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Friday, 20 January 2006

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North Island Data
Northland									Friday, 20 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Pouto	L	H	M	74	20	323	1.1	34	2.3	23.0	51	249	9	1.8	60	Aut
Aupouri Peninsula	M	E	M	82	43	295	4.6	63	14.1	19.7	47	168	24	2.0	70	Aut
Waitangi Forest	V	E	H	89	56	359	9.2	80	26.7	21.7	44	191	20	0.0	75	Aut
Opouteke	L	L	L	59	19	205	0.6	31	0.7	21.2	53	202	7	7.0	50	Aut
Hokianga	M	V	M	78	38	405	1.9	62	6.5	29.2	46	138	13	6.0	65	Aut
Dargaville	L	H	M	67	16	292	1.1	28	1.8	22.0	51	207	13	4.0	70	Aut
Kaikohe	L	H	L	64	26	239	1.1	41	2.5	20.0	53	180	15	8.6	55	Aut
Whangarei Aero	M	V	M	69	35	373	1.4	57	4.7	21.0	48	120	17	7.6	75	Aut
Mangakahia	L	H	M	72	31	285	1.3	49	3.6	24.9	45	124	13	6.6	60	Aut
Auckland									Friday, 20 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Woodhill	L	L	L	58	14	238	0.6	24	0.6	22.2	64	182	11	1.4	55	Aut
Clevedon Coast	L	H	M	71	34	343	0.9	54	2.7	22.8	46	84	7	0.4	65	Aut
Great Barrier Island	L	H	L	62	28	194	0.8	42	1.5	21.2	69	123	10	5.4	55	Aut
Hunua East	L	H	L	64	27	247	0.7	42	1.5	20.8	59	233	8	1.6	55	Aut
Cornwallis Depot	L	H	M	64	19	277	0.7	33	0.9	23.2	58	107	7	0.8	60	Aut
Waikato									Friday, 20 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Whangamata	L	L	L	54	19	166	0.4	29	0.4	17.3	72	133	9	6.2	40	Aut
Waihi Gold	L	H	L	63	20	144	0.9	29	1.1	19.2	58	280	12	6.4	40	Aut
Athol	L	H	L	62	13	97	0.6	20	0.6	21.7	47	11	6	0.5	40	Aut
Ngapaenga	M	E	L	85	37	228	3.2	53	9.7	19.3	56	0	8	0.2	50	Aut
Waikawau Bay	L	L	L	53	18	157	0.5	28	0.5	18.3	75	135	16	8.9	40	Aut
Whitianga Aero	L	L	L	55	29	174	0.4	41	0.7	19.0	69		9	7.4	60	Aut
Port Taharoa	L	V	M	71	12	205	1.4	21	1.9	20.0	63	210	15	0.0	55	Aut
Hamilton Aero	L	H	L	66	17	150	0.9	27	0.9	21.0	55	140	9	0.4	40	Aut
Paeroa	L	V	L	67	30	208	1.5	44	3.9	19.0	56	90	19	6.2	40	Aut
Central North Island									Friday, 20 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Rotorua Aero	L	L	M	57	24	202	0.5	37	0.6	20.0	51	150	7	9.2	70	Aut
Taupo Aero	L	V	M	74	20	190	1.4	31	2.9	18.0	45	120	13	0.0	70	Aut
Tauranga Aero	M	V	M	72	35	211	1.8	50	5.3	21.0	50	50	19	5.0	75	Aut
Minginui	L	L	L	59	11	103	1.3	18	1.3	20.4	54	90	24	8.6	40	Aut
Rotoehu	L	H	M	69	33	208	0.9	47	2.3	22.6	42	106	8	7.1	60	Aut
