FORECAST TODAY 08/02 07/02 06/02 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Sunday, 8 February 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula H E M 90 65 538 4.2 100 17.1 28.8 41 0 0 0.2 60 Sub Waitangi Forest H E M 90 63 356 4.2 88 16.0 28.8 41 0 0 0.2 60 Aut Opouteke H E H 90 82 346 5.1 103 20.0 29.1 43 161 4 0.0 75 Aut Hokianga H E M 91 87 399 6.3 113 24.4 31.2 38 136 4 0.0 60 Aut Dargaville H E M 89 64 429 5.6 93 20.3 27.9 53 140 9 0.0 60 Aut Kaikohe H E M 89 57 303 5.0 77 16.9 28.0 47 90 6 0.0 60 Aut Whangarei Aero H E M 88 75 385 4.2 100 17.2 27.0 51 140 6 0.0 75 Aut Mangakahia H E H 90 92 475 5.2 124 21.9 31.2 48 210 5 0.0 75 Aut Auckland Sunday, 8 February 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi H E M 88 49 272 5.1 68 16.0 25.3 61 201 10 0.0 60 Sub Woodhill H E M 88 49 265 5.1 67 15.9 25.3 61 201 10 0.0 60 Aut Clevedon Coast H E M 90 79 466 6.0 111 23.3 28.0 46 204 6 0.0 60 Aut Cornwallis Depot H E L 89 51 226 6.8 65 19.3 28.0 51 248 11 0.0 40 Aut Great Barrier Island H E L 87 64 361 6.0 89 20.9 26.1 58 224 15 0.0 50 Aut Hunua East H E M 88 57 386 4.9 83 17.3 25.8 62 35 9 0.0 65 Aut Waikato Sunday, 8 February 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata M E M 84 25 196 2.6 38 6.4 27.9 60 220 6 0.0 55 Aut Bodley Road M E L 87 51 283 3.4 70 11.8 26.9 53 257 3 0.0 40 Aut Whitianga Aero 28.0 43 0.0 Aut Port Taharoa H E L 87 54 507 5.0 85 17.8 25.0 65 240 13 0.0 40 Aut Paeroa H E L 89 65 441 6.0 95 21.6 27.0 53 280 11 0.0 50 Aut Waihi Gold H E M 86 45 251 6.2 62 17.6 23.7 62 243 20 0.0 55 Aut Athol H E M 86 48 286 5.0 67 15.8 23.9 64 308 16 0.0 70 Aut Ngapaenga 55 0 12 0.0 60 Aut Waikawau Bay H E M 86 48 266 5.7 66 17.1 25.5 63 270 18 0.0 55 Aut Hamilton Aero H E M 88 58 369 4.9 83 17.4 27.0 57 330 9 0.0 60 Aut Central North Island Sunday, 8 February 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero H E H 87 48 412 7.6 75 22.4 25.0 66 350 20 0.0 85 Aut Te Puke M E H 88 43 301 4.4 63 13.6 27.1 49 209 5 0.0 80 Aut Waihau Bay H E H 87 71 504 4.8 105 19.4 24.9 69 296 12 0.0 90 Aut Opotiki H E H 88 48 337 5.3 71 16.8 26.1 64 349 11 0.0 75 Aut Hautu H E H 89 47 304 7.6 68 21.5 26.8 46 283 15 0.0 65 Aut Rotorua Aero H E H 86 60 369 5.3 86 18.7 24.0 62 310 15 0.0 70 Aut Taupo Aero H E H 90 50 407 6.7 77 20.8 27.0 39 270 9 0.0 90 Aut Tauranga Aero H E H 88 65 420 7.1 94 24.1 27.0 51 330 15 0.0 90 Aut Matea H E M 89 35 290 6.0 54 16.0 27.0 43 310 9 0.0 65 Aut Minginui H E H 89 47 451 5.8 75 18.4 27.6 45 312 8 0.0 85 Aut Rotoehu H E