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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Sunday 6 April 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Friday 4 April 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 23 3 0 0  
Flinders   High 30 3 0 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 17 3 0 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 23 3 0 0  
Kentish   Moderate 18 3 0 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 16 2 0 0  
Devonport City   Moderate 13 3 0 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 18 2 0 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 20 3 0 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 19 3 0 0  
George Town   Moderate 22 3 0 0  
Dorset   Moderate 22 3 0 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 22 3 0 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 20 3 35 0  
Sorell   Moderate 19 3 45 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 20 3 31 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 19 2 0 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 17 2 0 0  
Tasman   Moderate 21 3 37 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 22 4 21 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 18 3 36 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 14 3 0 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 16 3 0 0  
Brighton   Moderate 17 2 0 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 18 3 0 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 18 2 0 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 15 3 0 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 13 2 0 0  
West Coast   No Rating 11 3 0 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 15 2 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.

Sunday

Showers about the north and west, extending statewide during the afternoon. Possible snow above 900 metres from the afternoon. Fresh to strong and gusty west to northwesterly winds, tending west to southwesterly in the evening.

Detailed Forecast
for Sunday 6 April 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Friday 4 April 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% 21 0     0     0    
Shrubland 16% 29 6 10 5 0     0    
Forest 5% 35 2 9 8 0     0    
District Summary   8 9 8 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 32 21 10 5 0     0    
Grassland 33% 15 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 22 0     0     0    
District Summary   21 10 5 0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 20 1 10 7 0     0    
Grassland 38% 11 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 18 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 1% 8 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 52 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   1 0 20 < 1 NA NA 0    
Central North Grassland 56% 18 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 22 1 10 4 0     0    
Woodland 2% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 27 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 51 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   1 0 20 < 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% 22 1 11 4 0     0    
Grassland 29% 16 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 4% 39 1 2 14 0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 40 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 46 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   5 1 20 < 1 NA NA 0    
East Coast Forest 75% 21 0     0     0    
Grassland 23% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 53 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 18 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 0% 8 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 17 0     0     0    
Grassland 46% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 30 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 18 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% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 30% 17 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 25 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 46 < 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% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 18% 13 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 2 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 16 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Western Forest 50% 1 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 13 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 0 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 24 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    

Weather Information
for Sunday 6 April 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Friday 4 April 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 20-20 55-56 W 40-50 55-65 W 70 2100 0 1.0-6.0
Furneaux Islands 19-19 61-63 W 45-55 60-70 W 85 1800 0 2.0-7.0
North West Coast 17-18 59-65 W 30-40 40-55 W 80 1800 0 2.0-8.0
Central North 17-18 50-60 NW 30-45 45-60 W 80 2000 0 0.0-3.0
North East 18-20 53-61 W 30-45 40-60 W 85 2000 0 0.0-4.0
East Coast 17-20 48-53 NW 30-35 35-45 W 85 2200 0 0.0-2.0
Midlands 16-18 48-53 NW 30-35 40-50 W 80 2200 0 0.0-3.0
Upper Derwent Valley 15-17 50-57 NW 30-30 40-45 W 95 2100 0 3.0-13.0
South East 16-18 49-55 W 30-35 40-50 W 95 2100 0 3.0-11.0
Central Plateau 10-14 60-77 W 35-40 45-55 W 80 2200 0 7.0-17.0
Western 14-16 56-67 W 40-50 60-70 W 90 2100 0 10.0-23.0
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