Goudies	L	L	L	48	8	170	0.2	15	0.2	16.7	57	150	12	6.4	50	Aut
Galatea	L	H	M	63	22	187	0.9	34	1.4	22.0	39	182	11	20.3	70	Aut
Kawerau	L	H	M	73	42	291	1.0	62	3.5	22.7	37	46	7	4.8	75	Aut
Rotoaira	L	H	L	67	9	44	1.2	12	0.8	16.7	55	34	14	0.0	50	Aut
Opotiki	L	H	M	65	23	304	1.1	38	2.5	20.9	48	109	15	12.0	75	Aut
Whakatane Aero	M	E	M	75	34	258	2.4	52	7.2	22.0	46	80	22	4.8	70	Aut
Te Puke	L	H	M	66	38	209	0.7	52	1.5	21.5	48	95	3	4.6	65	Aut
Waihau Bay	L	H	M	71	22	364	1.2	38	2.8	19.4	49	198	13	4.2	75	Aut
Eastern North Island									Friday, 20 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Hicks Bay	M	E	H	79	26	294	6.6	42	15.0	18.0	56	160	37	2.2	70	Aut
Tuai	L	L	L	45	12	172	0.4	21	0.4	12.6	80	345	32	0.4	70	Aut
Gwavas	L	H	L	63	32	288	0.6	50	1.4	16.6	60	133	6	1.4	60	Aut
Ruatoria	L	L	L	42	11	115	0.2	17	0.1	12.6	77	71	23	25.2	60	Aut
Crownthorpe	L	H	M	60	27	292	0.7	44	1.3	17.7	49	60	10	3.4	80	Aut
Waipukurau	M	E	M	81	57	455	2.4	86	10.0	19.7	43	79	13	0.4	85	Aut
Te Haroto	L	L	L	51	26	217	0.4	40	0.5	13.9	67	126	14	4.2	70	Aut
Cricklewood	L	L	L	49	12	210	0.3	21	0.3	16.0	56	132	15	12.0	60	Aut
Porapora	M	E	L	86	75	256	2.8	86	11.6	16.8	70	77	3	0.0	40	Aut
Mangatu Forest	L	L	L	40	27	204	0.0	41	0.1	16.5	66	177	3	26.2	75	Aut
Bridge Pa	M	V	M	72	49	451	1.7	77	7.0	18.9	47	70	19	1.0	95	Aut
Waihau	L	L	L	40	15	199	0.1	26	0.1	15.4	66	153	10	7.4	60	Aut
Te Pohue	L	L	L	37	13	196	0.0	22	0.0	15.4	69	68	12	16.4	60	Aut
Gisborne Aero	L	L	M	59	21	215	0.7	34	0.9	19.0	47	150	13	30.0	85	Aut
Ongaonga	M	E	M	81	45	407	3.6	70	12.4	21.4	46	105	21	1.0	85	Aut
Napier Aero	L	L	M	58	28	355	0.9	46	2.3	19.0	52	90	19	9.0	95	Aut
Taranaki									Friday, 20 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	81	13	273	2.6	24	4.7	20.0	58	340	15	0.0	55	Aut
Eltham	L	V	M	76	14	155	1.4	23	2.3	19.7	60	166	12	0.2	55	Aut
Waverly	M	E	M	78	12	147	3.6	20	5.8	18.9	57	159	27	0.0	55	Aut
Okato	L	V	L	78	10	137	1.4	17	1.5	20.2	50	276	7	0.0	50	Aut
Marco	L	V	M	79	14	91	1.3	20	1.8	22.2	40	238	6	0.2	55	Aut
Hawera	L	E	M	74	10	157	2.9	17	4.4	18.0	66	160	28	0.0	55	Aut
Wanganui-Manawatu									Friday, 20 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Three Kings	L	L	L	44	8	98	0.1	13	0.1	9.6	73	82	14	1.0	40	Aut
Webb	L	L	L	42	8	83	0.1	13	0.0	10.5	62	39	7	0.0	40	Aut
Westlawn	L	L	M	51	9	120	0.6	15	0.5	11.2	65	83	25	0.6	65	Aut
Desert Road Summit	L	L	M	58	12	173	0.7	21	0.6	14.3	52	126	13	0.2	65	Aut
