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FIRE WEATHER

Wednesday, 18 January 2006

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North Island Data
Northland									Wednesday, 18 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Pouto	M	E	M	87	24	313	6.5	40	14.4	22.6	54	283	17	0.0	60	Aut
Aupouri Peninsula	H	E	H	88	42	280	9.1	62	23.2	20.6	49	249	22	0.0	70	Aut
Waitangi Forest	V	E	H	90	51	344	9.0	74	25.4	23.7	50	318	16	0.0	75	Aut
Opouteke	M	E	L	88	34	205	3.9	48	10.6	25.4	49	229	5	0.0	50	Aut
Hokianga	V	E	H	89	55	408	10.1	83	28.9	28.6	54	280	19	0.0	65	Aut
Dargaville	M	E	H	88	28	294	6.3	46	15.1	24.6	51	259	15	0.0	70	Aut
Kaikohe	H	E	M	88	44	246	7.2	60	19.4	21.0	58	260	17	0.0	55	Aut
Whangarei Aero	H	E	H	89	57	383	7.0	83	22.5	24.0	46	280	13	0.0	75	Aut
Mangakahia	H	E	M	89	53	286	5.9	72	18.4	26.5	45	358	8	0.0	60	Aut
Auckland									Wednesday, 18 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Woodhill	M	E	M	86	28	264	5.3	44	12.9	23.0	61	297	16	0.0	55	Aut
Clevedon Coast	V	E	H	90	57	356	8.1	82	24.7	24.0	48	329	13	0.0	65	Aut
Great Barrier Island	H	E	M	88	41	188	6.5	53	16.8	23.7	50	274	14	0.0	55	Aut
Hunua East	H	E	M	88	44	248	7.9	61	20.8	23.8	52	351	18	0.0	55	Aut
Cornwallis Depot	H	E	M	87	32	282	6.9	49	16.8	23.5	56	270	18	0.0	60	Aut
Waikato									Wednesday, 18 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Whangamata	M	E	L	87	29	163	5.6	41	12.8	22.2	59	209	13	0.0	40	Aut
Waihi Gold	M	E	L	87	30	141	7.1	39	15.2	20.9	54	295	18	0.0	40	Aut
Athol	M	E	L	86	30	139	5.1	39	11.7	17.2	71	264	16	0.0	40	Aut
Ngapaenga	M	E	L	85	35	214	4.2	49	11.6	17.4	73	0	15	0.0	50	Aut
Waikawau Bay	M	E	L	88	32	161	5.0	43	12.3	21.7	60	225	10	0.0	40	Aut
Whitianga Aero	H	E	M	89	47	174	6.6	56	17.5	22.0	51		13	0.0	60	Aut
Port Taharoa	H	E	M	86	25	247	9.1	40	18.5	20.0	62	310	26	0.0	55	Aut
Hamilton Aero	M	E	L	86	28	152	6.9	39	14.8	19.0	66	280	20	0.0	40	Aut
Paeroa	H	E	L	88	45	206	8.5	58	21.4	21.0	56	310	19	0.0	40	Aut
Central North Island									Wednesday, 18 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Rotorua Aero	H	E	H	86	44	208	9.0	58	22.2	19.0	68	280	26	0.0	70	Aut
Taupo Aero	M	E	H	86	29	189	5.3	42	12.7	17.0	65	250	15	0.0	70	Aut
Tauranga Aero	H	E	H	89	49	206	9.1	62	23.0	22.0	51	300	17	0.0	75	Aut
Minginui	H	E	L	88	47	160	10.3	54	23.7	20.9	58	270	24	0.0	40	Aut
Rotoehu	H	E	H	89	50	208	9.3	63	23.7	23.6	46	294	19	0.0	60	Aut
Goudies	H	E	L	86	31	216	9.1	45	19.7	17.2	68	333	27	0.0	50	Aut
