FORECAST TODAY 31/03 30/03 29/03 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Monday, 31 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula L V M 80 7 134 2.0 13 2.2 19.5 91 29 11 0.2 60 Aut Waitangi Forest M E M 73 22 140 2.3 32 5.0 20.2 85 352 24 1.6 60 Aut Opouteke L H L 70 19 186 0.6 30 0.7 18.6 97 0 0 1.0 60 Aut Hokianga L V M 78 18 224 1.8 30 3.6 20.1 85 326 13 1.0 60 Aut Dargaville M E M 85 29 404 4.5 50 12.1 22.1 76 18 15 0.0 60 Aut Kaikohe L V L 77 11 121 1.9 18 2.6 20.0 88 350 15 0.8 40 Aut Whangarei Aero M E M 84 15 143 2.7 24 5.0 22.0 78 330 7 0.0 60 Aut Mangakahia L H M 70 29 372 1.0 49 2.7 20.6 89 10 9 1.6 60 Aut Auckland Monday, 31 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi L V M 81 26 175 1.6 38 3.8 19.0 89 5 4 0.0 60 Aut Woodhill M V M 77 32 465 1.6 55 5.0 22.1 99 8 12 0.0 80 Aut Clevedon Coast M E M 85 56 453 2.8 85 11.3 21.5 79 17 6 0.0 70 Aut Cornwallis Depot M V M 84 58 442 2.1 87 8.9 21.4 84 33 3 0.2 70 Aut Great Barrier Island M E M 85 31 148 3.2 41 8.2 21.7 73 321 8 0.0 60 Aut Hunua East H E M 83 109 744 4.1 160 20.1 20.9 83 5 18 0.0 70 Aut Waikato Monday, 31 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L H M 79 11 98 1.3 17 1.2 22.3 80 54 4 0.0 70 Aut Bodley Road L L M 56 42 564 0.5 71 1.3 16.8 89 47 9 2.4 70 Aut Whitianga Aero 22.0 76 0.0 50 Aut Port Taharoa L L L 49 35 620 0.3 62 0.5 18.0 90 60 11 4.2 65 Aut Paeroa M E L 86 35 581 4.0 60 12.4 23.0 66 330 9 0.0 50 Aut Waihi Gold L E M 83 15 84 2.2 21 3.6 21.7 73 15 6 0.0 70 Aut Athol M V M 80 45 458 1.5 72 5.9 17.4 81 324 5 0.8 70 Aut Ngapaenga L L L 42 30 342 0.1 49 0.1 15.3 99 90 9 3.3 70 Aut Waikawau Bay M V M 85 33 151 2.0 42 5.3 21.9 77 315 0 0.0 70 Aut Hamilton Aero L H M 63 61 693 0.8 100 3.8 19.0 90 30 9 2.2 70 Aut Central North Island Monday, 31 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 85 29 486 5.4 51 14.2 22.0 75 340 19 0.0 60 Aut Te Puke L E L 82 13 117 2.2 21 3.6 21.2 73 351 8 0.0 40 Aut Waihau Bay M V M 82 38 423 2.0 62 7.0 19.2 87 178 6 0.2 55 Aut Opotiki M E L 86 39 363 4.6 61 13.9 21.3 72 344 14 0.0 50 Aut Mission Bay L L L 46 29 357 0.1 48 0.2 15.2 92 6 2 3.0 60 Aut Rotorua Aero M E M 82 23 432 3.2 41 8.1 20.0 80 350 15 0.0 55 Aut Taupo Aero M H M 76 50 566 1.1 82 4.6 17.0 88 50 6 1.0 65 Aut Tauranga Aero L E L 84 10 273 2.7 18 4.2 21.0 74 10 9 0.0 40 Aut Matea M V L 81 20 361 2.0 35 4.7 14.7 87 283 9 0.2 45 Aut