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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Saturday 28 December 2024

Issued at 4:11 pm EDT on Wednesday 25 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 3 0 0  
Flinders   High 25 3 78 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 12 2 0 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 19 2 0 0  
Kentish   Moderate 14 3 0 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 13 2 0 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 8 2 0 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 14 2 0 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 19 3 0 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 18 3 0 0  
George Town   Moderate 19 3 0 0  
Dorset   Moderate 19 4 59 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 19 5 0 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 17 5 23 0  
Sorell   Moderate 17 3 11 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 20 4 0 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 17 3 7 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 15 3 0 0  
Tasman   Moderate 16 3 26 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 16 3 1 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 16 3 24 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 13 3 0 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 14 3 0 0  
Brighton   Moderate 15 3 0 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 12 4 0 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 18 3 0 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 12 3 0 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 11 2 0 0  
West Coast   No Rating 10 2 0 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 13 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.

Saturday

Showers, more frequent about the north and west. Northwesterly winds, shifting west to northwesterly winds.

Detailed Forecast
for Saturday 28 December 2024

Issued at 4:11 pm EDT on Wednesday 25 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% 16 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 22 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 27 20 17 2 0     0    
Grassland 33% 10 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 22 0     0     0    
District Summary   20 17 2 0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 14 0     0     0    
Grassland 38% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 17 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 21 < 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% 9 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 20 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 18 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 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
North East Forest 65% 19 0     0     0    
Grassland 29% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 24 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 30 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 14 0     0     0    
District Summary   1 14 5 0     0    
East Coast Forest 75% 18 0     0     0    
Grassland 23% 9 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 11 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 7 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 9 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 22 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 0% 5 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 16 0     0     0    
Grassland 46% 9 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 8 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 18 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% 16 0     0     0    
Grassland 30% 8 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 11 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 22 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 16 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% 18 0     0     0    
Grassland 18% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 18 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Western Forest 50% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 15 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 8% 1 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    

Weather Information
for Saturday 28 December 2024

Issued at 4:11 pm EDT on Wednesday 25 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 19-19 58-60 W 30-40 45-55 W 55 2300 0 1.0-8.0
Furneaux Islands 20-20 58-61 W 35-45 45-60 W 60 2100 0 0.0-4.0
North West Coast 17-19 50-59 W 25-35 35-45 W 50 2500 0 1.0-9.0
Central North 18-20 44-51 NW 25-35 35-45 W 50 2700 0 0.0-5.0
North East 17-19 56-62 W 20-30 30-45 W 55 2600 0 0.0-6.0
East Coast 18-20 44-49 NW 20-25 30-35 W 45 3000 0 0.0-3.0
Midlands 18-20 42-45 NW 20-25 30-35 W 45 3100 0 0.0-3.0
Upper Derwent Valley 16-18 47-51 NW 20-25 30-35 W 55 2600 0 0.0-5.0
South East 17-19 44-49 NW 20-25 30-35 W 55 2700 0 0.0-4.0
Central Plateau 13-16 49-59 W 25-30 35-40 W 45 3000 0 1.0-10.0
Western 16-17 55-62 W 30-40 40-55 W 55 2500 0 3.0-16.0
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