IDT13132
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Thursday 30 January 2020
Issued at 4:03 pm EDT on Monday 27 January 2020.
Forecasts are issued regularly: Please ensure you have the latest version.
Summary
| District | District FFDI | District Rating | Percent Coverage | Fire Weather Warning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Island | 9 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Furneaux Islands | 11 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| North West Coast | 13 | High | 18 | |
| Central North | 30 | Very High | 24 | |
| North East | 38 | Very High | 35 | |
| East Coast | 51 | Severe | 16 | |
| Midlands | 42 | Very High | 98 | |
| Upper Derwent Valley | 41 | Very High | 79 | |
| South East | 37 | Very High | 43 | |
| Central Plateau | 30 | Very High | 19 | |
| Western | 16 | High | 22 |
* Ratings are provided in conjunction with Fire Authorities.
* District FDI is the representative peak FDI in the district for that fuel type. 10% of the district has a max FDI higher than this value.
* Percent Coverage is the percentage of the District that falls in or above the District Rating threshold.
Thursday
Hot. Mostly sunny. Fresh northwesterly winds, shifting southwest to southeasterly about the southeast and east during the afternoon. Very High fire danger across much of eastern, southern and central Tasmania, with Severe fire danger about parts of the east coast - temperatures reaching mid 30's, RH down to 15-20% and winds of 30 to 40 km/h across most southern, central and eastern areas.
District Weather Elements
for Thursday 30 January 2020
Issued at 4:03 pm EDT on Monday 27 January 2020.
| District | TAL | cHaines | Prob Rain >5mm | 1500m Wind (km/h) | 3000m Wind (km/h) | Mix Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Island | 0 | 11 | 0 | WNW 55 | NW 50 | 100 |
| Furneaux Islands | 0 | 9 | 0 | W 50 | WNW 40 | 200 |
| North West Coast | 0 | 10 | 0 | W 50 | WNW 70 | 1100 |
| Central North | 0 | 9 | 0 | W 50 | WNW 75 | 1500 |
| North East | 0 | 10 | 0 | W 60 | WNW 70 | 1500 |
| East Coast | 0 | 10 | 0 | W 70 | W 95 | 1900 |
| Midlands | 0 | 10 | 0 | WNW 45 | W 95 | 2200 |
| Upper Derwent Valley | 0 | 9 | 0 | WNW 70 | W 110 | 2000 |
| South East | 0 | 9 | 0 | WNW 85 | W 125 | 1900 |
| Central Plateau | 0 | 9 | 0 | WNW 45 | W 85 | 2300 |
| Western | 0 | 9 | < 5 | WNW 70 | W 105 | 1600 |