Rotoehu L E M 79 13 208 2.2 22 3.7 20.8 76 319 14 0.8 55 Aut Goudies M E L 84 49 528 3.1 80 11.7 17.6 74 11 0.5 50 Aut Galatea H E M 86 61 605 5.9 98 21.5 21.3 66 23 16 0.0 60 Aut Kawerau M E M 84 40 362 2.6 62 8.9 19.6 81 18 9 0.0 55 Aut Rotoaira L L L 47 24 341 0.1 41 0.2 15.2 92 6 2 3.0 50 Sub Tahorakuri M V M 81 35 444 1.3 59 4.4 17.6 80 37 2 0.0 65 Aut Eastern North Island Monday, 31 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Crownthorpe M V M 81 34 390 1.8 56 5.9 18.5 90 104 6 0.4 85 Aut Kaiwaka M E L 86 25 144 5.4 34 11.4 18.3 68 331 16 0.0 40 Aut Waipukurau L L L 47 52 684 0.2 88 0.5 18.3 87 47 12 5.8 95 Aut Bridge Pa M E H 84 58 587 3.8 93 15.2 20.5 81 55 14 0.2 90 Aut Te Haroto M E L 84 27 383 3.4 47 9.3 16.4 78 16 14 0.2 40 Aut Gwavas L L L 47 17 296 0.1 29 0.2 17.5 87 5 4 4.4 40 Aut Waihau M E L 84 20 239 6.6 33 13.1 18.0 76 334 26 0.0 40 Aut Te Pohue M E L 84 17 126 3.4 26 6.5 16.4 78 16 14 0.2 45 Sub Ongaonga L L M 54 44 592 0.4 74 0.9 18.9 84 19 10 4.4 75 Aut Cricklewood M E L 86 22 154 5.3 33 11.0 18.3 68 331 16 0.0 40 Sub Gisborne Aero V E L 88 33 288 12.3 52 26.1 23.0 57 330 28 0.0 50 Aut Mahia M E L 85 21 159 3.6 31 7.7 20.0 74 20 11 0.0 40 Aut Napier Aero M E M 85 33 385 2.2 55 7.0 20.0 80 50 2 0.2 70 Aut Tuai M E L 86 21 133 9.0 30 15.8 19.5 64 332 27 0.0 40 Aut Hicks Bay M E L 80 19 260 3.2 33 7.1 18.0 90 290 20 0.6 40 Aut Dannevirke L L L 34 18 411 0.0 32 0.0 15.9 90 49 8 9.0 60 Aut Taranaki Monday, 31 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hawera L L L 33 6 345 0.0 12 0.0 18.0 87 20 37 33.2 70 Aut New Plymouth Aero L L L 26 17 407 0.0 31 0.0 18.0 92 50 19 23.0 70 Aut Eltham L L L 32 8 271 0.0 15 0.0 16.9 86 20 33 54.6 70 Aut Waverly L L L 33 9 342 0.0 16 0.0 19.3 80 14 34.4 70 Aut Okato L L L 26 7 236 0.0 12 0.0 18.3 88 12 19 30.2 60 Aut Marco L L L 50 22 298 0.3 37 0.4 17.0 85 50 14 5.0 70 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Monday, 31 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Waimarino Forest L L L 45 17 388 0.2 30 0.2 14.9 84 24 16 6.4 65 Aut National Park L L L 59 10 334 0.6 18 0.5 13.4 94 14 10 1.8 60 Aut Ngamatea H E H 82 35 386 7.2 57 18.7 13.3 84 344 33 0.0 65 Aut Waitarere Forest L L L 13 10 336 0.0 18 0.0 19.9 91 47 3 30.0 70 Aut Lismore M H M 67 58 519 1.0 90 4.6 19.1 75 327 11 1.8 95 Aut Waione L L L 36 38 521 0.0 65 0.0 19.6 85 16 4 12.4 85 Aut Raumai L L L 22 14 