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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Friday 16 October 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 13 October 2026.

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 6 5 0 0  
Flinders   Moderate 19 7 0 0  
Central Coast   No Rating 8 4 34 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 16 3 40 0  
Kentish   Moderate 12 5 25 0  
Burnie City   No Rating 11 5 23 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 7 2 42 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 15 9 0 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 17 4 48 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 18 5 19 0  
George Town   Moderate 16 5 34 0  
Dorset   Moderate 15 5 16 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 19 6 14 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   High 24 7 0 0  
Sorell   High 25 5 0 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 21 7 35 0  
Southern Midlands   High 24 7 0 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 16 5 24 0  
Tasman   High 24 5 0 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 20 6 79 0  
Clarence City   High 26 5 41 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 19 5 27 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 19 4 9 0  
Brighton   High 24 4 24 0  
Meander Valley   No Rating 11 6 36 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 17 7 12 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 17 6 62 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 7 9 0 0  
West Coast   Moderate 16 8 33 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 16 6 46 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.

Friday

Fine apart from light showers about the north. Morning frost and fog. North to northeasterly winds.

Detailed Forecast
for Friday 16 October 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 13 October 2026.

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 73% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 18% 7 0     0     0    
Forest 8% 18 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Forest 40% 20 0     0     0    
Shrubland 31% 10 0     0     0    
Grassland 28% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 59% 11 0     0     0    
Grassland 31% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 21 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 24 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 3 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Central North Grassland 50% 10 0     0     0    
Forest 45% 19 0     0     0    
Woodland 2% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 2% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 7 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 68% 18 0     0     0    
Grassland 23% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 5% 16 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 2 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 17 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
East Coast Forest 79% 23 7 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 19% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 23 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 30 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   8 13 6 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 63% 8 0     0     0    
Forest 37% 25 9 13 6 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 17 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   9 13 6 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 55% 18 0     0     0    
Grassland 41% 9 0     0     0    
Pine 4% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 4 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 72% 23 5 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 21% 8 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 14 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 42 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 15 0     0     0    
District Summary   5 11 9 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 77% 18 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 11% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 5 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 21 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 1 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Western Forest 62% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 32% 18 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 6% 11 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 2 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 3 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    

Weather Information
for Friday 16 October 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 13 October 2026.

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 19-20 59-61 NE 25-30 35-45 N 20 1800 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 19-19 47-49 NE 20-25 30-35 NE 25 1700 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 17-19 49-55 NE 25-35 35-45 N 25 1800 0 0.0-0.0
Central North 18-19 44-49 NE 15-25 25-30 N 25 1900 0 0.0-0.0
North East 18-19 48-52 NE 15-20 20-30 N 25 1900 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 19-20 37-42 N 15-25 25-35 N 25 2000 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 19-20 33-40 N 20-25 25-35 N 25 2000 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 21-22 31-34 N 15-20 20-30 N 20 2600 0 0.0-0.0
South East 20-22 31-37 N 20-30 25-40 N 25 2200 0 0.0-0.0
Central Plateau 15-19 35-45 N 20-25 30-40 N 25 2300 0 0.0-0.0
Western 20-22 33-39 NE 15-25 25-35 N 25 2400 0 0.0-0.0
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