IDT13132

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Friday 29 September 2023

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Tuesday 26 September 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 13 9 0 0  
Flinders   Moderate 22 8 47 0  
Central Coast   No Rating 10 8 0 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 15 7 2 0  
Kentish   Moderate 14 7 1 0  
Burnie City   No Rating 11 8 0 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 8 7 0 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 15 8 25 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 15 7 35 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 16 7 44 0  
George Town   Moderate 15 8 29 0  
Dorset   Moderate 15 8 39 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 17 8 45 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 19 8 36 0  
Sorell   Moderate 18 8 40 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 17 7 40 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 18 7 33 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 13 7 19 0  
Tasman   Moderate 18 8 40 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 17 8 50 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 17 8 42 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 13 8 38 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 17 8 100 0  
Brighton   Moderate 15 7 37 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 12 7 21 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 16 8 1 0  
Huon Valley   High 24 8 49 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 9 8 27 0  
West Coast   Moderate 17 8 32 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 21 8 28 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.

Friday

Showers about the west and south. Mainly fine elsewhere. Fresh and gusty west to northwesterly winds, shifting west to southwesterly during the day and easing later.

Detailed Forecast
for Friday 29 September 2023

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Tuesday 26 September 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 76% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 18% 14 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 15 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Grassland 33% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 33% 26 8 9 6 0     0    
Forest 33% 17 0     0     0    
District Summary   8 9 6 0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 12 0     0     0    
Grassland 38% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Central North Grassland 55% 6 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 16 0     0     0    
Woodland 2% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 32 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     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 68% 16 0     0     0    
Grassland 26% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 26 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 23 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
East Coast Forest 77% 18 0     0     0    
Grassland 21% 9 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 27 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 15 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 65% 10 0     0     0    
Forest 34% 18 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 35 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 55% 15 0     0     0    
Grassland 44% 10 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 11 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 7 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 64% 17 0     0     0    
Grassland 28% 11 0     0     0    
Woodland 5% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 28 1 0 16 0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 46 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 44 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   2 0 18 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 69% 16 0     0     0    
Grassland 14% 9 0     0     0    
Shrubland 11% 16 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Western Forest 53% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 37% 24 4 0 2 0     0    
Shrubland 8% 9 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 1 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   4 0 2 0     0    

Weather Information
for Friday 29 September 2023

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Tuesday 26 September 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 17-18 64-69 W 25-30 35-40 W 70 900 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 18-18 57-61 W 30-40 45-50 W 75 800 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 17-19 49-61 W 20-30 30-40 W 65 1600 0 0.0-0.0
Central North 20-20 43-48 W 20-30 30-40 W 65 2000 0 0.0-0.0
North East 19-20 42-51 W 20-30 25-40 W 70 1900 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 17-19 42-48 W 20-30 30-40 W 75 1900 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 17-19 43-47 W 20-30 30-40 W 70 2200 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 16-17 45-49 W 25-30 30-45 W 70 2000 0 0.0-2.0
South East 15-17 44-50 W 25-35 35-50 W 75 1700 0 0.0-3.0
Central Plateau 12-14 53-64 W 25-45 35-60 W 65 2100 0 0.0-2.0
Western 14-15 56-69 W 20-30 30-45 W 55 1600 0 2.0-7.0
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