504 0.0 27 0.0 19.1 90 316 6 14.6 80 Aut Tapuae L L L 45 20 453 0.2 36 0.2 16.8 79 270 16 13.0 65 Aut Spriggins Park L L M 54 20 396 0.5 36 0.6 21.0 64 348 13 17.0 85 Aut Waiouru Aero M V M 77 33 432 1.6 55 5.0 15.0 79 30 11 1.0 70 Aut Wanganui Aero L L L 42 16 403 0.1 28 0.1 21.0 71 310 7 19.0 50 Aut Palmerston North Aero L L L 43 26 465 0.1 45 0.1 21.0 73 290 6 12.8 70 Aut Levin L L L 20 9 253 0.0 16 0.0 19.0 87 70 6 26.2 60 Aut Alfredton L L L 41 20 442 0.1 36 0.1 20.0 78 15 10 18.6 85 Aut Three Kings M E M 78 17 340 2.9 31 6.2 10.0 94 302 23 0.0 70 Aut Webb M L M 58 12 221 5.0 21 8.2 9.0 99 5 52 0.6 70 Aut Westlawn H E H 78 32 390 6.1 53 16.0 12.3 82 356 37 0.8 70 Aut Desert Road Summit M L H 59 21 368 5.3 36 11.6 9.0 99 5 52 0.6 70 Sub Wairarapa Monday, 31 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Castle Point L L L 31 17 439 0.0 31 0.0 17.0 95 30 24 9.2 90 Aut East Taratahi L L L 28 11 477 0.0 21 0.0 20.0 80 10 4 16.0 100 Aut Ngawihi L L L 10 10 398 0.0 19 0.0 17.0 97 0 0 6.6 90 Aut Stony Creek L L L 7 14 397 0.0 26 0.0 19.7 100 332 6 10.8 90 Aut Haurangi L L L 14 8 302 0.0 15 0.0 14.9 94 300 14 8.8 90 Aut Holdsworth Station L L L 10 10 453 0.0 19 0.0 19.2 95 293 2 16.0 90 Aut Ngaumu L L L 41 24 482 0.1 42 0.1 19.7 80 1 10 12.4 90 Aut Wellington Monday, 31 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Rimutaka Forest Park L L L 10 8 243 0.0 14 0.0 16.1 95 65 5 12.0 80 Aut Belmont L L L 4 4 102 0.0 6 0.0 16.2 98 358 13 14.4 75 Aut Titahi Bay L L L 16 8 357 0.0 16 0.0 17.5 91 277 3 13.7 70 Aut Chatham Island L V M 61 10 355 1.4 18 1.7 16.0 75 80 24 2.4 60 Aut Wellington Aero L L L 10 6 261 0.0 11 0.0 17.0 96 280 2 10.2 75 Aut Lower Hutt L L L 13 9 153 0.0 16 0.0 18.0 90 40 2 17.0 65 Aut Paraparaumu L L L 4 6 261 0.0 11 0.0 18.0 99 40 17 25.8 70 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Monday, 31 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay L L L 28 11 321 0.0 19 0.0 17.8 88 292 3 3.0 55 Aut Keneperu Head L L L 36 8 86 0.0 13 0.0 18.6 74 153 2 2.8 30 Aut Totaranui L L L 45 6 10 0.1 5 0.0 18.5 86 102 5 0.4 50 Aut Awatere Valley M H M 73 50 748 1.1 86 4.7 21.2 59 8 0.2 90 Aut Hira L L L 22 2 63 0.0 4 0.0 18.1 86 2 7 9.4 55 Aut Dovedale L H L 66 33 330 0.7 53 1.6 20.4 71 11 4 0.0 60 Aut Rai Valley L L L 44 5 10 0.1 5 0.0 19.8 77 283 5 0.0 55 Aut Molesworth L H M 73 42 528 1.0 69 3.6 18.7 56 87 7 0.0 70 Aut