FORECAST TODAY 27/03 26/03 25/03 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Thursday, 27 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula L E M 61 4 112 2.1 7 1.3 19.2 88 104 31 1.2 60 Aut Waitangi Forest M E M 80 19 118 3.8 27 7.5 22.4 69 65 24 1.0 60 Aut Opouteke L L L 58 14 164 0.3 23 0.4 23.9 64 105 0 0.0 60 Aut Hokianga M E M 79 12 201 3.9 21 6.5 22.7 63 85 26 0.4 60 Aut Dargaville M E M 83 22 380 4.1 39 9.7 25.3 56 75 18 0.4 60 Aut Kaikohe L H L 64 8 99 1.1 13 0.7 22.0 69 40 15 2.2 40 Aut Whangarei Aero L V M 73 10 120 1.6 16 2.0 23.0 60 60 17 2.4 60 Aut Mangakahia M E M 84 24 348 5.1 42 12.2 26.0 57 90 20 0.2 60 Aut Auckland Thursday, 27 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi M E M 80 22 153 3.3 32 7.3 20.1 80 68 21 0.2 60 Aut Woodhill M E M 82 27 441 2.7 47 7.7 24.3 73 75 14 0.8 80 Aut Clevedon Coast M E M 89 48 428 4.2 75 14.6 25.4 53 36 4 0.2 70 Aut Cornwallis Depot H E H 87 52 419 5.8 79 19.2 25.4 57 86 14 0.2 70 Aut Great Barrier Island M E M 83 25 126 4.2 34 9.1 23.5 66 118 18 0.6 60 Aut Hunua East M E M 86 104 721 3.0 152 16.0 22.6 64 129 4 0.0 70 Aut Waikato Thursday, 27 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L L L 50 12 80 0.2 17 0.2 19.6 87 83 8 4.2 70 Aut Bodley Road H E H 87 54 542 5.8 86 20.1 20.1 65 72 16 0.0 70 Aut Whitianga Aero 23.0 73 2.0 50 Aut Port Taharoa V E H 89 44 619 11.1 75 29.3 25.0 52 80 22 0.0 65 Aut Paeroa M E L 83 28 558 3.1 49 8.9 22.0 70 80 13 0.8 50 Aut Waihi Gold L V M 73 17 71 1.6 22 2.4 20.0 79 69 16 1.8 70 Aut Athol M E M 86 49 437 3.8 77 13.8 19.6 69 5 9 0.0 70 Aut Ngapaenga M E M 85 36 329 4.5 57 13.2 20.1 74 225 15 0.0 70 Aut Waikawau Bay M V M 85 28 128 2.0 36 4.8 22.2 76 45 0 0.0 70 Aut Hamilton Aero V E H 88 64 671 9.0 103 29.8 24.0 57 60 20 0.0 70 Aut Central North Island Thursday, 27 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero M E M 82 24 463 3.3 42 8.5 20.0 78 70 17 0.0 60 Aut Te Puke L L L 48 12 98 0.2 18 0.1 18.9 86 56 5 4.0 40 Aut Waihau Bay M E M 83 33 401 2.4 54 7.4 22.4 69 19 7 0.8 55 Aut Opotiki M E L 88 33 341 4.9 53 13.6 22.2 58 302 9 0.0 50 Aut Mission Bay M E M 87 46 353 3.6 69 12.4 20.7 53 357 6 0.0 60 Aut Rotorua Aero M E M 80 27 420 2.5 46 7.1 18.0 85 50 15 0.0 55 Aut Taupo Aero M E M 86 46 546 4.4 76 15.3 19.0 64 50 11 0.0 65 Aut Tauranga Aero L L L 55 10 276 0.8 18 0.6 19.0 91 90 20 3.2 40 Aut Matea M E L 81 18 343 2.3 31 5.1 17.9 70 324 12 0.0 45 Aut Rotoehu L