Waitarere Forest	M	V	M	81	38	404	1.7	62	5.9	18.9	50	254	6	0.6	60	Aut
Ngamatea	L	L	M	53	10	131	0.6	16	0.5	12.8	64	111	19	2.8	65	Aut
Lismore	L	V	M	73	12	102	1.3	19	1.6	21.5	49	146	13	0.2	65	Aut
Waione	L	H	M	77	30	333	1.2	48	3.5	20.8	44	86	7	1.8	55	Aut
Waimarino Forest	L	H	L	72	11	53	1.0	14	0.7	20.8	46	207	7	0.0	50	Aut
National Park	L	L	L	54	8	39	0.4	10	0.2	17.2	52	318	10	0.0	55	Aut
Tapuae	L	H	L	62	8	88	0.6	13	0.4	13.4	49	135	6	0.0	55	Aut
Raumai	H	E	H	88	42	376	7.7	65	21.1	19.9	43	143	18	0.0	70	Aut
Palmerston North Aero	M	V	M	73	24	280	1.6	40	4.2	21.0	49	110	17	4.2	55	Aut
Waiouru Aero	L	L	L	58	10	97	0.5	16	0.4	15.0	55	90	7	0.0	65	Aut
Wanganui Aero	M	E	M	81	18	182	4.8	29	9.4	20.0	50	190	26	0.0	65	Aut
Spriggins Park	M	E	M	81	18	170	2.2	28	4.5	20.9	34	112	11	0.0	60	Aut
Wairarapa									Friday, 20 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Castle Point	L	V	M	75	18	387	1.8	32	3.8	18.0	51	130	17	2.3	65	Aut
East Taratahi	M	V	M	80	35	364	1.6	57	5.2	20.0	38	310	7	0.0	65	Aut
Ngawihi	M	E	M	85	21	295	5.7	36	12.3	18.0	52	180	19	0.0	65	Aut
Stony Creek	L	H	M	75	26	336	1.2	43	3.0	17.6	55	158	9	0.0	65	Aut
Haurangi	L	V	M	77	28	357	1.3	47	3.7	19.7	44	294	8	0.0	55	Aut
Ngaumu	M	E	M	85	40	379	3.5	63	11.5	19.8	48	84	9	0.0	65	Aut
Holdsworth Station	L	H	L	67	17	223	0.8	28	0.9	18.2	45	23	6	0.8	55	Aut
Wellington									Friday, 20 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Rimutaka Forest Park	M	E	M	84	31	367	2.8	52	8.5	23.2	39	211	9	0.0	60	Aut
Chatham Island	L	E	M	77	3	210	3.6	6	2.8	16.0	63	240	28	0.0	60	Aut
Belmont	L	V	M	74	9	262	1.9	16	2.4	17.8	50	188	19	0.0	55	Aut
Titahi Bay	M	V	M	78	24	418	1.6	42	4.2	19.8	44	250	10	0.0	70	Aut
Lower Hutt	M	E	M	81	18	280	2.7	31	5.9	21.0	40	210	15	0.0	55	Aut
Paraparaumu	L	H	M	71	15	375	1.2	27	2.1	19.0	50	260	13	0.0	70	Aut
Wellington Aero	M	E	M	82	24	383	3.6	41	9.1	18.0	50	180	19	0.0	70	Aut

South Island Data
Nelson-Marlborough									Friday, 20 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Opua Bay	L	H	L	75	14	199	1.1	24	1.4	19.9	49	109	7	0.0	40	Aut
Keneperu Head	L	H	L	75	12	162	1.0	21	0.9	19.1	43	21	6	0.0	40	Aut
Totaranui	L	V	L	78	10	128	1.8	17	2.4	19.8	54	357	12	0.0	50	Aut
Awatere Valley	M	E	H	83	36	531	4.3	61	13.2	18.2	43	59	19	0.0	100	Aut
Hira	M	E	M	84	25	312	5.0	41	12.0	19.6	41	340	21	0.0	65	Aut
