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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Thursday 16 January 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 14 January 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 2 0 0  
Flinders   Moderate 21 7 0 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 14 7 0 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 22 6 0 0  
Kentish   Moderate 17 6 0 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 16 6 0 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 9 6 0 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 16 5 0 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 19 5 0 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 17 5 32 0  
George Town   Moderate 20 5 23 0  
Dorset   Moderate 18 5 65 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 18 7 45 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 21 7 42 0  
Sorell   Moderate 20 3 54 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 21 7 30 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 21 6 0 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 19 3 0 0  
Tasman   Moderate 20 2 35 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 21 2 0 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 21 2 4 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 19 2 0 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 19 2 0 0  
Brighton   Moderate 21 2 0 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 15 6 13 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 21 3 0 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 19 3 0 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 14 6 0 0  
West Coast   Moderate 15 2 0 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 17 3 0 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.

Thursday

Showers about the west and far south. Mostly fine elsewhere. West to southwesterly winds.

Detailed Forecast
for Thursday 16 January 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 14 January 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% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 16% 12 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 27 2 13 5 0     0    
District Summary   2 13 5 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 13 0     0     0    
Grassland 33% 10 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 17 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 38% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 22 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 19 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 17 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Central North Grassland 56% 9 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 20 0     0     0    
Woodland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 7 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% 18 0     0     0    
Grassland 29% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 15 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 30 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
East Coast Forest 75% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 23% 11 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 12 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 7 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 13 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 23 2 13 6 0     0    
Shrubland 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   2 13 6 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 46% 11 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 15 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 16 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 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 30% 10 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 34 < 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
Central Plateau Forest 64% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 18% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 17 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Western Forest 50% 2 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 8% 2 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    

Weather Information
for Thursday 16 January 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 14 January 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 20-21 51-54 SW 30-35 40-45 SW 40 1900 0 0.0-1.0
Furneaux Islands 21-22 46-49 SW 25-40 35-50 SW 25 2000 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 21-23 37-47 SW 25-30 35-45 SW 45 2200 0 0.0-1.0
Central North 23-24 32-35 SW 15-20 25-30 S 25 2400 0 0.0-0.0
North East 23-24 35-39 SW 15-20 20-30 SW 20 2400 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 21-23 34-36 SW 20-25 30-35 SW 35 2400 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 22-24 32-35 SW 20-25 30-35 SW 35 2500 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 20-22 38-42 W 20-25 30-35 W 45 2300 0 0.0-0.0
South East 21-22 38-43 W 25-30 35-45 W 45 2300 0 0.0-0.0
Central Plateau 17-19 41-48 SW 25-30 35-45 SW 40 2500 0 0.0-2.0
Western 19-20 50-55 W 25-30 35-45 W 40 2200 0 0.0-4.0
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