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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Saturday 19 April 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Friday 18 April 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 11 8 17 0  
Flinders   Moderate 14 8 26 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 12 6 23 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 13 7 22 0  
Kentish   Moderate 13 7 19 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 12 6 17 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 9 6 23 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 12 6 32 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 12 7 9 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 14 8 12 0  
George Town   Moderate 13 8 15 0  
Dorset   Moderate 14 9 16 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 13 9 22 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 14 6 38 0  
Sorell   Moderate 13 4 38 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 14 7 26 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 14 6 32 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 13 6 31 0  
Tasman   Moderate 13 3 25 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 14 3 37 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 14 4 30 0  
Glenorchy City   No Rating 11 3 35 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 12 3 12 0  
Brighton   Moderate 13 5 30 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 12 7 15 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 13 6 26 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 14 4 35 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 11 6 18 0  
West Coast   Moderate 12 6 18 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 13 5 30 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.

Saturday

Isolated showers about the west, easing during the day before redeveloping and extending statewide late evening. West to northwesterly winds, tending light in the afternoon.

Detailed Forecast
for Saturday 19 April 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Friday 18 April 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% 11 0     0     0    
Shrubland 16% 5 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 18 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 2 0     0     0    
Grassland 33% 9 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 14 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 13 0     0     0    
Grassland 38% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 4 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 13 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 16 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Central North Grassland 56% 11 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 14 0     0     0    
Woodland 2% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 2 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 16 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     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 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 29% 9 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 4 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 15 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 15 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
East Coast Forest 75% 14 0     0     0    
Grassland 23% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 2 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 14 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 12 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 2 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 13 0     0     0    
Grassland 46% 12 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 15 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 14 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     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% 14 0     0     0    
Grassland 30% 12 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 16 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 16 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     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% 13 0     0     0    
Grassland 18% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 2 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 13 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Western Forest 50% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 2 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 2 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 15 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    

Weather Information
for Saturday 19 April 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Friday 18 April 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 21-21 63-64 NE 15-20 20-30 NW 45 900 0 0.0-3.0
Furneaux Islands 21-22 60-63 W 15-25 25-35 W 55 700 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 20-21 51-57 W 15-15 20-25 W 45 1100 0 1.0-4.0
Central North 21-22 47-51 NW 15-15 20-25 W 45 1300 0 0.0-2.0
North East 21-22 43-50 W 15-20 20-25 W 50 1300 0 0.0-2.0
East Coast 20-22 43-49 W 15-15 20-25 W 35 1500 0 0.0-2.0
Midlands 20-21 44-48 NW 15-15 20-25 W 35 1600 0 0.0-2.0
Upper Derwent Valley 19-21 45-49 W 15-15 20-25 W 35 1600 0 0.0-4.0
South East 19-21 46-53 W 15-20 20-25 W 35 1600 0 1.0-4.0
Central Plateau 16-18 47-54 W 15-20 20-25 W 35 1800 0 1.0-4.0
Western 17-19 58-65 W 15-20 20-30 NW 35 1400 0 2.0-8.0
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