IDT13131

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Saturday 23 November 2024

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Thursday 21 November 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   No Rating 6 11 24 0  
Flinders   Moderate 12 11 9 0  
Central Coast   No Rating 7 11 16 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 12 10 15 0  
Kentish   Moderate 12 10 19 0  
Burnie City   No Rating 8 11 14 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 6 10 14 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 14 11 33 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 13 10 14 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 15 10 17 0  
George Town   Moderate 12 11 15 0  
Dorset   Moderate 12 10 14 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 16 10 9 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 18 10 13 0  
Sorell   Moderate 15 10 9 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 20 10 2 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 18 10 5 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 15 10 7 0  
Tasman   Moderate 15 10 16 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 14 10 19 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 15 10 10 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 14 10 7 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 14 10 9 0  
Brighton   Moderate 16 10 1 0  
Meander Valley   No Rating 11 10 16 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 17 11 7 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 21 10 40 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 8 11 19 0  
West Coast   Moderate 17 10 29 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 22 10 47 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

Showers developing about the northwest during the morning, extending statewide during the afternoon and evening. West to northwesterly winds.

Detailed Forecast
for Saturday 23 November 2024

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Thursday 21 November 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% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 16% 7 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 17 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 4 0     0     0    
Grassland 33% 8 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 13 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 10 0     0     0    
Grassland 38% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 16 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 5 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Central North Grassland 56% 7 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 2% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 5 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 5 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% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 15 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 0 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 7 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
East Coast Forest 75% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 23% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 8 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 0% 4 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 16 0     0     0    
Grassland 46% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 15 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% 15 0     0     0    
Grassland 30% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 19 0     0     0    
Pine 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
Central Plateau Forest 64% 18 0     0     0    
Grassland 18% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 5 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 18 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Western Forest 50% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 23 3 11 8 0     0    
Shrubland 8% 8 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   3 11 8 0     0    

Weather Information
for Saturday 23 November 2024

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Thursday 21 November 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 24-25 52-54 NE 15-20 25-30 NW 50 200 0 0.0-5.0
Furneaux Islands 26-28 46-52 NE 10-15 15-20 W 40 400 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 23-25 46-56 E 15-20 20-30 NW 45 1100 0 0.0-5.0
Central North 26-28 39-48 NW 10-20 15-25 W 40 1500 0 0.0-2.0
North East 26-28 34-42 NW 10-15 15-25 W 45 1600 0 0.0-1.0
East Coast 27-28 30-36 NW 10-15 15-25 W 40 2100 0 0.0-1.0
Midlands 28-29 35-37 NW 15-20 20-30 W 40 2500 0 0.0-2.0
Upper Derwent Valley 28-29 34-38 NW 10-20 15-25 NW 40 2900 0 0.0-2.0
South East 25-29 32-39 NW 15-15 20-25 W 40 1700 0 0.0-2.0
Central Plateau 23-26 32-35 NW 15-20 25-30 NW 40 2800 0 0.0-5.0
Western 25-26 34-42 NE 15-25 20-40 NW 40 1700 0 0.0-6.0
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