Valley   No Rating 6 3 10 0  
Central Highlands   No Rating 11 1 0 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 18 2 0 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 6 5 1 0  
West Coast   Moderate 15 1 17 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 16 1 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.

Thursday

Detailed Forecast
for Thursday 12 September 2024

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Tuesday 10 September 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% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 16% 3 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 12 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 5 0     0     0    
Grassland 33% 7 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 12 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 7 0     0     0    
Grassland 38% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Central North Grassland 56% 7 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 9 0     0     0    
Woodland 2% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 5 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
North East Forest 65% 9 0     0     0    
Grassland 29% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 13 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 1 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 5 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
East Coast Forest 75% 12 0     0     0    
Grassland 23% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 1 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 3 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 6 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 12 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 4 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 12 0     0     0    
Grassland 46% 7 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 19 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
South East Forest 61% 13 0     0     0    
Grassland 30% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 5 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 19 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 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% 10 0     0     0    
Grassland 18% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 1 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 18 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Western Forest 50% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 8% 2 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    

Weather Information
for Thursday 12 September 2024

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Tuesday 10 September 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 15-15 60-62 W 20-25 25-35 SW 35 1700 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 14-15 48-51 SW 15-25 20-35 SW 30 1900 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 14-15 51-58 W 15-25 25-35 SW 45 1900 0 0.0-1.0
Central North 14-14 52-55 W 10-20 15-25 SW 35 2000 0 0.0-0.0
North East 14-15 45-49 W 10-20 15-25 SW 30 2200 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 13-15 45-51 W 15-20 20-30 SW 45 2200 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 12-14 53-55 W 15-20 20-30 SW 45 2000 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 12-14 52-57 W 15-25 25-35 W 55 1900 0 0.0-0.0
South East 13-15 47-52 W 20-25 25-35 SW 50 1900 0 0.0-1.0
Central Plateau 8-11 57-66 W 20-30 30-40 SW 45 2100 0 0.0-1.0
Western 11-13 63-69 W 20-35 30-45 W 45 1800 0 1.0-5.0
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