H 90 51 382 6.8 77 21.1 28.4 43 184 9 0.2 75 Aut Goudies M E H 88 25 347 6.0 43 14.1 25.4 45 324 12 0.0 75 Aut Galatea H E H 90 61 513 6.0 94 21.5 28.7 40 198 6 0.0 85 Aut Kawerau V E H 92 70 445 7.9 101 27.0 30.3 34 319 7 0.0 85 Aut Rotoaira V E H 87 40 300 12.5 60 28.5 24.4 52 271 29 0.2 65 Aut Tahorakuri V E H 92 72 382 8.1 98 27.0 28.1 26 245 6 0.0 90 Aut Eastern North Island Sunday, 8 February 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Crownthorpe E E E 93 100 541 16.3 137 48.9 30.8 36 91 18 0.0 90 Aut Kaiwaka H E H 92 34 431 7.6 57 19.6 30.8 33 218 6 0.0 85 Aut Waipukurau E E V 93 63 646 11.1 101 33.8 29.9 30 241 12 0.0 98 Aut Bridge Pa E E V 91 121 690 10.5 168 39.0 28.3 45 67 14 0.0 99 Aut Te Haroto E E E 94 94 575 14.6 134 45.2 32.2 28 115 14 0.0 95 Aut Gwavas E E H 93 83 419 11.1 111 35.4 29.6 30 161 11 0.0 75 Aut Waihau E E V 95 55 406 12.9 82 33.9 32.4 22 218 9 0.0 80 Aut Te Pohue V E H 94 47 343 9.3 70 25.1 31.7 26 173 5 0.0 70 Aut Ongaonga E E V 93 108 585 9.9 147 36.2 30.3 32 133 10 0.0 95 Aut Cricklewood V E V 93 51 441 10.1 80 28.3 29.8 26 36 8 0.0 80 Aut Gisborne Aero H E H 90 55 423 6.9 83 22.2 28.0 45 150 11 0.0 95 Aut Mahia M E H 86 40 464 4.9 65 15.1 25.0 65 10 13 0.0 95 Aut Napier Aero H E H 88 76 701 6.4 120 25.1 25.0 63 80 15 0.0 98 Aut Hicks Bay E E V 85 58 482 11.0 89 31.8 24.0 76 300 33 0.0 85 Aut Tuai H E H 93 20 254 10.7 33 18.9 30.3 27 337 10 0.0 65 Aut Taranaki Sunday, 8 February 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hawera H E L 85 27 375 8.6 46 19.1 24.0 70 270 28 0.0 30 Aut New Plymouth Aero M E L 85 33 295 5.8 51 15.1 23.0 73 280 20 0.0 30 Aut Eltham H E L 88 36 274 9.2 54 21.9 24.2 60 271 21 0.0 30 Aut Waverly V E L 87 39 275 14.2 57 30.3 25.2 59 295 32 0.0 30 Aut Okato M E L 81 17 230 2.6 28 5.3 21.8 78 253 14 0.0 30 Aut Marco M E L 88 50 205 4.6 62 13.9 27.2 51 172 6 0.0 30 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Sunday, 8 February 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Waimarino Forest M E L 88 32 230 4.4 48 11.6 26.2 45 237 6 0.0 30 Aut National Park M E L 88 19 139 10.9 28 17.6 24.9 37 195 23 0.0 30 Aut Ngamatea E E L 90 50 366 20.9 75 44.4 25.2 39 225 32 0.2 40 Aut Waitarere Forest M E L 85 40 365 2.8 63 9.6 22.2 74 306 5 0.0 50 Aut Lismore H E L 90 53 304 5.4 74 17.5 29.7 43 320 5 0.0 30 Aut Waione V E H 90 65 605 7.5 103 26.3 28.0 42 280 11 0.0 85 Aut Raumai H E L 84 38 425 5.7 62 16.5 22.3 73 289 22 0.0 50 Aut Tapuae H E L 87 66 530 4.4 100 17.6 23.5 57 225 10 0.0 30 Aut Spriggins