FORECAST TODAY 02/10 01/10 30/09 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Friday, 2 October 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula L E L 80 4 18 5.4 5 4.1 16.0 65 276 31 0.0 20 Aut Waitangi Forest L E L 81 3 11 4.1 3 2.3 18.5 58 270 23 0.0 20 Aut Opouteke L L L 56 2 7 0.5 2 0.1 16.8 63 217 9 0.4 20 Aut Hokianga L V L 72 2 8 1.9 2 0.6 17.6 69 289 21 0.0 20 Sub Dargaville L E L 76 2 8 2.3 2 0.7 17.6 69 289 21 0.0 20 Aut Kaipara L V L 68 2 8 1.5 2 0.5 16.3 72 268 19 0.4 20 Aut Kaikohe L E L 69 2 7 2.8 2 0.9 16.0 73 250 30 0.0 20 Aut Whangarei Aero L V L 73 2 8 1.7 2 0.5 17.0 66 260 17 0.0 20 Aut Mangakahia L E L 74 2 8 2.4 3 0.8 17.4 61 239 24 0.0 20 Aut Pouto L V L 67 2 8 1.3 2 0.4 17.5 73 251 16 0.0 20 Sub Auckland Friday, 2 October 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi L V L 67 2 8 1.3 2 0.4 17.5 73 251 16 0.0 20 Sub Woodhill L V L 67 2 8 1.3 2 0.4 17.5 73 251 16 0.0 20 Aut Clevedon Coast L E L 75 3 9 2.2 3 0.8 17.6 58 248 21 0.6 20 Aut Cornwallis Depot L V L 72 2 8 1.6 3 0.5 20.0 57 267 17 0.0 20 Aut Great Barrier Island L E L 83 4 12 4.2 4 2.8 18.8 56 222 18 0.0 20 Aut Hunua East L L L 51 1 100 0.4 3 0.1 16.7 62 264 14 7.6 20 Aut Waikato Friday, 2 October 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L E L 76 2 8 2.4 3 0.8 17.0 62 270 22 0.4 20 Sub Bodley Road L L L 54 1 10 0.4 1 0.1 14.8 71 244 11 2.4 20 Aut Whitianga Aero 18.0 62 0.0 Aut Port Taharoa L V L 65 1 7 1.5 2 0.4 16.0 73 260 20 0.6 40 Aut Paeroa L E L 76 2 15 2.4 3 0.9 17.0 62 270 22 0.4 50 Aut Hamilton Aero L V L 67 2 7 1.9 2 0.6 15.0 67 270 24 0.0 20 Aut Athol L H L 65 2 7 1.2 2 0.4 13.8 68 230 17 0.5 20 Aut Waihi Gold L E L 69 2 8 2.7 3 0.9 15.1 65 251 29 1.4 20 Aut Waikawau Bay L E L 70 2 8 2.3 3 0.8 16.5 64 0 25 0.5 20 Aut Central North Island Friday, 2 October 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero L E L 82 4 11 4.5 4 3.0 17.0 66 260 24 0.0 25 Aut Rotorua Aero L V L 71 2 9 1.4 3 0.5 14.0 71 250 15 0.2 30 Aut Taupo Aero L H L 69 2 9 1.1 2 0.3 12.0 73 200 11 0.0 55 Aut Tauranga Aero L E L 79 3 9 4.7 3 2.9 19.0 60 260 30 0.8 35 Aut Matea L V L 60 1 6 1.6 2 0.5 10.3 77 228 27 0.0 45 Aut Minginui L E L 71 2 7 2.4 3 0.8 14.0 65 209 26 0.0 40 Aut Rotoehu L E L 78 3 8 2.5 3 0.9 16.5 62 218 20 0.0 30 Aut Goudies L E L 75 2 9 3.8 2 1.8 13.4 74 252 32 0.0 40 Aut Galatea L E L 81 3 10 3.3 4 1.9 16.5 60 220 20 0.0 45 Aut Kawerau L E L 80 3 11 5.0 4 3.2 17.2 60 