Dovedale	M	E	M	80	23	401	2.3	39	5.9	19.9	34	19	14	1.0	65	Aut
Rai Valley	L	H	M	76	13	173	1.1	21	1.0	21.0	35	66	5	0.0	60	Aut
Molesworth	M	E	H	86	40	536	4.0	67	13.0	16.8	36	42	9	0.0	90	Aut
Murchison	L	E	L	83	9	67	2.7	13	3.4	21.6	31	130	10	0.0	45	Aut
Ngaruru	L	V	M	78	16	331	1.3	29	2.5	19.3	34	289	7	0.0	100	Aut
Western Boundary	L	H	M	73	13	339	0.9	24	0.9	15.3	44	42	5	0.0	60	Aut
Kaikoura	M	E	L	80	23	389	2.1	40	5.5	14.0	64	100	13	0.0	50	Aut
Nelson Aero	M	E	M	76	35	443	2.1	58	7.0	20.0	46	0	19	2.8	75	Aut
Woodbourne Aero	E	E	V	90	70	576	10.7	107	34.0	20.0	31	50	17	0.0	100	Aut
Big Pokororo	L	E	M	75	10	223	2.2	18	3.3	17.9	55	51	21	0.0	60	Aut
West Coast									Friday, 20 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Westport	L	V	L	72	3	13	1.4	4	0.6	16.0	72	300	15	0.0	40	Aut
Reefton	L	H	L	77	8	40	1.1	11	0.7	19.9	32	20	4	0.0	40	Aut
Nelson Creek	L	V	L	79	7	15	1.5	7	0.7	19.5	44	339	8	0.0	50	Aut
Haast	L	V	L	77	4	19	1.7	5	0.8	15.0	72	290	13	0.0	20	Aut
Hokitika Aero	L	H	L	70	3	20	1.1	4	0.4	16.0	73	340	11	0.0	30	Aut
Canterbury									Friday, 20 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Le Bons Bay	L	H	L	73	11	371	0.9	21	0.9	11.0	71	150	6	0.0	55	Aut
Oamaru Aero	L	L	L	57	8	270	0.7	15	0.5	16.0	67	70	15	3.2	55	Aut
Tara Hills	H	E	H	88	46	518	5.7	75	18.3	18.0	43	60	11	0.0	80	Aut
Timaru Aero	M	E	L	77	15	284	2.3	26	4.5	16.0	60	80	19	0.0	50	Aut
Christchurch Aero	M	E	M	85	29	464	4.8	50	12.9	16.0	57	70	17	0.0	70	Aut
Hanmer	M	E	M	85	29	242	2.6	45	7.1	18.3	45	132	5	0.0	75	Aut
Cannington	L	H	M	74	15	251	1.2	26	1.8	14.8	62	84	10	0.0	55	Aut
Snowdon	M	E	M	86	25	204	3.4	38	8.3	16.5	53	93	7	0.0	65	Aut
Darfield	M	E	M	86	31	370	3.7	51	10.6	19.2	45	45	9	0.2	65	Aut
Bottle Lake	L	H	M	76	22	454	1.2	39	2.7	18.3	57	80	6	0.2	70	Aut
Ashley	M	V	M	78	22	286	1.8	36	4.4	16.4	62	92	12	0.0	60	Aut
Ashburton Plains	M	V	M	82	33	432	2.0	55	6.5	18.3	49	32	7	0.0	60	Aut
Mount Cook	L	E	H	87	10	20	6.1	10	6.7	16.9	40	99	15	0.0	70	Aut
Hakatere	H	E	H	87	33	466	7.7	56	19.4	16.3	47	134	20	0.0	85	Aut
Leeston	M	E	M	83	31	489	3.7	53	10.8	17.7	51	116	18	0.0	65	Aut
Oamaru	L	V	L	78	13	272	1.9	23	3.3	15.0	58	60	15	0.0	50	Aut
Waihaorunga	L	V	M	75	14	331	1.3	26	2.1	15.6	59	141	10	0.2	55	Aut
Lees Valley	L	H	L	78	26	153	1.0	36	2.0	18.6	44	270	2	1.3	40	Aut
Burnham	M	E	M	85	33	414	3.2	55	9.6	17.5	52	112	9	0.0	65	Aut
