FORECAST TODAY 29/03 28/03 27/03 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Saturday, 29 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 83 6 123 4.8 11 5.4 21.0 65 57 21 0.0 60 Aut Waitangi Forest M E M 84 21 129 3.6 30 7.5 20.9 69 46 14 0.0 60 Aut Opouteke L H M 80 18 176 1.1 28 1.8 22.2 60 16 0 0.0 60 Aut Hokianga M E M 86 16 213 7.5 26 12.9 23.7 57 24 21 0.0 60 Aut Dargaville M E M 87 26 392 6.0 45 14.5 23.7 54 4 15 0.0 60 Aut Kaikohe L E L 82 10 110 2.6 16 3.6 21.0 72 20 11 0.0 40 Aut Whangarei Aero M E M 85 13 131 3.4 20 5.6 22.0 65 60 11 0.0 60 Aut Mangakahia H E M 88 29 361 6.9 48 16.6 26.1 53 42 16 0.0 60 Aut Auckland Saturday, 29 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi M E M 83 24 164 5.5 35 11.7 20.2 71 37 23 0.2 60 Aut Woodhill M E M 85 30 453 3.2 52 9.4 24.1 67 9 0.0 80 Aut Clevedon Coast H E M 89 53 441 5.0 81 17.4 24.1 50 15 7 0.0 70 Aut Cornwallis Depot M E M 87 55 430 4.2 83 15.5 23.9 55 35 9 0.0 70 Aut Great Barrier Island M E M 86 29 137 4.0 38 9.4 21.9 58 100 10 0.0 60 Aut Hunua East H E M 87 107 732 4.1 157 20.1 22.9 57 34 9 0.0 70 Aut Waikato Saturday, 29 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L H M 66 9 86 0.8 15 0.6 21.0 78 60 7 0.0 70 Aut Bodley Road H E M 87 56 553 4.3 90 16.3 20.8 56 17 10 0.0 70 Aut Whitianga Aero 22.0 52 0.0 50 Aut Port Taharoa V E H 88 48 631 9.1 81 26.6 23.0 49 0 20 0.0 65 Aut Paeroa M E L 86 31 570 4.0 55 11.7 23.0 56 30 11 0.0 50 Aut Waihi Gold L V M 77 13 73 1.3 18 1.5 20.1 69 32 9 0.0 70 Aut Athol M V M 81 43 448 2.0 69 7.5 19.3 62 291 9 0.0 70 Aut Ngapaenga M E M 84 38 340 3.0 60 9.7 19.6 59 225 11 0.0 70 Aut Waikawau Bay M V M 85 31 139 2.1 40 5.3 21.2 65 45 0 0.0 70 Aut Hamilton Aero V E H 88 68 682 7.1 109 26.0 23.0 48 0 15 0.0 70 Aut Central North Island Saturday, 29 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 86 27 475 4.8 47 12.4 21.0 63 10 13 0.0 60 Aut Te Puke L H L 75 11 106 1.1 18 0.9 19.6 71 6 7 0.0 40 Aut Waihau Bay M E M 86 36 412 3.1 59 10.0 20.6 56 307 4 0.0 55 Aut Opotiki M E L 87 36 352 5.0 58 14.3 20.0 61 351 11 0.0 50 Aut Rotorua Aero L V M 76 21 421 1.5 38 3.5 19.0 71 10 11 0.0 55 Aut Taupo Aero M E M 85 48 556 2.8 79 11.0 18.0 63 230 7 0.0 65 Aut Tauranga Aero L V L 79 8 262 1.9 14 2.2 21.0 64 50 13 0.0 40 Aut Matea M E L 82 19 352 3.0 34 6.9 14.9 73 239 15 0.0 45 Aut Rotoehu L H L 73 11 197 0.9 20 0.8 19.9 66 321 6 0.0 55 Aut Goudies