Galatea	H	E	H	89	53	223	5.8	67	17.5	23.3	47	281	8	0.0	70	Aut
Kawerau	E	E	V	90	58	287	12.0	77	31.3	23.9	40	248	21	0.0	75	Aut
Rotoaira	M	E	M	84	16	90	4.6	22	7.8	14.7	75	263	18	0.0	55	Aut
Opotiki	M	E	H	86	42	326	4.9	64	15.0	21.1	64	277	15	0.0	75	Aut
Whakatane Aero	E	E	V	88	47	253	16.2	64	35.0	22.0	58	330	33	0.0	70	Aut
Te Puke	M	E	M	89	51	203	4.0	63	12.7	22.1	51	307	1	0.0	65	Aut
Waihau Bay	M	E	H	86	28	360	5.8	47	14.4	21.5	64	275	18	0.0	75	Aut
Eastern North Island									Wednesday, 18 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Hicks Bay	E	E	E	86	27	280	27.1	43	40.6	22.0	59	290	48	0.0	70	Aut
Tuai	H	E	H	72	36	246	6.5	52	16.6	16.4	85	317	45	2.0	70	Aut
Gwavas	H	E	H	88	49	291	5.5	69	17.0	23.8	61	274	11	0.0	70	Aut
Ruatoria	V	E	V	85	26	156	25.4	36	36.0	17.8	54	289	51	0.0	60	Aut
Crownthorpe	E	E	V	91	65	312	10.8	85	30.7	24.8	44	266	15	0.0	80	Aut
Waipukurau	V	E	H	91	93	470	7.8	124	29.2	25.0	45	285	9	0.0	85	Aut
Te Haroto	V	E	H	88	51	219	12.6	64	29.7	19.9	60	335	29	0.0	70	Aut
Cricklewood	H	E	H	89	41	246	9.3	58	22.8	18.0	51	308	19	0.0	70	Aut
Porapora	H	E	L	92	72	241	7.1	82	22.6	30.0	29	306	4	0.0	40	Aut
Mangatu Forest	H	E	H	89	64	263	4.9	80	16.8	24.4	45	316	4	0.0	75	Aut
Bridge Pa	E	E	V	91	84	473	10.5	117	34.8	24.5	38	103	16	0.0	95	Aut
Waihau	H	E	H	88	48	222	8.4	63	22.0	20.9	61	356	20	0.0	70	Aut
Te Pohue	E	E	V	88	53	249	20.2	69	42.0	20.6	56	8	36	0.0	70	Aut
Gisborne Aero	E	E	E	90	49	287	17.7	69	38.3	26.0	40	330	28	0.0	85	Aut
Ongaonga	E	E	V	91	70	416	11.8	99	34.9	26.2	48	288	19	0.0	85	Aut
Napier Aero	V	E	V	90	88	402	7.8	114	28.3	25.0	40	10	13	0.0	95	Aut
Taranaki									Wednesday, 18 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
New Plymouth Aero	M	E	M	85	18	279	7.0	31	13.3	19.0	74	350	24	0.0	55	Aut
Eltham	H	E	M	83	20	153	10.8	30	18.3	16.6	80	1	37	0.0	55	Aut
Waverly	H	E	H	85	20	159	15.3	30	23.3	17.6	72	335	40	0.0	55	Aut
Okato	L	V	L	76	13	162	1.7	22	2.7	16.0	90	9	15	1.0	50	Aut
Marco	M	E	M	86	26	139	4.1	35	9.3	17.9	68	19	11	0.0	55	Aut
Hawera	M	E	M	84	16	161	9.6	25	15.3	18.0	75	0	32	0.0	55	Aut
Wanganui-Manawatu									Wednesday, 18 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Three Kings	M	E	L	86	16	109	9.8	23	14.9	15.7	69	273	29	0.0	40	Aut
Webb	M	E	L	81	16	104	12.7	23	17.9	10.4	88	5	46	0.2	40	Aut
Westlawn	H	E	H	86	19	155	12.1	29	19.6	16.3	69	304	33	0.0	65	Aut
Desert Road Summit	H	E	H	86	23	187	16.9	35	27.0	15.7	69	19	40	0.0	65	Aut