160 29 0.2 30 Aut Rotoaira L V L 70 2 7 2.0 2 0.7 10.9 72 238 23 0.0 35 Sub Tahorakuri L H L 65 2 7 1.1 2 0.4 12.7 63 249 14 0.0 50 Aut Hautu L V L 70 2 7 2.0 2 0.7 10.9 72 238 23 0.0 40 Aut Opotiki L L L 49 1 4 0.4 1 0.1 15.3 73 348 20 4.4 30 Aut Te Puke L H L 74 3 8 1.2 3 0.4 16.6 60 248 10 0.0 20 Aut Waihau Bay L E L 75 3 14 2.3 4 0.9 16.3 68 275 22 1.6 20 Aut Eastern North Island Friday, 2 October 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hicks Bay L L L 54 1 4 1.3 1 0.4 17.0 74 300 33 13.4 30 Aut Tuai L E L 74 2 7 6.3 2 3.6 14.3 55 325 43 0.2 35 Aut Crownthorpe L E H 74 4 8 3.5 4 2.1 16.2 53 284 31 0.2 90 Aut Kaiwaka L V L 72 4 7 1.3 4 0.5 17.7 51 173 14 0.4 50 Aut Waipukurau L E L 80 7 25 3.0 9 2.8 17.6 49 277 19 0.0 50 Aut Bridge Pa M E H 83 7 94 5.8 12 7.0 19.1 46 295 24 0.0 75 Aut Te Haroto L E M 76 2 8 2.4 3 0.8 14.0 64 20 21 0.2 60 Aut Gwavas L V L 76 5 7 1.9 5 0.8 15.4 45 284 17 0.0 40 Aut Waihau L V L 76 4 7 1.5 4 0.6 14.8 52 263 12 0.2 20 Aut Te Pohue L V L 78 4 8 1.6 4 0.6 18.0 36 239 10 0.0 35 Aut Ongaonga M E L 81 5 28 18.4 7 14.5 16.8 50 258 53 0.2 50 Aut Cricklewood L E L 77 3 12 2.3 4 0.9 16.6 56 313 19 0.6 50 Aut Gisborne Aero L V M 80 6 25 1.9 8 1.0 19.0 55 350 11 0.0 60 Aut Mahia L E M 82 10 84 2.8 16 4.0 16.0 66 10 13 0.0 60 Aut Napier Aero L E H 79 4 10 7.3 4 5.2 19.0 54 270 39 0.0 65 Aut Taranaki Friday, 2 October 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT New Plymouth Aero L L L 48 1 7 0.3 1 0.1 14.0 97 300 19 0.8 40 Aut Eltham L L L 50 1 6 0.3 1 0.1 13.1 81 4 14 0.2 40 Aut Waverly L L L 36 1 7 0.0 1 0.0 13.4 87 328 19 0.4 40 Aut Okato L L L 38 1 7 0.0 1 0.0 13.4 94 335 14 1.0 40 Aut Marco L L L 55 1 7 0.5 2 0.2 13.4 80 288 12 0.0 40 Aut Hawera L L L 48 1 7 0.4 1 0.1 14.0 87 340 24 0.2 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Friday, 2 October 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Three Kings L L L 15 0 3 0.0 0 0.0 3.7 95 258 56 0.6 50 Aut Webb L L L 21 0 4 0.0 0 0.0 5.8 87 205 39 0.6 50 Aut Westlawn L L L 32 0 4 0.0 1 0.0 5.5 90 292 30 0.4 50 Aut Desert Road Summit L L L 46 1 5 0.4 1 0.1 8.0 78 246 30 0.8 50 Aut Alfredton L V L 68 3 7 1.3 3 0.5 14.4 72 313 16 0.0 40 Aut Dannevirke L V L 69 3 7 1.9 3 0.6 13.3 70 264 23 0.0 40 Aut Waimarino Forest 87 357 5 2.2 30 Aut National Park L L L 22 0 5 0.0 1 0.0 8.9 86 293 3 2.6 30 Aut Ngamatea L L L 46 1 5 0.7 1 0.2 9.4 75 262 40 1.2 40 Aut Waitarere Forest L L L 59 2 85 