M E L 84 47 518 3.3 77 12.2 15.9 70 340 13 0.0 50 Aut Galatea M E M 86 58 593 3.5 93 14.3 19.2 67 343 7 0.0 60 Aut Kawerau M V M 81 37 350 1.7 58 5.7 20.2 64 311 5 0.0 55 Aut Rotoaira M E L 82 31 338 2.3 50 6.8 15.3 73 354 9 0.0 50 Sub Tahorakuri L H M 71 33 434 0.7 56 2.1 18.2 69 0 3 0.2 65 Aut Eastern North Island Saturday, 29 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Crownthorpe H E H 88 32 380 6.2 53 16.1 23.9 48 12 12 0.2 85 Aut Kaiwaka M E L 87 22 134 4.4 31 9.1 17.8 60 339 10 0.0 40 Aut Waipukurau V E H 90 83 714 7.5 129 28.8 24.7 40 62 12 0.0 95 Aut Bridge Pa V E H 89 55 576 7.8 89 25.2 24.4 43 338 15 0.0 90 Aut Te Haroto M E L 86 26 374 5.9 44 14.2 18.1 59 357 19 0.0 40 Aut Gwavas M E L 88 23 296 4.4 39 10.3 22.5 48 54 6 0.0 40 Aut Waihau M E L 85 18 229 8.8 30 15.6 20.2 62 340 28 0.0 40 Aut Te Pohue M E L 85 16 117 5.7 24 9.7 18.1 59 357 19 0.0 45 Sub Ongaonga H E H 89 63 603 6.5 99 23.4 24.1 41 31 10 0.0 75 Aut Cricklewood M E L 86 20 144 4.2 30 8.4 17.8 60 339 10 0.0 40 Sub Gisborne Aero H E L 87 29 277 6.5 47 15.6 23.0 54 320 17 0.0 50 Aut Mahia M E L 84 18 148 4.1 28 8.0 19.0 70 30 17 0.0 40 Aut Napier Aero H E H 89 31 374 10.5 51 23.1 24.0 44 340 22 0.0 70 Aut Hicks Bay M E L 84 17 249 5.2 30 10.3 20.0 62 310 20 0.0 40 Aut Tuai M E L 87 18 122 8.3 27 14.1 18.7 60 317 23 0.2 40 Aut Dannevirke M E M 89 34 437 4.4 57 12.9 21.1 41 38 4 0.0 60 Aut Taranaki Saturday, 29 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hawera E E V 88 38 581 16.2 65 35.3 22.0 58 10 33 0.0 70 Aut New Plymouth Aero V E H 87 48 506 9.4 78 26.7 22.0 63 20 24 0.0 70 Aut Eltham E E V 86 51 579 22.4 83 48.7 19.2 66 14 44 0.0 70 Aut Waverly E E V 88 48 567 13.7 79 34.6 22.5 56 343 28 0.0 70 Aut Okato H E M 85 37 372 6.2 59 17.1 19.7 75 20 22 0.0 60 Aut Marco M E M 85 32 300 3.7 51 10.6 20.5 59 20 10 0.0 70 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Saturday, 29 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 85 28 400 3.3 48 9.2 18.4 60 40 9 0.2 65 Aut National Park L V M 77 11 325 1.3 20 1.7 15.3 73 354 9 0.0 60 Aut Ngamatea H E H 88 33 377 7.2 55 18.3 21.5 47 333 17 0.0 65 Aut Waitarere Forest M E M 86 54 509 3.4 86 13.4 19.4 71 288 7 0.0 70 Aut Lismore H E H 90 66 509 6.3 100 23.0 24.8 42 343 9 0.0 95 Aut Waione V E H 91 75 581 6.9 114 25.9 25.4 41 304 8 0.0 85 Aut Raumai H E H 87 45 590 6.3 76 19.8 21.7 64 282 17 0.0 80 Aut Tapuae H E H 87 42 506 