Park V E L 88 46 302 10.6 66 26.7 24.9 57 258 24 0.0 30 Aut Waiouru Aero H E M 90 44 282 6.6 63 18.6 24.0 38 230 9 0.0 55 Aut Wanganui Aero V E L 86 40 342 10.9 62 26.4 24.0 62 270 30 0.0 30 Aut Palmerston North Aero H E M 87 48 415 7.5 75 22.3 25.0 59 270 19 0.0 60 Aut Levin L H L 70 24 295 1.0 40 2.2 22.0 75 350 9 2.4 50 Aut Alfredton H E H 87 40 339 5.8 62 16.7 23.6 61 343 15 0.0 70 Aut Dannevirke H E H 88 19 366 9.3 34 17.4 25.6 46 232 20 0.0 70 Aut Three Kings E E H 90 37 263 29.6 54 47.8 21.8 33 238 38 0.2 55 Aut Webb E E H 91 37 207 24.3 51 41.1 23.4 31 202 32 0.0 55 Aut Westlawn E E H 91 38 275 23.4 56 41.7 23.4 29 246 30 0.4 55 Aut Desert Road Summit E E H 92 49 299 22.6 70 45.2 25.2 30 223 28 0.2 60 Aut Wairarapa Sunday, 8 February 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Castle Point E E V 90 42 492 13.9 69 32.9 27.0 46 330 24 0.0 70 Aut East Taratahi V E H 92 73 519 8.4 108 28.9 31.0 40 60 7 0.0 70 Aut Ngawihi M E M 87 57 462 3.5 88 13.7 25.0 58 240 4 0.0 70 Aut Stony Creek E E V 93 61 442 15.5 90 40.0 30.5 29 15 17 0.0 70 Aut Haurangi E E V 94 59 423 14.0 88 36.9 31.3 27 312 14 0.0 70 Aut Holdsworth Station V E H 91 44 385 10.7 69 27.5 30.2 39 36 15 0.0 70 Aut Ngaumu V E H 92 50 493 10.4 79 28.9 28.3 41 354 12 0.0 70 Aut Wellington Sunday, 8 February 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Rimutaka Forest Park V E M 91 34 343 13.2 55 28.2 28.8 35 347 19 0.0 55 Aut Belmont M E H 83 16 217 11.7 26 18.1 21.8 73 340 39 0.0 65 Aut Titahi Bay 21.8 73 340 39 0.0 65 Sub Chatham Island 17.0 67 270 15 0.0 Aut Wellington Aero E E H 87 38 370 16.7 61 34.7 25.0 55 10 35 0.0 65 Aut Lower Hutt V E H 91 57 298 10.6 77 28.7 28.0 36 10 15 0.0 60 Aut Paraparaumu H E L 83 38 325 8.5 59 21.6 22.0 77 20 33 0.2 50 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Sunday, 8 February 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay H E L 88 44 305 7.4 65 20.5 24.3 57 252 17 0.0 40 Aut Keneperu Head H E L 88 67 304 4.7 87 17.3 26.4 55 94 7 0.0 30 Aut Totaranui H E M 87 72 351 4.2 95 16.6 24.1 66 103 9 0.0 60 Aut Awatere Valley E E V 88 69 558 10.5 106 33.3 24.2 56 40 23 0.0 100 Aut Hira V E L 92 54 302 8.8 75 24.9 31.2 33 358 9 0.0 40 Aut Dovedale E E H 94 83 352 13.1 104 38.4 32.1 26 164 12 0.0 60 Aut Rai Valley E E M 93 74 327 11.2 95 33.1 32.0 28 324 10 0.0 55 Aut Molesworth E E E 96 102 587 18.0 143 52.7 33.8 19 252 13 0.0 80 Aut Murchison H E L 89 43 273 6.0 61 17.1 27.2 44 307 10 0.0 40 Aut Ngaruru V E H 93 57 313 9.7 79 27.3 33.9 33 246 9 0.0 80 Aut