0.7 4 0.3 13.7 87 309 12 0.6 40 Aut Lismore L L L 53 2 7 0.4 2 0.1 12.7 81 323 10 0.0 30 Aut Waione L E L 79 5 13 3.7 5 2.6 16.7 60 258 25 0.4 40 Aut Tapuae L L L 49 1 5 0.7 1 0.2 8.8 81 270 29 0.0 30 Aut Raumai L L L 59 2 47 0.8 3 0.3 13.5 89 314 15 0.0 40 Aut Levin L H L 61 1 7 1.2 2 0.4 13.0 90 300 20 0.4 40 Aut Spriggins Park L L L 58 1 7 1.2 2 0.4 14.0 86 310 24 0.2 30 Sub Waiouru Aero L L L 51 1 5 0.5 1 0.1 9.0 76 280 19 0.0 40 Aut Wanganui Aero L L L 55 1 7 0.9 2 0.3 14.0 86 310 24 0.2 30 Aut Palmerston North Aero L V L 66 2 7 2.0 2 0.6 14.0 83 300 26 0.0 40 Aut Wairarapa Friday, 2 October 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi L E L 77 5 49 5.6 8 5.5 16.0 56 10 37 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point L E L 81 5 12 25.1 5 16.3 17.0 60 310 59 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek L V L 70 5 12 1.3 5 0.6 14.6 69 344 14 0.0 40 Aut Haurangi L L L 43 1 6 0.2 1 0.0 9.9 85 17 21 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station L V L 72 5 12 1.9 5 0.8 16.1 58 262 20 0.2 40 Aut Ngaumu L V L 78 4 13 1.8 5 0.8 17.8 57 293 14 0.0 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome L E L 82 9 21 6.7 9 6.7 17.0 61 270 32 0.0 40 Aut Wellington Friday, 2 October 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Rimutaka Forest Park L V L 65 2 7 1.8 2 0.6 13.8 83 14 25 0.2 40 Aut Belmont 11.4 98 8 29 0.0 40 Aut Titahi Bay L E L 71 2 9 2.1 2 0.7 13.5 88 314 24 0.0 40 Aut Chatham Island L L L 24 0 3 0.0 1 0.0 11.0 86 270 17 8.4 30 Aut Wellington Aero L E L 68 2 13 2.9 3 1.0 14.0 82 0 32 0.0 40 Aut Lower Hutt L V L 75 4 9 2.0 4 0.8 14.0 72 0 19 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu L E L 76 3 10 2.8 3 1.2 14.0 84 330 24 0.0 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Friday, 2 October 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay L H L 70 3 10 1.0 3 0.4 17.7 57 288 10 0.0 30 Aut Keneperu Head L H L 70 3 10 1.1 3 0.4 17.7 57 288 10 0.0 30 Sub Totaranui L V L 75 3 11 1.7 4 0.6 17.9 67 309 17 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley M E L 85 10 154 11.4 17 14.5 18.0 52 352 33 0.0 40 Aut Hira L L L 28 1 4 0.0 1 0.0 17.3 63 0 0 4.2 20 Aut Dovedale L V L 79 40 97 1.3 40 3.3 16.9 66 280 4 1.0 20 Aut Rai Valley L V L 80 4 11 1.9 4 0.8 18.0 53 263 10 0.0 30 Aut Molesworth M E L 83 12 87 4.7 17 7.0 13.1 58 309 22 0.0 50 Aut Murchison L L L 22 0 3 0.0 1 0.0 9.4 93 146 15 14.2 20 Aut Ngaruru