Tekapo	H	E	H	91	37	513	8.5	63	22.3	16.0	34	51	11	0.0	80	Aut
Motukarara	M	E	M	83	19	391	4.3	34	9.4	15.7	57	161	20	0.0	70	Aut
Mount Somers	L	V	L	70	8	46	1.3	11	0.8	15.9	68	90	14	0.0	40	Aut
Pukaki Aero	H	E	H	90	38	438	6.3	62	17.9	17.9	43	19	7	0.0	80	Aut
Otago									Friday, 20 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Nugget Point	L	L	L	58	1	111	1.8	2	0.5	12.0	72	240	32	3.2	50	Aut
Windsor	M	E	M	76	17	314	2.1	30	4.4	15.8	66	54	19	1.0	55	Aut
Ranfurly	L	V	M	78	20	318	1.3	35	2.8	14.8	53	21	5	0.0	70	Aut
Bendigo	H	E	H	90	48	633	4.6	80	16.1	18.4	44	16	2	0.0	80	Aut
Northburn	H	E	H	90	49	690	4.8	84	17.1	17.7	42	317	2	0.0	80	Aut
Herbert	L	V	L	75	9	132	1.4	15	1.2	13.5	65	48	11	0.0	50	Aut
McRaes	M	E	M	83	11	183	3.6	19	5.6	13.7	50	274	16	0.0	75	Aut
Glendhu	L	E	M	66	3	20	2.2	4	0.9	9.8	58	261	28	2.4	70	Aut
Clyde	M	E	H	89	36	610	4.3	62	13.4	17.7	49	132	4	0.0	80	Aut
Lauder	M	E	M	85	25	396	3.4	43	9.0	15.0	51	240	10	0.0	70	Aut
Dansey Pass	L	V	M	77	15	231	1.3	26	2.3	14.8	55	185	9	0.0	75	Aut
Tapanui	L	E	M	83	7	89	5.1	12	5.9	16.1	53	247	23	0.4	60	Aut
Glenledi	L	E	L	64	3	192	3.7	6	3.0	12.2	74	264	40	3.2	50	Aut
Rock and Pillar	L	V	M	82	14	247	1.7	25	3.0	16.7	44	175	3	0.0	75	Aut
Dunedin Aero	M	E	L	83	9	301	6.2	17	8.7	16.0	51	240	26	0.6	50	Aut
Traquair	M	E	M	78	9	252	5.5	16	7.6	12.7	55	263	35	1.4	60	Aut
Mount Benger	L	V	M	76	4	75	1.3	7	0.7	9.8	63	258	10	0.8	65	Aut
Wanaka	M	E	H	88	35	439	4.7	58	13.6	18.0	40	270	7	0.0	75	Aut
Queenstown Aero	M	E	H	87	22	265	6.5	37	13.8	16.0	51	260	17	0.0	65	Aut
Southland									Friday, 20 January 2006
STATION NAME	FOREST	SCRUB	GRASS	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	TEMP	RH	DIR	WSP	RN24	GC%	STAT
Manapouri Aero	L	E	L	85	8	34	5.3	10	5.6	17.0	46	290	17	0.0	50	Aut
Invercargill Aero	L	L	L	57	1	8	2.2	1	0.6	14.0	73	270	37	4.4	50	Aut
Barn Hill	L	E	M	83	7	113	2.8	12	3.2	16.4	48	274	10	0.0	75	Aut
Blackmount	L	E	M	84	8	69	3.1	12	3.7	17.0	47	42	9	0.0	55	Aut
Wreys Bush	L	E	M	83	9	131	3.6	15	4.9	16.0	60	213	16	0.6	65	Aut
Tuatapere	L	L	L	55	2	85	0.6	4	0.2	14.5	69	215	15	4.0	50	Aut
Slopedown	L	L	L	37	1	6	0.0	1	0.0	12.1	76	5	7	6.0	50	Aut
Garston	L	H	M	67	9	108	0.8	15	0.6	15.7	52	277	7	2.8	75	Aut
Gore	L	E	L	73	5	28	2.3	7	1.5	14.0	68	210	24	1.4	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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