Western Boundary H E H 91 51 307 8.4 72 23.6 28.5 35 84 11 0.0 60 Aut Kaikoura M E M 83 23 496 2.3 42 6.1 22.0 72 40 7 0.0 90 Aut Nelson Aero H E M 87 60 352 7.5 85 23.8 27.0 59 20 20 0.0 60 Aut Woodbourne Aero H E V 90 56 328 8.0 79 23.9 28.0 48 100 13 0.0 100 Aut Big Pokororo M E M 89 47 327 3.6 69 12.4 31.1 39 0 0 0.0 60 Aut St Arnaud V E L 91 56 285 8.6 76 24.6 28.2 34 313 10 0.0 40 Aut Cape Campbell V E V 78 42 602 9.7 71 26.0 19.0 82 0 46 1.0 90 Aut West Coast Sunday, 8 February 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Nelson Creek M E L 86 25 185 3.8 38 8.9 24.9 55 183 9 0.0 50 Sub Reefton M E L 87 42 214 4.3 56 12.6 24.9 55 183 9 0.0 50 Aut Westport M V L 66 37 415 1.4 61 4.9 21.0 84 300 19 0.0 50 Aut Haast L L L 37 2 30 0.0 3 0.0 19.0 89 30 7 0.0 45 Aut Hokitika Aero L V L 77 7 121 1.5 13 1.3 21.0 77 330 11 0.2 50 Aut Canterbury Sunday, 8 February 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero V E H 90 87 620 8.4 129 31.1 28.0 39 10 13 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga E E V 94 67 477 29.8 99 62.9 32.1 24 289 28 0.0 60 Aut Lees Valley E E V 95 42 407 17.2 67 37.2 34.6 23 315 14 0.0 70 Aut Motukarara E E H 89 90 573 13.2 129 42.1 26.6 45 26 25 0.0 70 Aut Mount Somers M E L 91 21 246 8.4 34 16.2 30.3 37 75 12 0.0 40 Aut Pukaki Aero E E V 94 87 459 23.5 118 58.3 31.1 23 319 21 0.0 65 Aut Mount Cook V E H 94 34 123 23.1 40 35.5 31.1 23 319 21 0.0 60 Sub Burnham E E H 90 71 505 9.7 105 31.6 25.1 50 38 17 0.0 70 Aut Tekapo E E E 94 85 451 46.4 116 86.9 29.1 24 293 36 0.0 65 Aut Hakatere E E E 95 111 531 60.2 146 108.5 32.5 21 309 39 0.0 75 Aut Leeston E E H 92 85 544 12.6 122 40.0 27.6 41 20 17 0.0 65 Aut Le Bons Bay V E M 83 55 487 8.0 86 25.2 18.0 83 340 33 0.0 55 Aut Christchurch Aero E E H 88 73 577 11.4 110 35.8 23.0 58 70 24 0.0 70 Aut Hanmer E E V 93 124 570 13.9 160 46.1 32.6 29 249 14 0.0 80 Aut Cannington E E H 91 60 541 15.9 94 41.4 28.3 36 35 24 0.0 60 Aut Snowdon E E E 93 28 230 63.5 43 69.2 30.2 28 340 45 0.0 65 Aut Darfield E E H 91 79 551 11.6 116 37.1 26.8 48 68 18 0.0 70 Aut Bottle Lake H E M 86 100 717 3.9 149 19.3 21.5 72 77 10 0.0 80 Aut Ashley H E H 90 39 461 5.6 64 16.5 27.9 48 206 7 0.0 80 Aut Balmoral E E V 93 94 632 11.7 137 39.6 33.9 29 48 11 0.0 90 Aut Ashburton Plains V E H 91 70 400 8.8 98 28.6 30.3 38 2 11 0.0 70 Aut Oxford V E H 90 50 434 9.3 77 26.3 27.1 49 85 14 0.0 60 Aut Otago Sunday, 8 February 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell E E V 91 116 688 14.6 164 47.8 28.3 36 17 21 