Murchison L H L 62 7 183 0.7 12 0.5 19.8 63 296 8 0.0 50 Aut Ngaruru L L L 39 12 121 0.0 19 0.0 20.1 62 221 3 0.0 70 Aut Western Boundary L L L 51 12 106 0.3 19 0.2 18.4 65 71 6 0.0 55 Aut Kaikoura L V L 69 26 542 1.4 46 4.0 18.0 85 60 17 0.0 50 Aut Nelson Aero L H L 63 15 333 1.0 28 1.6 21.0 74 10 15 0.0 50 Aut Woodbourne Aero L H M 63 27 456 0.6 47 1.2 20.0 64 250 6 0.0 90 Aut Big Pokororo L L L 15 6 213 0.0 12 0.0 16.0 99 56 12 0.0 60 Aut St Arnaud L L L 57 11 163 0.4 18 0.4 19.8 56 155 4 0.2 55 Aut Cape Campbell L L L 55 16 684 0.3 30 0.4 17.0 90 340 2 0.0 80 Aut West Coast Monday, 31 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Reefton L L L 54 4 78 0.3 7 0.1 19.1 74 316 4 0.0 60 Aut Nelson Creek L H L 62 8 53 0.5 12 0.3 19.9 74 287 2 0.0 50 Aut Westport L L L 57 4 59 0.8 7 0.4 19.0 81 280 17 0.0 55 Aut Haast L L L 18 0 4 0.0 1 0.0 13.0 96 140 13 7.8 50 Aut Hokitika Aero L L L 57 3 15 0.6 4 0.2 20.0 73 340 11 0.0 50 Aut Canterbury Monday, 31 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Oamaru Aero L V M 70 16 551 1.7 29 3.5 17.0 80 30 20 0.0 65 Aut Le Bons Bay M E M 74 30 516 3.3 52 9.7 16.0 97 10 30 0.8 75 Aut Christchurch Aero H E V 85 41 368 9.2 64 23.8 19.0 74 70 30 0.0 90 Aut Hanmer M E M 86 52 306 2.8 73 10.4 19.7 55 271 2 0.0 70 Aut Cannington M E M 85 58 813 2.7 98 11.9 16.0 63 12 5 0.0 70 Aut Snowdon M E M 86 40 189 4.3 52 12.0 19.4 46 41 10 0.0 70 Aut Darfield H E H 86 53 376 5.4 79 18.1 20.4 61 63 15 0.0 70 Aut Bottle Lake M E H 85 48 401 3.3 74 12.1 20.2 73 93 9 0.2 95 Aut Ashley M E M 85 50 195 4.6 61 13.8 20.3 62 47 15 0.0 70 Aut Balmoral M E H 86 57 403 4.0 84 15.1 19.4 68 84 10 0.0 95 Aut Ashburton Plains M E M 87 60 453 3.7 90 14.6 21.2 56 2 7 0.0 70 Aut Lees Valley M E H 87 62 288 3.4 80 12.9 18.6 60 220 4 0.0 95 Aut Tara Hills M E M 86 39 487 2.5 65 8.7 13.0 75 260 2 0.0 95 Aut Timaru Aero M E M 84 40 573 3.6 68 12.1 18.0 67 110 13 0.0 70 Aut Waihaorunga H E H 87 48 552 4.7 79 16.4 16.0 60 179 11 0.0 75 Aut Motukarara E E E 85 50 511 29.1 81 56.6 17.7 73 52 53 0.0 85 Aut Mount Somers L H L 77 15 151 1.2 24 1.8 16.8 52 122 6 0.0 40 Aut Pukaki Aero M E M 85 36 508 3.0 61 9.8 13.3 75 261 8 0.0 90 Aut Oxford M E M 86 54 210 3.4 66 11.4 19.7 63 89 6 0.0 60 Aut Mount Cook M E V 90 13 20 18.4 13 18.3 18.2 23 5 29 0.0 70 Aut Oamaru M E M 84 31 532 4.3 54 12.3 18.0 68 10 17 0.0 65 Aut Burnham H E H 86 53 433 6.1 81 20.0 19.3 