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IDT13130

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Thursday 26 December 2024

Issued at 4:10 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   Moderate 12 12 48 0  
Flinders   Moderate 17 11 0 0  
Central Coast   No Rating 8 10 78 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 14 10 41 0  
Kentish   Moderate 12 9 39 0  
Burnie City   No Rating 11 10 60 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 7 10 78 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 19 11 63 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 15 10 30 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 20 10 25 0  
George Town   Moderate 14 10 45 0  
Dorset   Moderate 14 11 22 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 17 10 10 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 20 10 0 0  
Sorell   Moderate 16 11 26 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 23 10 22 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 19 11 25 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 18 9 78 0  
Tasman   Moderate 15 10 0 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 14 9 11 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 15 10 51 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 13 9 42 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 13 9 0 0  
Brighton   Moderate 13 9 72 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 12 9 24 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 23 9 47 0  
Huon Valley   High 26 9 49 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   No Rating 11 11 48 0  
West Coast   High 26 10 38 0  
Derwent Valley   High 27 10 44 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.

Thursday

Possible morning showers about central and southern districts, otherwise fine with morning valley fog. Showers developing about western and central parts in the evening. North to northeasterly winds, becoming fresh and gusty late.

Detailed Forecast
for Thursday 26 December 2024

Issued at 4:10 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% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 16% 15 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 24 1 13 1 0     0    
District Summary   1 13 1 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 10 0     0     0    
Grassland 33% 9 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 18 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 12 0     0     0    
Grassland 38% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 12 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 23 < 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% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 9 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% 15 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 29% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 14 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 17 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 15 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
East Coast Forest 75% 21 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 23% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 20 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 6 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 11 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 27 11 13 5 0     0    
Shrubland 0% 11 0     0     0    
District Summary   11 13 5 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 20 2 13 3 0     0    
Grassland 46% 14 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 15 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 24 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   2 13 3 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% 10 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 12 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 25 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 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
Central Plateau Forest 64% 22 4 13 3 0     0    
Grassland 18% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 11 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 34 2 7 15 0     0    
District Summary   6 8 13 0     0    
Western Forest 50% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 30 18 7 17 0     0    
Shrubland 8% 11 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 7 0     0     0    
District Summary   18 7 17 0     0    

Weather Information
for Thursday 26 December 2024

Issued at 4:10 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 28-28 42-44 N 25-35 35-45 NW 75 400 0 0.0-3.0
Furneaux Islands 27-28 47-54 NE 25-30 30-40 NW 45 300 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 24-25 55-61 NE 25-35 35-50 NW 70 1100 0 0.0-6.0
Central North 26-29 40-51 N 15-25 25-35 NW 60 1500 0 0.0-2.0
North East 26-28 46-52 N 15-20 20-30 NW 55 1400 0 0.0-1.0
East Coast 27-29 36-41 N 15-25 25-35 NW 60 1800 0 0.0-1.0
Midlands 28-30 36-39 N 20-35 30-45 NW 65 1800 0 0.0-1.0
Upper Derwent Valley 28-30 34-36 N 15-30 25-40 NW 65 2200 0 0.0-3.0
South East 27-30 36-42 NE 20-30 30-40 NW 60 1400 0 0.0-3.0
Central Plateau 23-26 38-45 N 25-35 35-50 NW 65 2300 0 0.0-6.0
Western 27-29 36-40 N 25-35 35-50 NW 75 1500 0 1.0-8.0
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