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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Saturday 15 March 2025

Issued at 4:10 pm EDT on Wednesday 12 March 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 9 21 0  
Flinders   Moderate 17 9 11 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 14 8 24 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 18 8 26 0  
Kentish   Moderate 17 8 19 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 14 8 15 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 11 8 22 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 15 8 26 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 16 8 22 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 19 8 9 0  
George Town   Moderate 16 8 15 0  
Dorset   Moderate 17 8 13 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 20 8 20 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 20 7 17 0  
Sorell   Moderate 19 6 0 0  
Northern Midlands   High 24 7 23 0  
Southern Midlands   High 24 7 23 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 22 7 0 0  
Tasman   Moderate 17 6 15 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 19 7 0 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 22 6 0 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 19 7 0 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 19 7 0 0  
Brighton   Moderate 22 6 0 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 17 7 17 0  
Central Highlands   High 24 7 0 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 18 8 0 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 14 8 22 0  
West Coast   Moderate 14 6 1 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 20 6 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.

Saturday

Showers, most likely about the south and west. Northwesterly winds, fresh and gusty about the south.

Detailed Forecast
for Saturday 15 March 2025

Issued at 4:10 pm EDT on Wednesday 12 March 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% 23 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 6 0     0     0    
Grassland 33% 13 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 17 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 16 0     0     0    
Grassland 38% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 31 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Central North Grassland 56% 16 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 21 2 13 5 0     0    
Woodland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 28 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   2 13 5 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% 19 1 10 9 0     0    
Grassland 29% 13 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 10 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 32 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   2 7 13 0     0    
East Coast Forest 75% 22 2 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 23% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 8 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 31 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   2 13 7 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 19 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 25 9 14 5 0     0    
Shrubland 0% 7 0     0     0    
District Summary   9 14 5 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 22 4 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 46% 22 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 12 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 32 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 19 0     0     0    
District Summary   4 12 8 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% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 30% 19 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 8 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 22 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 37 < 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% 24 8 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 18% 17 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   8 13 6 0     0    
Western Forest 50% 13 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 18 1 10 8 0     0    
Shrubland 8% 7 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 35 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   1 10 10 0     0    

Weather Information
for Saturday 15 March 2025

Issued at 4:10 pm EDT on Wednesday 12 March 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 26-26 54-55 N 15-20 20-25 W 50 500 0 0.0-4.0
Furneaux Islands 25-26 55-59 NW 15-20 25-30 W 50 800 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 24-25 54-59 NW 15-20 20-30 W 55 1300 0 1.0-9.0
Central North 25-27 47-57 NW 15-25 25-35 W 55 1500 0 0.0-4.0
North East 24-27 45-58 NW 15-25 20-35 W 55 1500 0 0.0-2.0
East Coast 27-28 40-45 NW 15-25 20-35 W 50 1900 0 0.0-2.0
Midlands 27-28 38-44 NW 20-25 25-35 W 50 2000 0 0.0-3.0
Upper Derwent Valley 27-29 37-41 NW 20-25 25-35 W 55 2100 0 1.0-7.0
South East 25-28 41-50 NW 20-25 25-35 W 55 1700 0 1.0-6.0
Central Plateau 22-25 41-49 NW 20-30 30-40 W 55 2300 0 2.0-11.0
Western 24-25 52-57 NW 20-35 30-45 W 60 1700 0 6.0-20.0
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