IDT13133
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Friday 31 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 | 21 | High | 100 | |
| Furneaux Islands | 31 | Very High | 20 | |
| North West Coast | 17 | High | 30 | |
| Central North | 39 | Very High | 50 | |
| North East | 47 | Very High | 41 | |
| East Coast | 73 | Severe | 83 | |
| Midlands | 66 | Severe | 62 | |
| Upper Derwent Valley | 64 | Severe | 54 | |
| South East | 65 | Severe | 23 | |
| Central Plateau | 43 | Very High | 34 | |
| Western | 24 | High | 70 |
* 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.
Friday
Hot to very hot. Showers developing in the west in the afternoon or evening, extending into central parts and increasing in the west later. Fresh northwesterly winds. RH down to 10-20% over southern, eastern and central areas winds of 35-45km/h and temperatures in the mid to high 30's, possibly 40 degrees about parts of the southeast. Severe Fire Danger about southern , eastern and central areas with a small area of Extreme fire danger about the Lower East Coast. High cloud increasing through the afternoon.
District Weather Elements
for Friday 31 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 | 12 | 25 | NNW 55 | NW 65 | 100 |
| Furneaux Islands | 0 | 12 | 5 | N 20 | WSW 40 | 200 |
| North West Coast | 0 | 12 | 30 | NNW 60 | NW 55 | 900 |
| Central North | 0 | 11 | 15 | NNW 55 | WNW 55 | 1800 |
| North East | 0 | 11 | 10 | NW 50 | WNW 35 | 1900 |
| East Coast | 0 | 11 | 10 | NW 60 | WNW 55 | 3000 |
| Midlands | 0 | 11 | 15 | NW 70 | WNW 70 | 3000 |
| Upper Derwent Valley | 0 | 11 | 20 | WNW 65 | NW 80 | 3000 |
| South East | 0 | 11 | 15 | WNW 75 | NW 85 | 2100 |
| Central Plateau | 0 | 11 | 25 | NNW 60 | WNW 65 | 2800 |
| Western | 0 | 11 | 35 | NW 85 | WNW 80 | 1300 |