V M 78 18 209 1.8 30 3.6 18.3 90 70 13 0.5 55 Aut Goudies H E L 85 46 509 4.8 75 16.0 17.6 71 77 15 0.0 50 Aut Galatea H E M 87 55 583 4.9 89 17.9 21.0 63 332 11 0.0 60 Aut Kawerau M E M 82 41 340 2.2 63 7.6 17.9 87 157 8 0.2 55 Aut Rotoaira M E L 87 30 330 3.6 48 10.0 20.7 53 357 6 0.0 50 Sub Tahorakuri M E M 86 43 435 4.1 69 13.6 19.6 65 19 9 0.0 65 Aut Eastern North Island Thursday, 27 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Crownthorpe M E H 85 27 367 3.7 46 9.8 21.8 62 88 10 0.0 85 Aut Kaiwaka M E L 85 19 123 2.9 27 5.7 22.8 56 60 6 0.0 40 Aut Waipukurau V E H 88 78 701 7.5 122 28.4 23.0 48 22 17 0.0 95 Aut Bridge Pa H E H 87 51 563 6.3 83 20.9 22.4 61 56 16 0.0 90 Aut Te Haroto M E L 86 23 364 3.3 40 8.3 20.4 59 31 8 0.0 40 Aut Gwavas M E L 85 19 284 3.3 33 7.3 20.3 62 47 10 0.0 40 Aut Waihau M E L 83 15 218 2.3 26 4.4 20.9 71 54 8 0.2 40 Aut Te Pohue L E L 82 13 106 2.8 20 4.5 21.0 71 60 12 0.0 45 Aut Ongaonga V E H 87 58 591 7.9 93 26.0 22.5 53 8 21 0.0 75 Aut Cricklewood M E L 84 17 133 3.8 25 7.1 19.8 70 23 15 0.2 40 Aut Gisborne Aero M E L 84 26 265 3.0 42 7.8 22.0 69 90 9 0.2 50 Aut Mahia M E L 80 16 138 3.2 25 5.9 18.0 90 40 20 0.2 40 Aut Napier Aero M E M 84 27 362 4.9 45 12.4 21.0 74 50 19 0.0 70 Aut Tuai L E L 84 15 112 2.3 23 4.0 19.7 68 103 5 0.0 40 Aut Hicks Bay L V L 69 15 238 1.9 26 3.4 21.0 79 60 22 2.6 40 Aut Dannevirke M E M 87 30 425 4.4 51 12.0 20.6 55 49 10 0.0 60 Aut Taranaki Thursday, 27 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hawera H E H 88 34 570 9.2 60 22.9 24.0 50 10 22 0.0 70 Aut New Plymouth Aero H E H 87 45 495 5.4 74 17.5 23.0 54 40 13 0.0 70 Aut Eltham H E H 87 48 568 8.0 79 24.1 21.7 54 6 21 0.0 70 Aut Waverly V E H 89 44 556 8.9 74 24.9 25.2 44 11 17 0.0 70 Aut Okato H E H 88 34 361 9.5 55 22.5 22.8 50 25 22 0.0 60 Aut Marco M E M 81 30 289 2.4 47 6.8 21.9 56 30 13 0.0 70 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Thursday, 27 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Waimarino Forest M E M 83 26 390 3.2 44 8.4 19.1 58 4 13 0.2 65 Aut National Park L H M 65 10 317 0.9 18 0.7 15.3 77 29 10 0.0 60 Aut Ngamatea M E M 83 30 366 3.4 49 9.5 18.9 59 353 15 0.2 65 Aut Waitarere Forest H E H 89 51 497 5.8 81 19.3 24.6 44 292 9 0.0 70 Aut Lismore H E H 89 61 496 4.9 93 18.5 24.1 44 24 6 0.0 95 Aut Waione H E H 89 70 568 6.4 107 23.8 25.7 45 26 11 0.0 85 Aut Raumai H E H 87 42 579 6.1 71 18.8 22.5 54 239 16 0.0 80 