L L L 46 1 9 0.1 2 0.0 12.1 89 209 6 0.4 30 Aut Western Boundary L L L 43 1 6 0.1 2 0.0 11.0 87 208 1 1.4 20 Aut Kaikoura L E L 82 5 156 2.2 9 1.9 19.0 37 120 9 0.0 30 Aut Nelson Aero L V L 65 2 7 1.4 2 0.4 16.0 66 10 19 0.0 20 Aut Woodbourne Aero L E L 82 6 14 5.2 6 4.4 19.0 51 330 26 0.0 40 Aut Big Pokororo L V L 61 1 7 1.3 2 0.4 12.8 87 245 22 0.6 20 Aut St Arnaud L L L 24 1 3 0.0 1 0.0 8.9 92 260 2 8.4 20 Aut Cape Campbell M E L 75 5 243 11.6 9 11.0 14.0 73 340 54 0.0 40 Aut West Coast Friday, 2 October 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Nelson Creek L L L 50 1 4 0.6 2 0.2 15.9 73 279 28 12.6 50 Aut Reefton L L L 18 1 3 0.0 1 0.0 12.6 96 256 1 11.8 30 Aut Westport L L L 27 0 4 0.0 1 0.0 14.0 95 310 30 11.0 30 Aut Haast L L L 31 1 4 0.0 1 0.0 14.0 89 270 22 24.6 30 Aut Hokitika Aero L L L 16 1 4 0.0 1 0.0 14.0 99 310 19 12.4 30 Aut Canterbury Friday, 2 October 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero L E M 83 9 197 2.4 17 3.4 19.0 47 300 7 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga L E M 76 13 240 2.1 23 3.7 9.6 83 161 19 0.0 60 Aut Lees Valley L V L 69 4 16 1.8 5 0.8 14.4 61 359 22 2.6 50 Aut Motukarara M E L 86 9 153 9.2 15 11.6 19.9 44 311 27 0.0 30 Aut Mount Somers L E L 74 4 11 6.7 4 4.8 14.9 54 309 44 2.4 25 Aut Pukaki Aero L H M 64 21 118 0.6 29 0.7 16.7 45 224 4 4.4 65 Aut Mount Cook L H L 63 4 7 0.6 3 0.2 16.7 45 224 4 4.4 60 Sub Burnham 20.7 44 328 12 0.0 30 Aut Tekapo L V M 68 22 48 1.3 22 1.8 11.5 66 10 15 2.4 65 Aut Hakatere M E M 66 22 55 3.0 22 5.3 12.1 68 172 34 3.6 65 Aut Leeston M E L 87 16 127 7.1 25 11.9 21.4 44 334 19 0.0 30 Aut Le Bons Bay M E L 82 11 106 9.9 18 13.3 18.0 56 320 39 0.0 30 Aut Christchurch Aero M E L 85 6 108 10.1 10 10.4 20.0 47 300 30 0.0 30 Aut Hanmer L V L 73 4 11 1.4 4 0.5 16.3 54 292 14 0.0 30 Aut Cannington M E M 85 10 169 7.9 18 10.9 18.9 42 296 28 0.0 60 Aut Snowdon L E L 81 6 19 4.6 6 3.9 13.3 66 349 26 0.4 50 Aut Darfield M E L 88 13 72 9.6 18 12.9 20.2 41 308 23 0.0 30 Aut Bottle Lake L E L 86 9 205 3.5 16 5.0 22.4 40 277 8 0.0 30 Aut Ashley L V L 76 11 89 1.3 17 1.2 17.1 56 297 9 1.4 20 Aut Balmoral L H L 75 12 181 1.2 21 1.4 17.1 56 297 9 1.4 30 Sub Ashburton Plains M E L 88 12 197 7.6 21 11.6 21.3 35 317 17 0.0 30 Aut Oxford 19.6 44 299 9 0.0 20 Aut Otago Friday, 2 October 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell H E H 89 27 336 8.0 44 17.8 16.9 33 239 16 0.0 85 Aut