0.0 85 Aut Naseby Forest E E E 94 53 372 45.1 79 72.9 30.9 23 288 35 0.0 65 Sub Cherry Farm E E H 92 29 415 23.1 50 39.1 31.2 31 314 27 0.0 60 Aut Dansey Pass E E V 94 79 470 45.5 111 84.8 30.9 23 288 35 0.0 60 Aut Tapanui E E L 87 31 420 86.7 53 90.1 26.0 51 320 67 0.0 45 Sub Glenledi H E L 89 39 446 9.1 65 23.6 27.7 44 260 17 0.0 40 Aut Rock and Pillar E E E 92 64 469 83.3 95 112.7 29.6 31 307 52 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero E E E 94 53 486 48.5 83 78.0 33.0 26 310 37 0.0 65 Aut Traquair E E E 92 60 472 92.7 91 117.5 28.6 33 323 56 0.0 65 Aut Mount Benger H E H 87 13 264 52.1 24 47.4 20.5 50 305 59 0.0 55 Aut Oamaru Aero H E L 85 51 595 4.8 83 17.0 23.0 68 60 17 0.0 50 Aut Queenstown Aero H E L 90 52 351 7.9 76 23.3 26.0 42 270 13 0.0 50 Aut Tara Hills E E E 92 61 365 47.9 86 78.6 29.0 31 300 41 0.0 65 Aut McRaes E E E 91 29 409 77.8 49 82.0 27.1 36 307 56 0.0 65 Aut Herbert M E M 89 23 333 6.0 39 13.4 27.7 36 300 10 0.4 55 Aut Oamaru H E L 87 51 538 5.2 82 18.0 25.0 54 80 13 0.0 50 Aut Lauder E E E 94 82 511 45.5 117 86.4 30.9 23 288 35 0.0 70 Sub Windsor E E H 89 45 367 13.9 69 32.8 27.2 43 352 25 0.0 60 Aut Ranfurly E E E 92 91 552 22.3 129 58.4 28.7 29 311 26 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu V E V 89 22 192 25.6 35 35.5 25.7 38 307 38 0.0 60 Aut Clyde E E H 91 93 672 11.4 138 39.1 30.0 36 356 16 0.0 75 Aut Bendigo 30.0 36 356 16 0.0 Sub Wanaka E E H 92 61 333 23.9 84 51.0 27.0 35 340 30 0.0 55 Aut Nugget Point M E L 85 6 262 8.9 12 10.0 23.0 60 340 28 0.0 40 Aut Southland Sunday, 8 February 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore V E L 87 18 302 86.7 31 72.2 26.0 51 320 67 0.0 40 Aut Invercargill Aero M E L 86 13 189 8.5 22 13.1 25.0 54 330 24 0.2 45 Aut Secretary Island L L L 59 4 29 2.7 5 1.7 19.0 83 40 39 0.0 40 Aut South West Cape M E L 68 3 124 457.4 5 107.0 19.0 93 330 132 1.0 40 Aut Garston E E H 90 42 409 34.3 67 57.6 24.8 40 354 42 0.0 55 Aut Lumsden E E L 90 37 263 48.8 55 65.1 27.0 40 320 48 0.0 45 Aut Manapouri Aero M E L 89 34 173 5.2 46 13.0 26.0 40 260 6 0.0 50 Aut Barn Hill E E E 87 29 330 94.5 47 90.5 23.7 52 350 69 0.0 60 Aut Blackmount E E L 88 29 161 130.5 40 102.2 24.5 47 353 72 0.0 50 Aut Wreys Bush E E L 88 30 287 20.2 47 35.0 25.4 50 318 36 0.0 45 Aut Tuatapere E E L 88 29 180 130.5 41 103.2 24.5 47 353 72 0.0 45 Sub Slopedown H E L 87 12 248 57.8 22 49.3 25.3 49 328 62 0.0 45 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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