FORECAST TODAY 09/12 08/12 07/12 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Wednesday, 9 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula M E M 85 43 269 4.1 62 12.6 19.4 68 255 13 0.0 65 Aut Waitangi Forest H E H 87 65 251 6.4 79 20.4 21.5 65 27 17 0.0 65 Aut Opouteke M E M 89 28 221 5.2 43 12.5 28.3 41 312 6 0.0 60 Aut Hokianga M E M 88 41 251 4.4 58 13.0 25.7 52 254 7 0.0 65 Aut Dargaville M E M 87 19 234 4.2 31 8.9 23.2 54 267 9 0.0 65 Aut Kaipara L E M 86 10 79 3.4 15 4.5 22.8 56 292 6 0.0 65 Aut Kaikohe M E M 86 33 272 4.3 50 11.8 24.0 60 270 11 0.0 65 Aut Whangarei Aero M E M 87 35 269 5.2 52 13.9 24.0 57 170 13 0.0 65 Aut Mangakahia M E M 88 46 274 4.4 64 13.9 27.5 52 22 7 0.0 65 Aut Pouto M E L 88 11 184 4.7 19 7.3 22.9 45 264 8 0.0 40 Aut Auckland Wednesday, 9 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi Forest L E L 85 8 110 2.9 13 3.5 23.1 54 276 6 0.2 40 Aut Woodhill L E M 85 9 110 3.1 15 4.1 22.2 59 208 8 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast M E M 88 11 131 4.9 18 7.3 24.9 48 306 9 0.0 60 Aut Cornwallis Depot M E M 86 13 106 5.4 20 8.4 22.3 61 217 16 0.0 60 Aut Great Barrier Island M E M 86 12 118 5.1 19 7.9 22.4 55 236 14 0.0 60 Aut Hunua East M E M 85 10 78 4.5 15 6.1 21.3 66 18 16 0.0 60 Aut Waikato Wednesday, 9 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L E M 88 12 36 4.5 13 5.6 26.8 43 216 5 0.0 65 Aut Bodley Road L V M 81 6 35 1.8 8 1.0 23.1 64 249 6 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa L E L 82 5 26 2.8 7 2.1 20.0 66 270 13 0.0 40 Aut Paeroa L E L 85 11 120 3.2 18 4.8 23.0 66 320 9 0.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero L E M 84 6 35 3.6 9 3.6 23.0 64 300 13 0.0 60 Aut Athol L E M 84 7 34 3.6 9 3.7 20.4 65 84 14 0.0 65 Aut Waihi Gold M E H 87 9 34 8.3 11 9.0 21.5 47 253 21 0.0 65 Aut Waikawau Bay L E M 84 8 27 4.5 9 4.6 20.9 61 0 17 0.0 65 Aut Central North Island Wednesday, 9 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero M E L 85 17 163 6.0 27 11.1 21.0 70 340 20 0.0 50 Aut Rotorua Aero L E L 86 9 138 3.5 15 4.7 23.0 50 340 6 0.0 50 Aut Taupo Aero M E M 88 12 189 4.3 20 7.0 22.0 42 230 7 0.0 60 Aut Tauranga Aero M E M 88 13 134 6.4 20 9.9 23.0 51 340 15 0.0 60 Aut Matea M E L 88 6 99 8.9 11 9.6 21.7 33 232 20 0.0 50 Aut Minginui M E L 91 13 144 13.4 22 18.2 25.0 31 180 19 0.0 40 Aut Rotoehu M E L 88 26 250 6.0 41 13.7 24.8 57 316 13 0.0 45 Aut Goudies M E L 87 8 111 6.0 14 7.7 21.8 52 309 16 0.0 50 Aut Galatea M E M 91 21 199 6.3 33 12.5 27.8 34 57 4 0.0 60 Aut Kawerau M E M 87 18 168 5.5 29 10.6 24.0 61 19 15 0.0 60 Aut Rotoaira L E L 86 8 40 5.4 10 6.0 20.8 51 327 17 0.0 45 Sub Tahorakuri M E M 88 12 136 4.6 19 7.2 22.0 42 230 7 0.0 65 Sub Hautu L E L 86 7 40 5.4 10 5.9 20.8 51 327 17 0.0 45 Aut Opotiki M E M 84 11 160 3.6 19 5.5 20.9 76 315 14 0.0 55 Aut Te Puke M E M 88 13 135 6.4 21 9.9 23.0 51 340 15 0.0 60 Sub Waihau Bay L E L 83 10 105 3.0 16 4.1 20.2 76 324 13 0.0 50 Aut Eastern North Island Wednesday, 9 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hicks Bay L E L 73 3 111 4.1 5 3.1 19.0 92 300 35 0.0 50 Aut Tuai H E L 93 15 67 25.4 19 27.0 25.9 26 331 28 0.0 45 Aut Crownthorpe M E H 88 12 89 5.4 18 7.9 26.5 49 111 10 0.0 90 Aut Kaiwaka M E L 90 14 133 7.1 22 11.3 27.4 37 104 9 0.0 50 Sub Waipukurau M E M 88 17 151 7.4 26 12.7 24.1 47 238 15 0.0 60 Aut Bridge Pa M E H 90 20 137 7.2 29 13.2 26.9 41 37 11 0.0 75 Aut Te Haroto H E H 93 16 142 21.2 26 27.2 26.0 26 338 25 0.0 60 Aut Gwavas M E L 87 12 74 5.1 17 7.3 24.5 51 149 11 0.0 50 Aut Waihau M E M 90 14 101 6.2 21 9.7 26.1 40 147 8 0.0 60 Aut Te Pohue M E H 91 14 88 7.2 20 10.9 27.4 37 104 9 0.0 65 Aut Ongaonga