66 48 18 0.0 70 Aut Tekapo M E M 84 36 524 3.1 61 10.1 13.8 75 150 11 0.0 95 Aut Hakatere E E V 91 50 574 11.1 83 30.8 21.0 26 325 17 0.0 90 Aut Leeston H E M 86 56 458 6.4 86 21.4 20.3 66 37 20 0.0 60 Aut Otago Monday, 31 March 2008 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT McRaes M E M 83 23 350 3.8 40 9.3 14.6 66 57 17 0.2 80 Aut Lauder M E M 84 28 451 2.5 49 7.3 13.2 79 209 8 0.0 85 Sub Windsor M E M 85 16 477 3.2 30 6.7 17.2 69 336 9 0.0 75 Aut Ranfurly M V M 83 28 420 2.1 47 6.0 12.3 76 313 4 0.0 85 Aut Herbert M E M 80 19 329 2.6 34 5.9 13.0 78 6 16 0.0 65 Aut Glendhu L H M 71 11 78 0.9 17 0.7 10.0 69 337 7 0.0 75 Aut Cromwell M E H 87 36 548 3.4 61 11.0 17.8 45 71 3 0.0 95 Sub Clyde M E M 85 25 581 2.4 45 6.8 17.8 45 71 3 0.0 95 Sub Wanaka M E H 88 32 375 4.0 53 11.4 16.0 44 100 4 0.0 90 Aut Bendigo M E H 88 38 483 3.8 64 12.2 17.8 45 71 3 0.0 95 Aut Nugget Point L L L 44 7 272 0.1 13 0.1 13.0 98 10 11 0.0 55 Aut Dansey Pass M E M 83 27 324 2.3 45 6.5 13.2 79 209 8 0.0 80 Aut Tapanui L H M 75 10 321 1.1 18 0.9 12.8 66 350 7 0.4 70 Aut Glenledi L H L 63 12 253 0.8 21 0.7 15.9 78 27 11 0.2 55 Aut Rock and Pillar L H M 80 31 351 1.2 51 3.8 12.6 82 222 2 0.0 75 Aut Dunedin Aero L L L 43 8 366 0.1 15 0.1 16.0 84 250 7 0.2 70 Aut Traquair L L M 58 10 384 0.5 18 0.5 13.4 81 287 8 0.0 70 Aut Mount Benger M E M 79 9 188 4.0 15 5.5 9.3 46 11 26 0.0 75 Aut Queenstown Aero M E H 84 17 344 4.2 30 8.4 16.0 53 240 15 0.0 80 Aut Cherry Farm M E M 80 23 480 3.2 42 8.3 17.8 66 34 22 0.0 70 Aut Southland Monday, 31 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 78 14 242 1.3 24 2.0 12.0 93 100 6 0.4 65 Aut Lumsden L V M 82 15 243 1.4 26 2.6 12.0 81 0 0 0.2 75 Aut Manapouri Aero L E M 81 11 127 2.3 18 3.4 14.0 67 0 13 0.0 85 Aut Barn Hill M E H 87 19 204 5.7 31 11.3 14.9 56 340 15 0.0 75 Aut Blackmount M E V 86 11 35 14.2 12 14.6 15.9 55 352 36 0.0 75 Aut Wreys Bush M E M 83 17 299 3.0 29 6.2 12.9 72 32 13 0.2 70 Aut Tuatapere M E M 82 14 317 3.0 25 5.6 13.5 69 67 15 0.2 70 Aut Slopedown L H M 74 12 224 1.0 22 1.0 12.3 84 328 6 0.8 60 Aut Gore L H M 71 9 260 1.1 16 0.9 10.0 94 60 11 0.4 70 Aut Secretary Island L E M 78 3 14 4.1 4 2.7 16.0 61 50 30 1.2 60 Aut South West Cape 0.0 60 Aut Garston L V M 82 16 289 1.8 29 3.6 14.1 57 285 5 0.0 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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