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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Saturday 5 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 18 3 0 0  
Flinders   High 26 6 0 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 21 5 0 0  
Latrobe   High 24 6 0 0  
Kentish   Moderate 21 5 0 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 19 5 0 0  
Devonport City   Moderate 14 6 0 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 21 4 0 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 22 6 36 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 20 5 40 0  
George Town   Moderate 23 6 0 0  
Dorset   High 24 8 0 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 23 8 17 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   High 26 8 31 0  
Sorell   High 24 5 0 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 22 5 33 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 23 5 0 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 18 4 0 0  
Tasman   High 24 4 0 0  
Kingborough   High 24 4 30 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 21 5 0 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 15 4 0 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 18 4 0 0  
Brighton   Moderate 20 4 0 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 19 5 31 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 19 3 0 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 17 4 0 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 16 4 0 0  
West Coast   Moderate 14 4 1 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 15 3 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 statewide, contracting to the west, south, and Bass Strait Islands during the day. Showers falling as snow above 700 metres. Possible small hail about the west. Fresh and gusty westerly winds.

Detailed Forecast
for Saturday 5 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% 18 0     0     0    
Shrubland 16% 10 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 34 2 2 17 0     0    
District Summary   2 2 17 0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 30 6 5 12 0     0    
Grassland 33% 16 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 26 21 11 5 0     0    
District Summary   28 5 12 0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 23 3 10 8 0     0    
Grassland 38% 12 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 10 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 19 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 8 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 53 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   3 10 11 < 1 NA NA 0    
Central North Grassland 56% 16 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 24 4 12 6 0     0    
Woodland 2% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 24 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Pine 0% 54 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   5 10 10 < 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% 25 10 12 6 0     0    
Grassland 29% 15 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 4% 23 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 31 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 53 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   12 10 10 < 1 NA NA 0    
East Coast Forest 75% 26 24 11 7 0     0    
Grassland 23% 15 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 25 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Woodland 0% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 43 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   25 11 7 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 18 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 23 3 12 6 0     0    
Shrubland 0% 7 0     0     0    
District Summary   3 12 6 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 18 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 46% 18 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 33 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Buttongrass 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
South East Forest 61% 23 6 11 6 0     0    
Grassland 30% 19 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 22 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 54 < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
District Summary   6 11 6 < 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
Central Plateau Forest 64% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Grassland 18% 13 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 15 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Western Forest 50% 0 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 17 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 8% 0 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 26 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    

Weather Information
for Saturday 5 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 18-18 41-43 W 35-40 50-55 W 55 2200 0 0.0-1.0
Furneaux Islands 17-17 39-42 W 40-45 50-60 W 65 2300 0 0.0-3.0
North West Coast 15-17 44-49 W 25-35 35-45 W 65 2200 0 0.0-2.0
Central North 16-16 37-43 W 25-35 35-45 W 55 2200 0 0.0-0.0
North East 16-18 33-39 W 25-35 35-40 W 60 2200 0 0.0-1.0
East Coast 15-17 35-40 W 25-40 35-45 W 65 2300 0 0.0-1.0
Midlands 14-16 37-42 W 25-35 35-45 W 60 2200 0 0.0-1.0
Upper Derwent Valley 12-14 48-53 W 25-30 35-45 W 70 2100 0 0.0-2.0
South East 14-16 40-47 W 30-35 40-50 W 75 2200 0 0.0-2.0
Central Plateau 8-11 53-67 W 30-35 45-50 W 65 2200 0 1.0-6.0
Western 13-16 49-58 W 30-40 45-60 W 65 2200 0 3.0-9.0
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