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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Saturday 28 February 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 24 February 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   Moderate 20 6 0 0  
Flinders   Moderate 22 2 0 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 16 0 35 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 22 0 31 0  
Kentish   Moderate 18 1 21 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 16 2 29 0  
Devonport City   Moderate 19 0 36 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 20 7 0 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 21 1 51 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 20 2 13 0  
George Town   Moderate 22 2 30 0  
Dorset   Moderate 22 1 0 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 19 2 22 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 22 4 18 0  
Sorell   Moderate 22 4 0 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 20 2 23 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 23 3 7 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 21 4 25 0  
Tasman   Moderate 23 5 0 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 22 5 0 0  
Clarence City   High 26 4 20 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 20 3 36 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 22 3 1 0  
Brighton   High 27 2 18 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 17 3 38 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 19 4 8 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 19 6 29 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 15 6 0 0  
West Coast   Moderate 15 4 38 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 19 4 22 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 about the north. Fine elsewhere. Light winds, tending east to northeasterly during the day.

Detailed Forecast
for Saturday 28 February 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 24 February 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% 15 0     0     0    
Shrubland 18% 22 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Forest 8% 36 1 11 8 0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
District Summary   2 11 8 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Forest 37% 23 1 13 3 0     0    
Shrubland 34% 16 0     0     0    
Grassland 29% 14 0     0     0    
District Summary   1 13 3 0     0    
North West Coast Forest 60% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 31% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 25 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 25 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 1% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 34 1 0 24 0     0    
District Summary   2 0 24 0     0    
Central North Grassland 48% 16 0     0     0    
Forest 47% 22 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 2% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 12 0     0     0    
Pine 1% 40 1 9 15 0     0    
District Summary   1 9 15 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% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 22% 16 0     0     0    
Pine 5% 34 2 2 22 0     0    
Shrubland 4% 12 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 20 0     0     0    
District Summary   2 2 22 0     0    
East Coast Forest 80% 22 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 18% 15 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 11 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 36 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 61% 18 0     0     0    
Forest 38% 23 2 13 6 0     0    
Woodland 0% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 31 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   2 13 8 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 55% 21 1 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 40% 19 0     0     0    
Pine 4% 33 2 13 9 0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 4 0     0     0    
District Summary   3 13 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
South East Forest 73% 23 3 13 6 0     0    
Grassland 20% 20 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 11 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 49 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 17 0     0     0    
District Summary   4 11 13 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% 14 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 3 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 3% 18 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Western Forest 62% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 32% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 6% 8 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 28 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    

Weather Information
for Saturday 28 February 2026

Issued at 4:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 24 February 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 23-23 62-63 E 40-45 50-60 NE 25 1200 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 22-23 53-56 E 30-35 40-45 NE 30 1600 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 22-23 48-56 E 25-40 35-50 E 30 1600 0 0.0-0.0
Central North 23-25 38-46 E 15-25 20-35 E 25 1900 0 0.0-0.0
North East 21-24 49-55 E 20-25 25-35 E 25 1800 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 21-23 46-51 NE 20-25 25-35 NE 20 1700 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 24-25 36-40 NE 15-25 20-30 NE 20 1900 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 24-26 33-37 E 15-20 20-30 NE 20 2000 0 0.0-0.0
South East 23-25 36-45 NE 20-30 25-40 NE 15 1700 0 0.0-0.0
Central Plateau 20-23 38-45 NE 15-20 25-30 NE 20 2300 0 0.0-0.0
Western 25-26 37-43 E 15-20 20-30 NE 20 2000 0 0.0-0.0
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