8.4 69 23.1 18.4 52 270 21 0.0 65 Aut Spriggins Park H E H 90 48 459 7.7 77 23.1 22.9 48 322 12 0.0 85 Aut Waiouru Aero M E M 85 32 423 2.9 53 8.9 19.0 58 10 7 0.0 70 Aut Wanganui Aero V E L 89 48 489 9.9 78 27.6 23.0 48 310 19 0.0 50 Aut Palmerston North Aero H E H 89 63 517 6.7 96 23.4 22.0 55 270 13 0.0 70 Aut Levin M E M 86 49 385 4.5 75 15.2 19.0 71 320 13 0.0 60 Aut Alfredton H E H 88 53 524 6.9 84 22.4 20.9 56 337 15 0.0 85 Aut Three Kings M E M 83 17 333 2.2 30 4.7 15.0 54 291 5 0.2 70 Aut Webb L L M 58 12 214 2.0 21 3.1 10.1 84 12 35 0.0 70 Aut Westlawn M E M 84 31 382 3.1 51 9.1 16.7 62 208 9 0.0 70 Aut Desert Road Summit M L M 58 21 361 2.1 36 5.1 10.1 84 12 35 0.0 70 Sub Wairarapa Saturday, 29 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Castle Point E E E 87 34 469 30.1 58 49.5 22.0 53 320 48 0.0 90 Aut East Taratahi M E H 86 44 596 4.0 75 13.9 20.0 69 320 9 0.2 100 Aut Ngawihi E E E 86 37 458 21.3 61 41.0 21.0 68 350 43 0.0 90 Aut Stony Creek M E H 86 46 448 4.5 74 15.3 19.0 68 7 12 0.0 90 Aut Haurangi M V M 79 40 395 1.9 64 6.7 13.6 91 82 12 0.8 90 Aut Holdsworth Station M E H 86 40 559 3.8 67 12.7 19.1 68 3 9 0.0 90 Aut Ngaumu H E H 88 56 535 6.4 89 21.7 21.1 56 317 13 0.0 90 Aut Wellington Saturday, 29 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Rimutaka Forest Park M E H 85 44 387 4.3 68 14.0 17.8 73 55 14 0.0 80 Aut Belmont M E M 65 25 294 2.7 41 6.9 15.3 91 6 32 2.0 75 Aut Titahi Bay M E M 80 47 561 3.9 78 13.9 17.7 84 357 25 0.8 70 Aut Chatham Island M E M 83 15 346 4.3 26 8.1 16.0 69 340 20 0.0 60 Aut Wellington Aero H E H 84 36 400 9.4 58 23.1 19.0 79 10 33 0.0 75 Aut Lower Hutt H E M 86 60 351 5.2 84 18.1 19.0 70 20 15 0.0 65 Aut Paraparaumu M E M 83 39 479 4.0 65 12.9 18.0 84 50 19 0.2 70 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Saturday, 29 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay H E M 85 38 425 5.5 63 16.2 21.2 73 299 18 0.0 55 Aut Keneperu Head L L L 54 30 179 0.4 42 0.6 20.3 79 105 9 5.8 30 Aut Totaranui L L L 39 11 106 0.1 17 0.0 20.2 86 347 16 14.2 50 Aut Awatere Valley V E H 87 80 789 6.6 127 26.3 23.7 61 330 16 0.0 90 Aut Hira L L L 20 12 236 0.0 21 0.0 16.5 98 15 38 8.4 55 Aut Dovedale L H M 79 45 329 1.1 67 4.1 19.1 92 17 2 0.2 60 Aut Rai Valley L L L 22 8 36 0.0 11 0.0 18.4 89 316 9 52.4 55 Aut Molesworth H E H 87 70 559 5.6 106 21.6 19.1 64 68 13 0.0 70 Aut Murchison L L L 23 10 