Waitarere Forest	H	E	M	87	44	397	5.7	69	17.4	19.1	65	295	15	0.0	60	Aut
Ngamatea	H	E	V	87	21	133	20.9	30	29.1	20.5	54	326	40	0.0	65	Aut
Lismore	M	E	H	86	24	137	8.5	33	15.9	18.5	69	334	25	0.0	65	Aut
Waione	M	E	M	87	35	319	4.3	54	12.4	18.7	68	273	10	0.0	55	Aut
Waimarino Forest	M	E	L	83	19	91	3.0	25	5.6	13.9	81	334	12	0.0	50	Aut
National Park	M	E	M	82	14	84	3.4	20	5.4	11.5	86		17	0.0	55	Aut
Tapuae	M	E	M	84	14	117	9.6	21	14.1	14.4	75	270	33	0.0	55	Aut
Raumai	H	E	H	86	38	362	6.7	61	18.3	19.6	68	349	20	0.0	70	Aut
Palmerston North Aero	V	E	H	87	30	275	14.0	47	27.3	21.0	63	310	32	0.0	55	Aut
Waiouru Aero	M	E	H	87	20	135	7.6	30	13.9	19.0	63	300	20	0.0	65	Aut
Wanganui Aero	V	E	V	87	26	182	18.2	38	29.4	20.0	60	320	37	0.0	65	Aut
Spriggins Park	H	E	M	88	30	180	7.7	42	16.8	20.7	56	350	17	0.0	60	Aut
Wairarapa									Wednesday, 18 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Castle Point	V	E	V	86	22	374	28.4	38	39.5	17.0	68	330	50	0.0	65	Aut
East Taratahi	H	E	M	87	42	358	5.9	65	17.3	19.0	65	30	15	0.0	65	Aut
Ngawihi	M	E	M	66	18	281	3.5	31	7.4	19.0	65	350	37	10.0	65	Aut
Stony Creek	H	E	H	86	40	344	7.8	61	20.6	18.8	71		23	0.0	65	Aut
Haurangi	M	E	M	81	45	373	4.5	69	14.7	13.8	91	313	25	0.0	55	Aut
Ngaumu	M	E	M	85	37	366	4.8	59	13.9	18.0	73	318	16	0.0	65	Aut
Holdsworth Station	M	E	M	86	27	231	3.5	42	8.9	16.7	73	231	8	0.2	55	Aut
Wellington									Wednesday, 18 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Rimutaka Forest Park	H	E	M	81	47	380	6.8	72	20.4	16.0	88	27	33	0.6	60	Aut
Chatham Island				61	2	204									60	Sta
Belmont	M	L	M	57	13	286	4.3	23	7.4	13.9	94	355	52	2.8	55	Aut
Titahi Bay	E	E	V	81	38	438	22.0	62	42.1	16.7	87	328	56	0.0	70	Aut
Lower Hutt	M	E	M	79	31	304	2.4	50	7.0	16.0	88	0	17	1.0	55	Aut
Paraparaumu	V	E	V	84	28	424	15.9	48	30.2	18.0	77	340	43	0.0	70	Aut
Wellington Aero	V	E	H	81	33	387	13.1	54	27.9	17.0	88	350	46	0.4	70	Aut

South Island Data
Nelson-Marlborough									Wednesday, 18 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Opua Bay	M	E	L	85	21	207	7.8	34	15.2	20.0	76	310	28	0.6	40	Aut
Keneperu Head	M	V	L	73	21	216	1.9	34	4.4	20.4	72	234	21	2.6	40	Aut
Totaranui	L	L	L	44	12	160	0.2	21	0.2	18.2	91	336	21	6.4	50	Aut
Awatere Valley	E	E	E	89	49	540	25.9	80	52.3	24.1	53	325	38	0.0	100	Aut
Hira	M	E	M	77	41	332	4.6	63	14.1	15.3	98	28	33	0.0	65	Aut
Dovedale	M	V	M	84	39	439	2.0	63	7.2	17.1	86	165	3	0.4	65	Aut
