Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tasmania
Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania for Wednesday 18 March 2026
Issued at 4:09 pm EDT on Tuesday 17 March 2026.
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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
7
25
0
Flinders
Moderate
12
6
17
0
Central Coast
Moderate
12
6
24
0
Latrobe
Moderate
17
6
30
0
Kentish
Moderate
15
6
25
0
Burnie City
Moderate
12
6
32
0
Devonport City
Moderate
14
6
25
0
Circular Head
Moderate
13
7
24
0
West Tamar
Moderate
16
6
23
0
Launceston City
Moderate
17
6
17
0
George Town
Moderate
15
6
23
0
Dorset
Moderate
16
7
20
0
Break O'Day
Moderate
17
8
12
0
Glamorgan-Spring Bay
Moderate
20
4
40
0
Sorell
Moderate
17
5
44
0
Northern Midlands
Moderate
21
5
17
0
Southern Midlands
Moderate
20
5
26
0
Upper Derwent Valley
Moderate
NA
18
5
23
0
Tasman
Moderate
17
6
42
0
Kingborough
Moderate
18
6
57
0
Clarence City
Moderate
19
6
52
0
Glenorchy City
Moderate
16
6
58
0
Hobart City
Moderate
17
6
45
0
Brighton
Moderate
19
6
31
0
Meander Valley
Moderate
15
5
20
0
Central Highlands
Moderate
18
5
12
0
Huon Valley
Moderate
19
6
29
0
Waratah-Wynyard
No Rating
10
7
27
0
West Coast
Moderate
14
6
17
0
Derwent Valley
Moderate
17
5
10
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.
Wednesday
Mostly fine after morning valley fog. Light winds tending west to northwesterly late morning. Afternoon sea breezes about northern and eastern coasts.
