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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Wednesday 29 January 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Saturday 25 January 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   No Rating 8 5 0 0  
Flinders   Moderate 17 5 19 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 12 6 35 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 16 3 23 0  
Kentish   Moderate 15 4 30 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 13 6 41 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 8 4 32 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 16 6 28 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 16 2 30 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 18 2 29 0  
George Town   Moderate 16 2 30 0  
Dorset   Moderate 15 2 17 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 17 2 24 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 18 3 29 0  
Sorell   Moderate 18 2 66 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 20 4 30 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 20 3 48 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 18 2 27 0  
Tasman   Moderate 20 2 65 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 19 1 51 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 21 2 29 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 18 2 37 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 16 2 39 0  
Brighton   Moderate 21 3 23 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 15 3 24 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 19 4 17 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 21 2 21 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 13 6 40 0  
West Coast   Moderate 17 2 25 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 18 2 10 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.

Wednesday

Showers about the west and northeast, including the Furneaux Islands. Westerly winds, becoming light and variable about the north.

Detailed Forecast
for Wednesday 29 January 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Saturday 25 January 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% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 16% 8 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 28 2 13 6 0     0    
District Summary   2 13 6 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 7 0     0     0    
Grassland 33% 10 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 18 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 14 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 38% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 13 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 14 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Central North Grassland 56% 11 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 14 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 65% 17 0     0     0    
Grassland 29% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 15 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 26 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
East Coast Forest 75% 18 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 23% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 8 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 14 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 13 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 22 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 0% 5 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 46% 14 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 15 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 16 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
South East Forest 61% 19 0     0     0    
Grassland 30% 12 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 11 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 21 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 35 < 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
Central Plateau Forest 64% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 18% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 5 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 16 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Western Forest 50% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 8% 6 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 7 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    

Weather Information
for Wednesday 29 January 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Saturday 25 January 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 20-20 44-47 S 20-25 30-35 S 15 1600 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 22-22 51-54 E 15-20 25-30 NE 10 1700 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 20-22 43-49 S 15-25 25-35 S 15 2000 0 0.0-0.0
Central North 22-24 38-45 N 15-20 20-25 NW 15 2200 0 0.0-0.0
North East 22-23 44-47 SE 15-15 20-25 NW 15 2200 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 21-22 36-42 W 15-20 20-25 W 20 2400 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 23-24 32-34 W 15-20 20-25 W 20 2800 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 22-24 32-35 W 15-20 20-25 W 25 2400 0 0.0-0.0
South East 21-23 34-42 W 15-20 25-30 W 30 2200 0 0.0-0.0
Central Plateau 19-21 34-42 W 15-20 20-25 W 20 2800 0 0.0-0.0
Western 19-20 43-47 W 15-20 25-30 W 25 2000 0 0.0-0.0
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