Rai Valley	M	E	M	82	22	252	2.9	37	7.1	17.5	88	30	14	0.0	60	Aut
Molesworth	V	E	V	91	46	535	11.0	76	29.3	21.4	44	27	15	0.0	90	Aut
Murchison	L	L	L	18	7	113	0.0	11	0.0	14.9	96	38	1	17.8	45	Aut
Ngaruru	M	E	M	85	24	352	2.7	41	7.1	15.4	79	229	5	0.4	100	Aut
Western Boundary	L	L	L	59	21	381	0.6	37	0.8	14.1	95	352	9	2.2	60	Aut
Kaikoura	M	E	L	87	25	376	6.2	43	14.5	19.0	63	190	17	0.0	50	Aut
Nelson Aero	H	E	H	82	51	439	7.8	79	23.5	20.0	86	0	33	0.0	75	Aut
Woodbourne Aero	E	E	E	88	65	562	27.9	101	60.8	22.0	63	320	44	0.0	100	Aut
Big Pokororo	L	L	L	48	14	242	0.2	24	0.2	14.7	100	15	6	2.8	60	Aut
West Coast									Wednesday, 18 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Westport	L	L	L	16	2	7	0.0	3	0.0	16.0	97	340	11	39.8	40	Aut
Reefton	L	L	L	23	6	34	0.0	9	0.0	17.8	94	56	13	35.0	40	Aut
Nelson Creek	L	L	L	20	5	7	0.0	5	0.0	15.3	93	271	6	43.8	50	Aut
Haast	L	L	L	41	2	7	0.1	2	0.0	16.0	80	260	22	33.8	20	Aut
Hokitika Aero	L	L	L	12	1	7	0.0	2	0.0	16.0	98	280	13	77.8	30	Aut
Canterbury									Wednesday, 18 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Le Bons Bay	M	E	M	77	12	360	9.9	22	14.6	12.0	95	200	48	0.2	55	Aut
Oamaru Aero	M	E	M	85	17	294	4.3	30	8.8	13.0	75	180	15	0.4	55	Aut
Tara Hills	V	E	V	91	41	505	11.3	68	28.3	20.0	41	310	17	0.0	80	Aut
Timaru Aero	M	E	L	85	22	295	4.4	38	10.2	13.0	77	150	15	0.4	50	Aut
Christchurch Aero	H	E	H	82	25	451	7.9	45	17.6	14.0	85	210	33	0.0	70	Aut
Hanmer	M	E	M	85	31	232	4.3	47	11.4	19.6	76	285	13	0.0	75	Aut
Cannington	M	E	M	82	24	265	3.5	40	8.6	9.4	89	149	17	0.0	55	Aut
Snowdon	M	E	M	83	21	191	2.2	33	5.0	10.9	88	147	7	0.0	65	Aut
Darfield	M	E	M	80	28	356	3.4	47	9.2	12.0	94	202	21	0.0	65	Aut
Bottle Lake	M	E	M	84	32	466	4.7	54	13.3	15.2	78	221	18	0.0	70	Aut
Ashley	M	E	M	82	26	280	3.1	42	8.1	12.1	90	231	16	0.0	60	Aut
Ashburton Plains	M	E	M	83	42	433	2.6	67	9.3	11.6	88	178	9	0.4	60	Aut
Mount Cook	L	E	M	69	6	7	2.3	6	1.2	19.8	39	35	27	31.6	70	Aut
Hakatere	H	E	H	85	29	453	7.9	50	18.8	11.2	78	134	27	0.0	85	Aut
Leeston	M	E	M	83	35	485	4.2	60	12.9	12.4	86	167	19	0.0	55	Aut
Oamaru	L	V	L	69	16	272	2.1	27	4.0	13.0	73	150	24	2.6	50	Aut
Waihaorunga	L	L	L	57	19	336	0.6	33	0.8	9.1	93	118	13	2.6	55	Aut
Lees Valley	H	E	L	87	26	139	10.2	36	19.0	16.9	67	180	27	0.0	40	Aut
Burnham	M	E	M	83	30	400	4.7	50	12.6	12.6	84	185	20	0.0	65	Aut
Tekapo	E	E	E	93	33	501	87.9	57	93.9	21.3	24	285	53	0.0	80	Aut
Motukarara	H	E	H	84	18	378	12.5	32	20.8	12.9	80	159	39	0.0	70	Aut
