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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Monday 29 April 2024

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Thursday 25 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 4 43 0  
Flinders   High 28 4 41 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 14 4 47 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 20 4 36 0  
Kentish   Moderate 18 3 38 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 14 4 51 0  
Devonport City   Moderate 12 4 36 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 19 4 46 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 18 4 35 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 16 3 30 0  
George Town   Moderate 20 4 32 0  
Dorset   Moderate 18 4 0 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 17 4 32 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 23 5 44 0  
Sorell   Moderate 21 4 41 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 19 3 44 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 21 3 30 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 19 2 34 0  
Tasman   High 24 4 43 0  
Kingborough   High 25 3 55 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 21 3 39 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 15 2 44 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 19 2 41 0  
Brighton   Moderate 20 2 39 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 15 3 40 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 18 2 34 0  
Huon Valley   High 28 2 54 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 14 4 53 0  
West Coast   Moderate 20 2 49 0  
Derwent Valley   High 24 2 40 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, most likely about the west, easing and contracting to the west and far south later in the morning. Northwest winds shifting west to southwesterly early, fresh and gusty about the south during the morning.

Detailed Forecast
for Monday 29 April 2024

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Thursday 25 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% 14 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 28 2 10 7 0     0    
District Summary   2 10 7 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 32 32 10 6 0     0    
Grassland 33% 23 2 12 3 0     0    
Forest 31% 26 9 11 4 0     0    
District Summary   43 10 6 0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 17 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 38% 9 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 14 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 1% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 34 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 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% 21 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 41 < 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% 16 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 25 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 26 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 32 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   1 0 18 0     0    
East Coast Forest 75% 22 1 11 4 0     0    
Grassland 23% 15 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 20 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   1 11 4 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 15 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 0% 9 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 46% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 19 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 34 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 27 < 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% 23 6 11 5 0     0    
Grassland 30% 16 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 27 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 35 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 53 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   6 8 13 < 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% 17 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 18% 12 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 24 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Western Forest 50% 7 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 28 8 0 2 0     0    
Shrubland 8% 10 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 36 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   8 0 2 0     0    

Weather Information
for Monday 29 April 2024

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Thursday 25 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 47-50 SW 30-35 40-50 SW 45 2200 0 0.0-3.0
Furneaux Islands 18-19 43-49 W 35-45 45-55 W 60 2000 0 0.0-1.0
North West Coast 14-16 46-53 SW 25-35 35-50 SW 55 2200 0 1.0-5.0
Central North 15-16 41-44 NW 25-35 35-45 SW 50 2300 0 0.0-2.0
North East 16-17 41-46 W 25-35 30-45 W 50 2200 0 0.0-2.0
East Coast 14-17 38-43 W 25-35 35-45 W 65 2400 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 14-15 41-45 W 25-35 35-45 W 65 2400 0 0.0-1.0
Upper Derwent Valley 12-14 42-47 W 25-35 35-45 W 70 2400 0 1.0-4.0
South East 14-16 39-46 W 30-40 40-50 W 70 2400 0 1.0-4.0
Central Plateau 9-11 53-63 W 30-40 40-55 W 65 2300 0 3.0-8.0
Western 12-13 56-62 W 30-40 45-60 W 60 2300 0 4.0-14.0
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