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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Sunday 16 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   Moderate 18 6 33 1  
Flinders   High 25 9 35 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 20 6 0 0  
Latrobe   High 31 6 0 0  
Kentish   Moderate 23 5 32 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 18 5 11 0  
Devonport City   Moderate 17 6 0 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 16 4 38 0  
West Tamar   High 27 6 0 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 22 6 28 0  
George Town   High 29 6 0 0  
Dorset   Moderate 22 6 0 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 18 5 30 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   High 27 5 33 0  
Sorell   High 26 4 38 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 23 4 34 0  
Southern Midlands   High 25 4 26 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 20 4 0 0  
Tasman   High 32 4 36 0  
Kingborough   High 25 5 27 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 23 5 39 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 19 5 0 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 20 5 0 0  
Brighton   Moderate 23 4 0 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 22 5 30 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 22 3 31 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 15 4 33 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 14 4 31 0  
West Coast   No Rating 10 3 38 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 16 3 33 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.

Sunday

Showers, most likely about the south and west. Fresh and gusty northwesterly winds shifting west to southwesterly during the day.

Detailed Forecast
for Sunday 16 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% 18 0     0     0    
Shrubland 16% 4 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 47 1 10 10 0     0    
District Summary   1 10 10 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 5 0     0     0    
Grassland 33% 19 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 26 21 13 6 0     0    
District Summary   21 13 6 0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 23 3 10 10 0     0    
Grassland 38% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 5 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 12 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 8 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 55 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   4 10 11 < 1 NA NA 0    
Central North Grassland 56% 16 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Forest 41% 29 16 14 5 0     0    
Woodland 2% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 55 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   16 12 9 < 1 NA NA 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% 21 2 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 29% 17 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 4% 10 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 18 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 37 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   3 1 20 0     0    
East Coast Forest 75% 27 17 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 23% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 29 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   17 13 6 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 18 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 26 16 13 6 0     0    
Shrubland 0% 5 0     0     0    
District Summary   16 13 6 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 22 2 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 46% 19 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 0 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 29 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 11 0     0     0    
District Summary   2 5 14 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% 26 10 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 30% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 4 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 16 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 49 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   10 13 6 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% 23 4 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 18% 16 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 10 0     0     0    
District Summary   4 13 6 0     0    
Western Forest 50% 12 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 12 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 0 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 30 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    

Weather Information
for Sunday 16 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 22-22 48-50 SW 30-40 45-55 SW 65 2400 1 3.0-14.0
Furneaux Islands 24-25 58-61 W 30-40 45-60 W 70 1400 0 2.0-10.0
North West Coast 21-22 42-52 SW 25-35 35-50 SW 65 2100 0 4.0-15.0
Central North 22-23 40-44 W 25-30 30-45 NW 65 2000 0 2.0-12.0
North East 22-23 45-54 W 20-30 30-45 NW 65 2000 0 3.0-14.0
East Coast 23-25 42-50 SW 25-30 35-45 W 70 2200 0 2.0-12.0
Midlands 21-22 40-44 W 25-30 35-40 W 65 2200 0 1.0-9.0
Upper Derwent Valley 21-23 39-45 W 20-25 30-40 W 65 2600 0 2.0-12.0
South East 22-24 42-53 SW 25-35 35-50 W 65 2200 0 2.0-12.0
Central Plateau 17-20 48-66 W 25-35 35-50 NW 60 2300 0 5.0-19.0
Western 20-22 56-66 W 30-40 40-55 W 60 2100 0 9.0-32.0
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