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Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Saturday 7 December 2024

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 3 December 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 8 6 29 1  
Flinders   No Rating 11 9 35 1  
Central Coast   No Rating 6 8 30 1  
Latrobe   No Rating 8 8 25 1  
Kentish   No Rating 7 7 29 1  
Burnie City   No Rating 7 6 42 1  
Devonport City   No Rating 7 8 19 1  
Circular Head   Moderate 15 5 38 1  
West Tamar   No Rating 11 9 24 1  
Launceston City   Moderate 14 9 21 1  
George Town   No Rating 8 9 29 1  
Dorset   No Rating 7 10 36 1  
Break O'Day   Moderate 12 9 21 1  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 15 5 17 1  
Sorell   Moderate 14 3 31 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 15 5 24 1  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 17 4 19 1  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 15 3 20 0  
Tasman   Moderate 13 3 35 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 15 2 28 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 16 3 24 0  
Glenorchy City   No Rating 9 2 15 0  
Hobart City   No Rating 10 2 55 0  
Brighton   Moderate 16 2 13 0  
Meander Valley   No Rating 7 8 29 1  
Central Highlands   Moderate 15 3 17 1  
Huon Valley   Moderate 20 2 24 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 7 4 50 1  
West Coast   Moderate 17 3 19 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 18 2 23 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. Possible thunderstorms about the north and east. Light winds, tending westerly in the afternoon.

Detailed Forecast
for Saturday 7 December 2024

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 3 December 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% 9 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 10 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 10 0     0     0    
Grassland 33% 11 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 10 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 7 0     0     0    
Grassland 38% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 13 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Central North Grassland 56% 8 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 15 0     0     0    
Woodland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 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% 10 0     0     0    
Grassland 29% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 4 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 14 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 1 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
East Coast Forest 75% 15 0     0     0    
Grassland 23% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 3 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 8 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 17 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 5 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 17 0     0     0    
Grassland 46% 7 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 19 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% 10 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 20 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
Central Plateau Forest 64% 16 0     0     0    
Grassland 18% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 16 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Western Forest 50% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 20 2 16 8 0     0    
Shrubland 8% 5 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   2 16 8 0     0    

Weather Information
for Saturday 7 December 2024

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 3 December 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 20-21 69-71 SW 25-30 30-45 W 50 1200 1 0.0-8.0
Furneaux Islands 23-24 71-73 W 25-35 30-50 W 55 900 1 1.0-12.0
North West Coast 22-24 55-62 SW 20-30 30-40 W 45 1600 1 1.0-10.0
Central North 24-25 53-58 W 15-25 20-30 W 35 1800 1 1.0-10.0
North East 23-25 56-64 W 15-25 20-35 W 40 1800 1 1.0-12.0
East Coast 23-25 58-63 SW 15-20 20-30 NW 40 1800 1 1.0-12.0
Midlands 23-25 52-58 W 15-25 20-35 NW 40 1900 1 1.0-11.0
Upper Derwent Valley 21-23 54-59 W 15-25 20-35 W 45 1800 0 0.0-8.0
South East 21-23 59-66 W 15-25 20-35 NW 40 1600 0 1.0-9.0
Central Plateau 19-21 56-62 W 20-30 30-45 NW 40 2200 1 1.0-12.0
Western 19-20 65-70 W 15-30 20-40 NW 40 1700 0 1.0-13.0
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