Mount Somers	L	H	L	71	11	55	0.7	15	0.6	11.0	100	135	2	1.3	40	Aut
Pukaki Aero	E	E	E	91	33	424	30.8	55	49.4	22.2	41	79	37	0.0	80	Aut
Otago									Wednesday, 18 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Nugget Point	L	E	L	64	2	108	2.6	4	1.0	12.0	61	240	33	4.6	50	Aut
Windsor	M	E	M	79	21	313	2.2	36	5.3	11.4	84	141	16	1.0	55	Aut
Ranfurly	M	E	M	79	27	318	2.4	44	6.6	9.9	70	209	17	1.2	70	Aut
Bendigo	M	E	M	88	42	619	3.9	72	13.4	14.0	61	250	4	0.0	80	Aut
Northburn	M	E	H	88	44	677	4.1	75	14.2	14.3	55	191	4	0.0	80	Aut
Herbert	L	E	L	76	12	130	3.0	19	4.8	7.2	89	199	26	1.0	50	Aut
McRaes	L	L	M	51	8	172	0.7	14	0.5	7.3	81	227	27	5.1	75	Aut
Glendhu	L	L	L	40	2	10	0.1	3	0.0	5.6	82	264	23	9.4	70	Aut
Clyde	M	E	M	87	31	596	3.7	55	11.1	13.1	63	292	7	0.4	80	Aut
Lauder	M	E	M	86	22	384	3.8	38	9.0	9.9	69	206	9	0.0	70	Aut
Dansey Pass	M	V	M	76	22	236	1.8	35	4.3	9.0	82	233	16	1.2	75	Aut
Tapanui	L	L	M	56	4	76	0.9	7	0.5	10.8	80	254	22	4.2	60	Aut
Glenledi	L	L	L	52	4	184	0.7	7	0.4	10.7	83	273	26	5.0	50	Aut
Rock and Pillar	L	L	L	43	10	234	0.1	19	0.1	9.7	86	180	15	6.6	75	Aut
Dunedin Aero	L	L	L	58	6	289	0.8	12	0.5	12.0	68	240	15	4.8	50	Aut
Traquair	L	L	M	60	7	241	1.7	12	1.6	8.2	76	269	29	3.6	60	Aut
Mount Benger	L	L	H	58	3	65	9.0	5	7.0	4.9	82	257	64	3.8	65	Aut
Wanaka	H	E	H	79	29	426	8.6	50	20.0	15.0	57	110	43	2.2	75	Aut
Queenstown Aero	M	E	H	80	18	252	6.6	31	12.6	13.0	62	180	35	1.4	65	Aut
Southland									Wednesday, 18 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Manapouri Aero	L	L	L	59	4	21	0.5	5	0.2	14.0	56	230	4	4.2	50	Aut
Invercargill Aero	L	E	L	61	2	10	3.9	3	2.0	13.0	65	250	43	7.2	50	Aut
Barn Hill	L	L	M	59	4	100	1.5	7	0.8	13.6	63	227	27	7.8	75	Aut
Blackmount	L	H	L	61	4	57	0.9	7	0.4	14.1	53	154	14	6.2	55	Aut
Wreys Bush	L	V	M	70	6	118	2.0	11	1.9	14.0	61	224	23	3.0	65	Aut
Tuatapere	L	E	L	70	4	79	3.4	8	3.1	13.3	61	221	34	3.4	50	Aut
Slopedown	L	E	L	68	3	15	3.1	4	1.7	12.7	55	229	33	4.0	50	Aut
Garston	L	L	L	49	9	96	0.2	15	0.1	10.9	62	222	3	6.4	75	Aut
Gore	L	V	L	62	3	16	1.9	4	0.7	13.0	62	220	28	5.8	50	Aut


Aut : Authentic data collected from the weather station Sub : Authentic data not available so data from one of three designated substitutes is used Est : An estimate of the values for a station has been made For : Forecast values have been entered for a station and not overwritten by authentic data


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