IDT13133

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Tuesday 30 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 15 1 40 0  
Flinders   Moderate 18 2 30 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 13 2 4 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 15 2 27 0  
Kentish   Moderate 14 1 20 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 13 2 0 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 10 2 27 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 16 2 35 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 15 3 17 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 15 3 21 0  
George Town   Moderate 16 3 13 0  
Dorset   Moderate 14 4 7 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 15 5 12 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 18 2 0 0  
Sorell   Moderate 16 1 0 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 16 2 32 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 16 2 1 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 15 0 2 0  
Tasman   Moderate 20 1 0 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 21 1 0 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 19 1 0 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 13 1 0 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 15 1 0 0  
Brighton   Moderate 15 1 22 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 13 2 19 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 15 0 0 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 20 0 34 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 13 1 0 0  
West Coast   Moderate 16 1 21 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 16 0 1 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.

Tuesday

Showers about the west and south, most likely in the southwest. Fine elsewhere. Patchy morning frost about the north. Southwesterly winds.

Detailed Forecast
for Tuesday 30 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% 15 0     0     0    
Shrubland 16% 11 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 24 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 11 0     0     0    
Grassland 33% 17 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 18 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 14 0     0     0    
Grassland 38% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 13 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 18 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 15 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Central North Grassland 56% 11 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 16 0     0     0    
Woodland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 8 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 30 < 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% 14 0     0     0    
Grassland 29% 11 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 8 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 16 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 27 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
East Coast Forest 75% 17 0     0     0    
Grassland 23% 13 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 13 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 12 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 17 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 5 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 15 0     0     0    
Grassland 46% 13 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 9 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 23 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 18 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% 20 0     0     0    
Grassland 30% 13 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 23 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 33 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 45 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   1 0 19 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% 15 0     0     0    
Grassland 18% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 18 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Western Forest 50% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 8% 4 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 5 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 2 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 27 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    

Weather Information
for Tuesday 30 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 16-16 54-57 S 25-30 35-45 S 35 2000 0 0.0-1.0
Furneaux Islands 16-16 41-45 SW 25-25 30-35 SE 20 2100 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 14-15 48-58 SW 20-30 30-40 S 40 1900 0 0.0-0.0
Central North 14-16 43-47 SW 15-20 20-30 S 35 2100 0 0.0-0.0
North East 14-16 38-42 SW 15-20 20-30 S 30 2300 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 12-14 44-52 SW 20-30 30-40 S 45 2200 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 12-14 48-53 SW 20-25 30-35 SW 45 2200 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 11-14 50-57 W 20-25 30-35 SW 45 2100 0 0.0-1.0
South East 13-14 51-57 SW 30-40 40-50 SW 45 2100 0 0.0-2.0
Central Plateau 8-10 58-66 SW 25-30 30-45 SW 40 2200 0 0.0-2.0
Western 11-13 65-71 SW 25-35 35-45 S 40 1900 0 0.0-3.0
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