Aut Tapuae H E H 87 38 495 7.1 64 19.7 19.9 48 0 18 0.0 65 Aut Spriggins Park H E H 90 44 447 8.4 70 23.3 25.4 39 37 14 0.0 85 Aut Waiouru Aero M V M 78 29 413 1.6 49 4.7 19.0 59 30 11 0.0 70 Aut Wanganui Aero M E L 87 44 477 4.2 71 14.1 23.0 51 210 7 0.0 50 Aut Palmerston North Aero H E M 89 59 505 5.0 91 18.4 25.0 45 60 6 0.0 70 Aut Levin M E M 88 46 374 4.1 71 13.8 24.0 47 310 4 0.0 60 Aut Alfredton H E H 88 49 513 5.8 78 18.9 24.0 47 17 11 0.0 85 Aut Three Kings M E M 80 18 326 2.5 32 5.4 15.8 62 328 16 0.0 70 Sub Webb M E M 80 17 213 4.7 28 9.0 10.5 88 338 29 0.2 70 Aut Westlawn M E M 80 28 373 2.5 48 7.1 15.8 62 328 16 0.0 70 Aut Desert Road Summit H E H 83 28 363 6.7 47 16.1 13.7 76 6 27 0.0 70 Aut Wairarapa Thursday, 27 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Castle Point H E H 83 31 458 6.3 54 16.5 19.0 77 40 28 0.0 90 Aut East Taratahi H E H 89 41 585 5.1 70 16.2 24.0 44 20 7 0.2 100 Aut Ngawihi H E H 87 34 446 7.9 57 20.1 23.0 54 330 22 0.0 90 Aut Stony Creek H E H 89 43 437 6.9 69 20.3 24.6 41 8 12 0.0 90 Aut Haurangi H E V 89 38 386 9.4 61 23.7 22.7 44 286 19 0.0 90 Aut Holdsworth Station M E H 88 36 548 4.7 63 14.3 24.0 50 265 8 0.0 90 Aut Ngaumu H E H 89 52 523 6.0 83 20.2 25.2 39 323 9 0.0 90 Aut Wellington Thursday, 27 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Rimutaka Forest Park H E H 88 41 376 7.3 65 20.2 24.1 48 10 16 0.0 80 Aut Belmont M E H 86 26 284 6.5 43 14.9 20.9 57 19 0.0 75 Aut Titahi Bay M E M 86 45 550 3.9 75 13.7 23.8 62 334 10 0.0 70 Aut Chatham Island M E M 77 13 337 2.6 23 4.6 16.0 80 40 22 0.0 60 Aut Wellington Aero H E H 87 34 389 9.5 55 22.5 23.0 51 0 24 0.0 75 Aut Lower Hutt H E H 90 57 340 6.5 80 20.7 25.0 37 340 7 0.0 65 Aut Paraparaumu M E M 86 37 469 3.9 62 12.3 23.0 59 0 9 0.0 70 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Thursday, 27 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay M E M 86 36 414 4.5 59 13.3 22.2 63 310 11 0.0 55 Aut Keneperu Head M E L 88 45 179 5.2 55 14.5 24.6 51 328 10 0.0 30 Aut Totaranui L L L 49 22 123 0.2 31 0.2 20.4 81 121 8 6.8 50 Aut Awatere Valley E E V 87 76 777 9.7 122 33.7 22.5 55 335 25 0.0 90 Aut Hira L L L 38 22 247 0.0 35 0.1 15.9 94 27 12 5.6 55 Aut Dovedale M E M 85 44 319 2.4 66 8.5 18.1 77 55 3 0.0 60 Aut Rai Valley L L L 37 23 126 0.0 31 0.0 15.9 94 27 12 5.6 55 Sub Molesworth E E H 90 66 549 10.1 102 32.0 21.8 36 17 17 0.0 70 Aut Murchison M E L 87 32 276 3.5 50 