IDT13132

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Saturday 22 February 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 19 February 2025.

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 11 0 0  
Flinders   Moderate 18 9 0 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 16 7 28 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 20 7 23 0  
Kentish   Moderate 20 8 23 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 17 7 25 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 11 7 21 0  
Circular Head   High 24 10 0 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 19 7 23 0  
Launceston City   High 26 7 23 0  
George Town   Moderate 19 7 1 0  
Dorset   Moderate 17 8 14 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 20 8 14 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   High 28 9 0 0  
Sorell   High 24 9 0 0  
Northern Midlands   High 32 8 33 0  
Southern Midlands   High 35 9 0 0  
Upper Derwent Valley High NA 30 10 42 0  
Tasman   Moderate 22 9 0 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 20 10 33 0  
Clarence City   High 29 9 22 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 22 9 22 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 21 9 1 0  
Brighton   High 32 9 2 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 20 7 22 0  
Central Highlands   High 32 10 24 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 19 10 69 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 17 10 0 0  
West Coast   High 25 11 35 0  
Derwent Valley   High 25 11 29 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

Fine until showers develop about the northwest late in the evening. North to northeasterly winds, fresh and gusty about the east coast and the northwest.

Detailed Forecast
for Saturday 22 February 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 19 February 2025.

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% 15 0     0     0    
Shrubland 16% 13 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 38 1 11 13 0     0    
District Summary   1 11 13 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 9 0     0     0    
Grassland 33% 14 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 19 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 38% 9 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 24 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 30 1 8 16 0     0    
Woodland 1% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 34 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   2 8 16 0     0    
Central North Grassland 56% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Forest 41% 28 11 13 6 0     0    
Woodland 2% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 8 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 33 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   12 12 7 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% 19 2 11 8 0     0    
Grassland 29% 12 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 9 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 18 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 33 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   3 11 9 0     0    
East Coast Forest 75% 28 23 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 23% 15 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 15 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 26 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   23 13 6 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 25 14 13 6 0     0    
Forest 32% 37 30 12 7 < 1 NA NA 0    
Shrubland 0% 10 0     0     0    
District Summary   44 12 7 < 1 NA NA 0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 32 23 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 46% 29 17 14 5 0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 13 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 43 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
Buttongrass 0% 21 0     0     0    
District Summary   41 13 7 < 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
South East Forest 61% 22 4 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 30% 22 1 15 3 0     0    
Woodland 4% 9 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 10 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 21 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 53 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   6 13 6 < 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% 33 23 10 10 0     0    
Grassland 18% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 10% 15 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 33 4 7 17 0     0    
District Summary   28 9 15 0     0    
Western Forest 50% 12 1 10 9 0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 30 9 6 18 < 1 NA NA 0    
Shrubland 8% 17 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 28 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   11 7 17 < 1 NA NA 0    

Weather Information
for Saturday 22 February 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 19 February 2025.

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 30-30 39-41 NE 25-30 35-45 N 45 800 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 27-28 49-55 NE 20-25 30-40 NW 15 500 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 27-29 40-48 E 25-35 35-50 N 50 1600 0 0.0-0.0
Central North 29-31 30-38 N 20-25 20-30 NW 40 2400 0 0.0-0.0
North East 28-29 40-46 N 15-25 20-30 NW 30 2200 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 28-30 32-38 N 20-25 25-30 NW 40 2400 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 30-31 28-30 N 20-30 25-35 NW 45 2800 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 31-33 25-28 N 15-25 20-30 NW 45 3200 0 0.0-0.0
South East 27-31 29-39 N 20-25 25-35 NW 40 2000 0 0.0-0.0
Central Plateau 25-28 33-39 N 30-40 35-45 NW 50 2700 0 0.0-0.0
Western 30-32 29-34 NE 30-35 35-45 NW 50 2500 0 0.0-0.0
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