214 0.0 19 0.0 17.4 90 103 6 25.4 50 Aut Ngaruru L L L 30 22 135 0.0 31 0.0 16.8 100 180 4 5.4 70 Aut Western Boundary L L L 40 23 124 0.0 32 0.1 13.4 97 42 4 3.6 55 Aut Kaikoura M E L 87 33 544 4.0 57 12.0 22.0 62 290 6 0.0 50 Aut Nelson Aero H E L 79 37 402 9.4 60 23.5 20.0 93 0 44 0.2 50 Aut Woodbourne Aero H E H 85 65 606 5.3 102 20.4 21.0 76 270 19 0.2 90 Aut Big Pokororo L L L 26 15 299 0.0 27 0.0 17.8 100 61 0 4.6 60 Aut St Arnaud L L L 31 21 200 0.0 33 0.0 16.7 89 42 2 9.2 55 Aut Cape Campbell H E H 80 25 711 7.2 46 16.9 18.0 90 10 37 0.0 80 Aut West Coast Saturday, 29 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Reefton L L L 25 5 100 0.0 9 0.0 19.4 89 19 6 24.2 60 Aut Nelson Creek L L L 20 6 42 0.0 9 0.0 19.7 89 215 1 37.8 50 Aut Westport L L L 16 6 56 0.0 9 0.0 19.0 97 30 9 34.0 55 Aut Haast L L L 11 1 5 0.0 1 0.0 18.0 97 30 7 13.2 50 Aut Hokitika Aero L L L 9 2 5 0.0 2 0.0 18.0 96 140 2 56.6 50 Aut Canterbury Saturday, 29 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Oamaru Aero M V M 83 25 575 1.6 46 4.6 18.0 82 0 0 0.0 65 Aut Le Bons Bay M E M 87 29 508 4.2 51 11.7 20.0 64 320 9 0.0 75 Aut Christchurch Aero M E M 86 38 357 2.8 61 9.2 22.0 65 90 2 0.0 90 Aut Hanmer H E H 89 50 296 5.4 70 17.1 23.4 53 262 7 0.0 70 Aut Cannington H E H 86 56 804 5.5 95 20.3 18.2 72 17 17 0.0 70 Aut Snowdon M E M 79 37 179 5.1 49 13.3 20.0 55 330 32 2.6 70 Aut Darfield M E M 87 51 365 3.9 75 13.7 24.0 47 3 6 0.8 70 Aut Bottle Lake M V M 85 46 390 2.0 71 7.7 21.4 79 0 0 0.0 95 Aut Ashley M E M 87 48 185 3.2 58 10.1 20.3 67 24 4 0.2 70 Aut Balmoral E E V 89 55 392 12.1 81 32.3 25.1 45 327 23 0.0 95 Aut Ashburton Plains M E M 88 57 443 3.9 86 14.9 21.9 63 191 5 0.0 70 Aut Lees Valley V E V 88 59 279 8.6 77 24.9 21.9 46 333 19 0.0 95 Aut Tara Hills V E E 89 37 478 13.1 61 29.7 21.0 37 290 24 0.0 95 Aut Timaru Aero M E M 85 38 563 3.2 65 10.7 20.0 73 80 7 0.0 70 Aut Waihaorunga H E H 88 45 542 5.2 75 17.1 19.3 63 164 11 0.0 75 Aut Motukarara M E M 85 48 501 2.7 78 10.4 18.9 78 212 5 0.2 85 Aut Mount Somers L E L 84 17 141 2.1 26 4.0 20.5 61 109 4 0.8 40 Aut Pukaki Aero M E H 88 34 499 3.9 57 11.8 22.2 46 220 5 0.0 90 Aut Oxford H E M 89 51 199 6.0 63 17.2 23.7 43 14 9 0.0 60 Aut Mount Cook L L M 55 9 11 0.7 9 0.4 16.0 55 334 19 40.0 70 Aut Oamaru M E M 84 29 522 2.8 51 8.4 19.0 74 90 9 0.6 65 Aut Burnham M E M 88 50 423 4.2 77 14.8 22.5 61 99 5 0.0 70 Aut Tekapo