10.0 19.8 60 167 6 0.0 50 Aut Ngaruru M E M 86 34 134 3.4 42 8.8 21.9 58 326 6 0.0 70 Aut Western Boundary M E M 86 32 120 3.3 38 8.0 19.0 68 42 6 0.0 55 Aut Kaikoura M E L 83 29 532 2.3 51 6.8 19.0 68 30 7 0.0 50 Aut Nelson Aero M E L 83 36 391 2.1 58 7.1 19.0 84 10 6 0.2 50 Aut Woodbourne Aero H E H 86 62 594 6.9 98 24.1 21.0 68 320 20 0.0 90 Aut Big Pokororo L V M 81 23 300 1.4 39 3.4 17.3 89 57 1 0.0 60 Aut St Arnaud M E M 88 39 211 4.2 53 11.9 18.9 57 323 7 0.0 55 Aut Cape Campbell H E H 81 24 701 8.1 44 18.0 19.0 81 350 37 0.0 80 Aut West Coast Thursday, 27 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Reefton L L L 52 10 139 0.3 17 0.2 18.3 82 320 4 0.0 60 Aut Nelson Creek L H L 80 14 103 1.1 21 1.1 21.1 69 237 0 0.0 50 Aut Westport M E M 83 13 111 4.3 20 7.0 22.0 69 50 19 0.0 55 Aut Haast L E L 79 7 39 3.5 9 3.6 17.0 91 50 24 0.0 50 Aut Hokitika Aero L V L 81 7 76 1.8 12 1.6 18.0 86 150 7 0.2 50 Aut Canterbury Thursday, 27 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Oamaru Aero M E M 85 24 565 3.0 43 8.0 23.0 58 30 7 0.0 65 Aut Le Bons Bay H E H 87 27 497 7.6 47 17.7 23.0 44 350 20 0.0 75 Aut Christchurch Aero M E H 88 36 346 4.7 57 13.5 25.0 44 20 7 0.0 90 Aut Hanmer V E H 90 45 285 9.9 65 25.3 24.4 37 312 17 0.0 70 Aut Cannington V E H 90 52 793 8.2 90 26.1 24.6 33 344 12 0.0 70 Aut Snowdon E E V 88 41 169 18.6 51 34.4 20.3 47 326 36 0.0 70 Aut Darfield V E H 90 46 353 9.9 69 26.0 24.3 36 321 17 0.0 70 Aut Bottle Lake M E H 88 44 379 3.8 68 12.7 26.7 45 116 3 0.0 95 Aut Ashley H E H 90 45 174 5.8 55 15.7 26.2 36 285 6 0.0 70 Aut Balmoral H E V 88 50 380 7.7 75 22.8 23.4 42 313 16 0.0 95 Aut Ashburton Plains H E H 91 53 431 7.7 81 23.6 26.3 29 354 8 0.0 70 Aut Lees Valley V E V 89 55 268 10.8 73 28.4 22.0 40 306 21 0.0 95 Aut Tara Hills M E H 87 33 468 3.5 56 10.6 20.0 48 230 6 0.0 95 Aut Timaru Aero M E M 88 35 552 3.7 61 11.6 25.0 45 310 4 0.0 70 Aut Waihaorunga E E V 92 42 531 17.9 70 38.9 24.9 26 14 22 0.0 75 Aut Motukarara V E V 91 46 490 10.9 74 28.7 25.1 30 18 15 0.0 85 Aut Mount Somers M E L 87 14 131 7.9 22 12.1 21.8 43 285 22 0.0 40 Aut Pukaki Aero M E M 86 30 489 2.8 52 8.5 18.8 52 123 5 0.0 90 Aut Oxford M E M 90 47 188 5.3 58 15.1 25.1 35 41 5 0.2 60 Aut Mount Cook M E H 88 19 70 9.3 22 14.1 19.6 43 342 22 0.0 70 Aut Oamaru M E M 89 27 512 5.3 48 13.6 25.0 35 30 6 0.2 65 Aut Burnham V E H 91 46 411 11.5 72 29.4 25.4 33 341 18 0.2 70 Aut Tekapo M E H 88 