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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Monday 29 April 2024

Issued at 4:26 pm EST on Friday 26 April 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   Moderate 17 5 42 0  
Flinders   High 25 5 46 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 14 3 62 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 19 4 48 0  
Kentish   Moderate 18 3 48 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 15 3 68 0  
Devonport City   Moderate 12 4 53 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 20 4 58 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 18 4 42 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 17 4 33 0  
George Town   Moderate 19 4 38 0  
Dorset   Moderate 18 4 0 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 18 6 22 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   High 24 8 47 0  
Sorell   High 24 5 49 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 21 4 36 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 23 4 47 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 19 3 43 0  
Tasman   High 25 5 54 0  
Kingborough   High 27 4 91 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 23 4 49 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 16 3 44 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 21 3 43 0  
Brighton   Moderate 21 3 42 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 16 3 43 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 19 3 41 0  
Huon Valley   High 33 3 48 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 15 3 65 0  
West Coast   Moderate 23 3 47 0  
Derwent Valley   High 36 2 42 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.

Monday

Showers extending statewide early in the morning, most likely about the west, easing and contracting to the west and south later in the morning. Snowfalls to 800 metres about the west and south in late afternoon and evening. Fresh and gusty northwesterly winds, shifting west to southwesterly during the morning and easing about the north.

Detailed Forecast
for Monday 29 April 2024

Issued at 4:26 pm EST on Friday 26 April 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% 17 0     0     0    
Shrubland 16% 13 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 27 2 10 6 0     0    
District Summary   2 10 6 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 26 23 12 3 0     0    
Grassland 33% 21 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 22 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   23 12 3 0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 17 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 38% 9 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 23 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 24 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 1% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 33 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   1 1 15 0     0    
Central North Grassland 56% 13 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 18 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 39 < 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% 17 0     0     0    
Grassland 29% 15 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 22 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 25 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 32 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
East Coast Forest 75% 24 12 11 5 0     0    
Grassland 23% 16 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 22 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   12 11 5 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 16 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 23 2 12 3 0     0    
Shrubland 0% 9 0     0     0    
District Summary   2 12 3 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 46% 18 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 18 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 42 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 26 < 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
South East Forest 61% 25 12 11 6 0     0    
Grassland 30% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 32 1 0 18 0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 40 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 58 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   14 0 20 < 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% 18 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 18% 12 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 9 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 25 1 0 15 0     0    
District Summary   1 0 16 0     0    
Western Forest 50% 7 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 38 16 0 5 0     0    
Shrubland 8% 11 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 38 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   16 0 5 < 1 NA NA 0    

Weather Information
for Monday 29 April 2024

Issued at 4:26 pm EST on Friday 26 April 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 16-17 48-51 SW 30-35 40-45 SW 45 2200 0 0.0-3.0
Furneaux Islands 18-19 47-51 W 30-45 45-60 W 50 1800 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 14-16 45-53 SW 25-35 35-50 SW 55 2200 0 0.0-5.0
Central North 16-17 38-43 W 25-30 35-45 SW 45 2300 0 0.0-2.0
North East 16-18 39-43 W 25-35 30-45 W 50 2300 0 0.0-1.0
East Coast 15-17 36-41 W 25-35 40-50 SW 65 2400 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 14-16 40-43 W 25-35 35-50 SW 65 2400 0 0.0-1.0
Upper Derwent Valley 13-15 41-46 W 25-35 35-50 W 70 2400 0 0.0-4.0
South East 14-16 38-44 W 30-45 45-60 W 70 2500 0 0.0-4.0
Central Plateau 10-12 51-63 W 30-40 45-55 SW 60 2300 0 1.0-8.0
Western 13-14 52-59 W 35-50 50-70 W 60 2400 0 1.0-14.0
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