M V M 79 34 515 1.9 58 6.3 18.2 51 67 13 2.0 95 Aut Hakatere M E H 79 46 563 3.8 77 13.5 21.5 35 270 25 4.8 90 Aut Leeston M E M 86 54 447 3.4 83 13.1 21.4 71 143 6 0.0 60 Aut Otago Saturday, 29 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT McRaes M E M 75 21 341 2.2 37 5.3 18.1 72 82 21 2.0 80 Aut Lauder M E M 86 26 442 3.3 46 8.9 19.7 57 264 6 0.2 85 Aut Windsor M E M 85 14 467 3.3 27 6.4 21.6 64 132 10 0.2 75 Aut Ranfurly M E M 86 26 412 3.1 46 8.4 18.6 68 154 5 0.0 85 Aut Herbert L H M 72 18 321 0.9 32 1.4 15.7 78 126 6 1.6 65 Aut Glendhu L L L 46 10 70 0.1 15 0.1 16.1 73 35 3 6.8 75 Aut Cromwell M E M 84 32 539 2.2 56 7.0 19.7 67 66 4 0.6 95 Aut Clyde L H M 70 22 572 0.7 40 1.3 18.6 74 174 3 1.6 95 Aut Wanaka V E E 88 29 366 17.0 48 31.4 22.0 38 350 33 1.0 90 Aut Bendigo M E H 88 35 473 4.4 59 13.2 22.4 42 58 5 0.0 95 Aut Nugget Point L L L 46 9 268 0.2 17 0.1 17.0 88 180 11 4.8 55 Aut Dansey Pass M E M 85 26 315 2.9 43 7.7 17.6 76 207 6 0.0 80 Aut Tapanui L L L 43 7 312 0.1 14 0.1 16.0 84 202 8 7.0 70 Aut Glenledi L L L 42 13 244 0.1 23 0.1 15.4 88 176 9 5.4 55 Aut Rock and Pillar L V M 75 30 342 1.4 49 4.0 18.7 75 214 11 1.6 75 Aut Dunedin Aero L L L 47 14 387 0.2 25 0.2 18.0 83 130 9 6.2 70 Aut Traquair L L M 57 14 386 0.9 25 1.0 16.2 79 135 21 5.2 70 Aut Mount Benger L L L 45 7 181 0.2 12 0.1 13.0 79 19 19 10.6 75 Aut Queenstown Aero L H M 69 14 335 1.1 25 1.4 20.0 47 240 11 5.0 80 Aut Cherry Farm L V M 68 22 471 1.6 39 3.9 18.8 78 108 20 2.6 70 Aut Southland Saturday, 29 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 72 13 234 1.3 22 1.8 17.0 76 260 13 1.6 65 Aut Lumsden L H M 71 13 234 1.0 23 1.1 19.0 76 180 9 1.6 75 Aut Manapouri Aero L H M 62 9 118 0.7 15 0.5 17.0 56 290 9 0.6 85 Aut Barn Hill M E H 84 17 194 7.6 27 13.3 18.8 60 320 27 0.6 75 Aut Blackmount L E H 76 8 26 4.7 9 4.8 18.6 48 352 36 0.4 75 Aut Wreys Bush L H M 68 14 290 0.8 25 0.8 19.6 82 100 6 0.4 70 Aut Tuatapere M E M 76 12 307 4.8 21 7.9 18.6 48 352 36 0.4 70 Sub Slopedown L H M 61 11 216 0.7 19 0.6 15.3 85 231 10 2.4 60 Aut Gore L L L 53 8 252 0.3 14 0.2 16.0 81 200 6 3.8 70 Aut Secretary Island L L L 41 1 5 0.1 1 0.0 17.0 76 30 22 14.8 60 Aut South West Cape L L L 35 1 42 0.1 2 0.0 15.0 88 320 44 9.0 60 Aut Garston L H M 62 14 280 0.6 24 0.6 19.9 63 246 6 4.4 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 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