34 505 4.4 58 13.0 18.1 41 80 7 0.0 95 Aut Hakatere E E E 89 64 574 22.4 100 52.9 20.7 41 352 36 0.0 90 Aut Leeston V E H 91 51 436 9.9 79 27.7 26.5 33 356 14 0.0 60 Aut Otago Thursday, 27 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT McRaes H E V 88 22 331 15.8 37 26.5 21.3 41 321 30 0.0 80 Aut Lauder M E H 87 24 432 3.7 42 9.2 19.8 44 356 6 0.0 85 Aut Windsor L V M 78 11 456 1.5 21 2.1 23.5 46 334 8 0.0 75 Aut Ranfurly H E H 89 24 402 8.1 42 17.4 23.0 34 322 15 0.0 85 Aut Herbert M E M 86 17 311 4.6 30 9.1 21.5 42 351 14 0.2 65 Aut Glendhu M E M 86 15 71 4.2 20 6.7 18.6 48 304 10 0.0 75 Aut Cromwell M E H 86 30 528 3.5 53 10.3 19.8 55 344 8 0.0 95 Aut Clyde L H M 77 21 562 0.9 39 1.9 15.8 83 220 1 0.0 95 Aut Wanaka H E V 88 25 355 8.4 43 18.0 22.0 48 290 20 0.0 90 Aut Bendigo M E M 86 31 462 3.0 54 9.0 21.3 53 73 5 0.0 95 Aut Nugget Point M E M 87 15 270 8.1 26 13.5 24.0 42 330 20 0.0 55 Aut Dansey Pass H E H 89 23 304 8.0 39 16.5 23.5 38 18 15 0.0 80 Aut Tapanui L V M 82 12 322 1.8 22 2.9 20.1 62 26 6 0.0 70 Aut Glenledi M E M 88 21 247 7.4 34 14.7 24.5 44 295 16 0.0 55 Aut Rock and Pillar H E H 90 29 332 9.0 48 20.1 24.1 37 32 15 0.0 75 Aut Dunedin Aero M E M 89 22 397 4.5 39 10.5 26.0 40 50 4 0.0 70 Aut Traquair M E H 89 20 392 5.4 35 11.5 23.2 40 318 9 0.0 70 Aut Mount Benger L E M 80 13 197 2.4 22 4.1 11.9 76 12 15 0.0 75 Aut Queenstown Aero M E H 83 19 338 4.2 33 9.1 19.0 72 250 19 0.0 80 Aut Cherry Farm M E M 86 25 461 3.5 45 9.3 21.3 59 95 9 0.2 70 Aut Southland Thursday, 27 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Invercargill Aero L V M 79 13 224 1.7 22 2.7 17.0 85 120 9 0.6 65 Aut Lumsden L H M 76 13 224 0.8 22 0.8 19.0 73 0 0 0.0 75 Aut Manapouri Aero L E M 82 14 124 2.5 22 4.2 20.0 82 260 11 0.0 85 Aut Barn Hill M E H 85 15 184 5.2 24 9.1 21.1 64 339 18 0.0 75 Aut Blackmount M E H 84 13 47 10.0 16 12.4 20.4 70 11 34 0.6 75 Aut Wreys Bush M E M 84 16 280 2.4 28 4.9 21.0 68 104 5 0.0 70 Aut Tuatapere M E M 85 17 313 2.7 30 5.8 22.0 64 316 5 0.0 70 Aut Slopedown L V M 84 12 206 1.7 21 2.7 21.1 64 0 0 0.2 60 Aut Gore L V M 79 10 250 1.3 19 1.5 18.0 73 20 4 0.0 70 Aut Secretary Island L L L 35 2 5 0.1 2 0.0 17.0 90 50 32 25.0 60 Aut South West Cape L E M 75 6 64 5.6 10 6.0 17.0 88 350 39 1.0 60 Aut Garston M E M 85 18 279 2.9 31 6.3 19.3 58 169 7 0.2 75 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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