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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Fire Weather Forecast for Tasmania
for Saturday 12 April 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Friday 11 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 12 10 0 0  
Flinders   Moderate 12 10 13 0  
Central Coast   Moderate 13 9 26 0  
Latrobe   Moderate 16 9 21 0  
Kentish   Moderate 15 9 19 0  
Burnie City   Moderate 12 9 19 0  
Devonport City   No Rating 10 9 15 0  
Circular Head   Moderate 14 9 18 0  
West Tamar   Moderate 15 9 20 0  
Launceston City   Moderate 16 9 12 0  
George Town   Moderate 15 9 17 0  
Dorset   Moderate 14 9 18 0  
Break O'Day   Moderate 15 10 4 0  
Glamorgan-Spring Bay   Moderate 16 10 17 0  
Sorell   Moderate 14 10 50 0  
Northern Midlands   Moderate 19 10 15 0  
Southern Midlands   Moderate 17 10 12 0  
Upper Derwent Valley Moderate NA 13 9 23 0  
Tasman   Moderate 13 9 43 0  
Kingborough   Moderate 13 9 34 0  
Clarence City   Moderate 13 10 30 0  
Glenorchy City   Moderate 12 9 31 0  
Hobart City   Moderate 13 9 34 0  
Brighton   Moderate 13 10 34 0  
Meander Valley   Moderate 15 9 21 0  
Central Highlands   Moderate 15 10 16 0  
Huon Valley   Moderate 16 9 36 0  
Waratah-Wynyard   Moderate 13 9 12 0  
West Coast   Moderate 15 9 20 0  
Derwent Valley   Moderate 15 9 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

Fine apart from light showers about the north, most likely during the morning. Light northerly winds with afternoon sea breezes in the south.

Detailed Forecast
for Saturday 12 April 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Friday 11 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% 11 0     0     0    
Shrubland 16% 5 0     0     0    
Forest 5% 19 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Furneaux Islands Shrubland 35% 4 0     0     0    
Grassland 33% 8 0     0     0    
Forest 31% 13 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
North West Coast Forest 52% 14 0     0     0    
Grassland 38% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 5% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 4% 15 0     0     0    
Woodland 1% 7 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 34 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Central North Grassland 56% 16 0     0     0    
Forest 41% 18 0     0     0    
Woodland 2% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 1% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 31 < 1 NA NA 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 < 1 NA NA 0    
Grassland 29% 8 0     0     0    
Shrubland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 1% 18 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 3 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 27 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA < 1 NA NA 0    
East Coast Forest 75% 16 0     0     0    
Grassland 23% 11 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 9 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 30 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Midlands Grassland 68% 17 0     0     0    
Forest 32% 19 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Shrubland 0% 5 0     0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    
Upper Derwent Valley Forest 53% 13 0     0     0    
Grassland 46% 12 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Shrubland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 15 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 0% 13 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 61% 13 0     0     0    
Grassland 30% 12 0     0     0    
Woodland 4% 7 0     0     0    
Shrubland 2% 5 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 2% 15 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 16 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
Central Plateau Forest 64% 16 0     0     0    
Grassland 18% 10 0     0     0    
Shrubland 10% 4 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 6% 16 0     0     0    
District Summary   0     0     0    
Western Forest 50% 6 0     0     0    
Buttongrass 41% 17 0     0     0    
Shrubland 8% 5 0     0     0    
Grassland 0% 6 0     0     0    
Woodland 0% 4 0     0     0    
Pine 0% 24 < 1 NA NA 0     0    
District Summary   < 1 NA NA 0     0    

Weather Information
for Saturday 12 April 2025

Issued at 4:00 pm EST on Friday 11 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 22-22 57-58 NE 15-20 20-30 NW 40 1100 0 0.0-0.0
Furneaux Islands 21-22 57-59 N 15-15 20-25 NW 30 1200 0 0.0-0.0
North West Coast 19-21 49-54 NE 15-20 20-30 NW 35 1300 0 0.0-0.0
Central North 20-22 42-49 NW 15-25 20-35 NW 35 1300 0 0.0-0.0
North East 20-21 46-52 NW 15-20 20-25 NW 35 1300 0 0.0-0.0
East Coast 21-22 41-45 NW 15-20 20-30 NW 35 1400 0 0.0-0.0
Midlands 21-22 39-42 N 15-25 20-35 NW 35 1400 0 0.0-0.0
Upper Derwent Valley 21-23 39-42 NW 10-15 15-20 NW 40 1400 0 0.0-0.0
South East 20-22 39-46 NW 15-15 20-20 NW 40 1300 0 0.0-0.0
Central Plateau 17-20 40-46 N 15-25 25-35 NW 40 1600 0 0.0-0.0
Western 18-20 45-49 NE 15-20 20-30 NW 45 1300 0 0.0-0.0
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