Naseby Forest E E E 86 37 206 35.5 51 51.9 13.2 35 289 53 0.0 65 Aut Cherry Farm L H M 66 4 77 1.2 7 0.6 10.2 86 73 15 0.0 60 Aut Dansey Pass E E H 87 62 249 13.1 77 33.1 16.5 27 283 31 0.0 60 Aut Tapanui L H L 65 9 163 0.7 16 0.5 11.5 69 263 5 0.0 60 Aut Glenledi L V L 70 3 17 1.3 5 0.5 12.1 70 290 14 0.2 40 Aut Rock and Pillar L E M 75 14 181 2.5 23 4.4 12.3 73 214 23 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero L H M 65 8 123 0.9 13 0.6 12.0 85 210 11 1.0 65 Aut Traquair L H M 69 4 58 1.0 7 0.5 8.6 85 222 10 0.2 65 Aut Mount Benger L E M 69 14 36 2.1 14 2.5 5.0 84 236 24 0.0 55 Aut Oamaru Aero L E L 78 7 190 2.6 13 3.1 13.0 76 140 20 0.0 40 Aut Queenstown Aero M E L 81 22 52 3.5 22 5.9 15.0 39 240 20 1.6 50 Aut Tara Hills V E V 89 30 87 24.9 33 33.8 17.0 31 300 37 0.6 65 Aut McRaes L E M 72 6 43 2.2 9 1.7 12.3 73 214 23 0.0 65 Sub Herbert L V M 80 3 8 1.6 3 0.6 6.2 46 74 8 0.0 55 Aut Oamaru L V L 72 4 122 1.3 7 0.6 11.0 85 150 13 0.2 40 Aut Lauder E E V 89 46 472 18.8 74 41.2 16.9 32 326 31 0.0 70 Aut Windsor L V M 74 4 130 1.9 8 1.1 12.1 77 136 19 0.0 60 Aut Ranfurly H E H 88 23 297 10.8 39 20.7 16.8 36 306 25 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu L L L 40 1 8 0.1 1 0.0 6.9 86 280 14 2.6 60 Aut Clyde H E H 89 30 348 9.0 50 20.6 17.9 29 321 18 0.0 75 Aut Bendigo H E H 89 30 349 9.0 50 20.6 17.9 29 321 18 0.0 60 Sub Wanaka H E H 89 28 90 16.9 31 25.6 16.0 32 300 30 0.0 55 Aut Nugget Point L L L 41 1 37 0.1 1 0.0 11.0 79 250 6 2.4 40 Aut Southland Friday, 2 October 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore L H L 69 4 34 1.2 6 0.5 12.0 67 240 13 0.6 50 Aut Invercargill Aero L E L 67 1 16 6.3 2 3.4 10.0 77 270 48 0.4 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 37 1 3 0.0 1 0.0 11.0 77 270 15 21.6 40 Aut South West Cape L L L 35 0 2 0.2 0 0.1 8.0 87 310 61 7.4 40 Aut Garston M E M 83 15 72 4.5 19 7.1 12.3 47 293 20 0.0 60 Aut Lumsden M E M 81 15 85 6.8 21 10.5 14.0 53 300 33 0.2 55 Aut Manapouri Aero L L L 39 1 3 0.1 1 0.0 7.0 88 290 17 5.8 50 Aut Barn Hill L V M 74 7 57 2.0 11 1.9 8.0 76 303 20 0.6 55 Aut Blackmount L E L 77 2 7 5.6 3 3.2 9.4 63 10 37 1.0 50 Aut Wreys Bush L E L 77 8 135 3.3 14 4.4 10.6 65 295 27 0.2 50 Aut Tuatapere L V L 64 2 21 1.7 3 0.6 10.5 66 290 24 2.2 50 Aut Slopedown L L L 43 1 3 0.1 1 0.0 10.2 73 306 16 5.8 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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