M E M 88 15 135 5.4 24 9.4 24.6 50 199 11 0.0 60 Aut Cricklewood M E L 90 16 117 9.2 24 14.4 27.1 38 343 14 0.0 50 Aut Gisborne Aero H E H 91 28 166 10.0 39 19.7 29.0 38 340 15 0.0 70 Aut Mahia M E M 82 18 204 3.1 30 6.5 20.0 75 50 15 0.0 70 Aut Napier Aero M E M 83 11 122 3.4 18 5.2 20.0 78 80 15 0.0 75 Aut Taranaki Wednesday, 9 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT New Plymouth Aero L V L 74 2 20 1.9 4 0.7 19.0 88 310 19 0.0 40 Aut Eltham L E L 81 4 49 5.0 7 4.5 19.1 70 258 26 0.0 40 Aut Waverly L E L 81 5 37 7.6 7 6.8 19.9 74 290 35 0.0 40 Aut Okato L V L 77 4 20 1.9 5 0.8 18.5 83 235 16 0.0 40 Aut Marco L E L 83 7 32 3.3 9 3.2 20.2 63 264 14 0.0 40 Aut Hawera L E L 79 4 44 3.9 6 3.1 19.0 79 270 26 0.0 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Wednesday, 9 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Three Kings L E L 82 4 20 3.5 5 2.4 17.2 46 254 19 0.0 50 Aut Webb L V L 81 4 25 1.5 6 0.7 18.5 44 245 5 0.0 50 Aut Westlawn L E L 87 5 38 7.5 8 7.1 19.5 37 265 19 0.0 50 Aut Desert Road Summit L E L 87 6 36 7.2 8 6.9 20.3 39 247 18 0.0 50 Aut Alfredton L E L 85 10 44 4.2 13 5.3 19.9 62 311 14 0.0 40 Aut Dannevirke M E L 86 11 45 8.7 14 10.5 20.5 57 283 25 0.0 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L V L 79 4 31 1.5 6 0.7 19.6 62 250 7 0.0 30 Aut National Park L H L 64 3 18 0.6 4 0.2 17.2 68 327 2 0.0 30 Aut Ngamatea L E L 84 5 30 9.4 7 8.2 19.1 58 230 33 0.2 40 Aut Waitarere Forest M E L 84 12 67 3.6 17 5.2 19.0 75 295 12 0.0 40 Aut Lismore L E L 84 10 81 3.4 15 4.6 19.8 67 209 13 0.0 30 Aut Waione M E L 86 13 72 4.2 18 6.3 20.7 60 285 12 0.0 40 Aut Tapuae L E L 80 5 40 2.8 7 2.3 16.2 76 225 18 0.0 30 Aut Raumai L E L 82 8 75 2.8 13 3.4 19.5 74 286 13 0.0 40 Aut Levin L E L 83 10 46 3.8 13 4.7 18.0 81 280 17 0.0 40 Aut Spriggins Park M E L 83 12 88 6.1 17 8.7 19.9 72 256 26 0.0 30 Aut Waiouru Aero M E L 87 8 62 6.6 12 7.6 19.0 38 250 17 0.0 40 Aut Wanganui Aero M E L 83 8 79 5.1 13 6.4 20.0 76 260 24 0.0 30 Aut Palmerston North Aero M E L 84 10 46 6.4 13 7.8 20.0 70 270 26 0.0 40 Aut Wairarapa Wednesday, 9 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi H E L 88 11 138 32.9 18 31.3 21.0 55 10 46 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point H E L 86 12 83 41.9 18 36.8 20.0 56 300 56 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek M E L 88 12 59 6.2 16 8.6 21.2 52 306 13 0.0 40 Aut Haurangi L E L 85 7 82 4.9 12 5.9 17.5 66 330 16 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station M E L 89 12 51 8.1 15 10.3 22.4 43 299 17 0.0 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 88 14 79 7.0 20 10.4 22.1 49 269 17 0.0 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome M E L 89 16 83 10.6 22 15.4 24.0 49 270 22 0.0 40 Aut Wellington Wednesday, 9 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Rimutaka Forest Park M E L 84 11 90 5.1 17 7.4 18.6 75 27 19 0.0 40 Aut Belmont L E L 77 4 55 5.2 7 4.6 14.3 94 0 35 0.0 40 Aut Titahi Bay M E L 82 7 141 5.7 13 7.0 17.2 84 335 28 0.0 40 Aut Chatham Island L V L 70 10 185 1.7 17 2.2 16.0 92 330 20 0.4 30 Aut Wellington Aero M E L 83 9 110 14.8 15 16.4 19.0 74 0 44 0.0 40 Aut Lower Hutt M E L 88 17 56 8.0 19 11.6 20.0 53 0 19 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu L E L 81 9 52 4.8 12 5.8 17.0 84 30 26 0.0 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Wednesday, 9 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay L E L 85 10 52 2.4 13 2.9 20.2 63 254 4 0.0 30 Sub Keneperu Head L E L 85 10 56 2.4 14 3.0 20.2 63 254 4 0.0 30 Sub Totaranui L E L 84 8 61 5.4 12 6.3 21.9 58 335 21 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley H E H 89 15 218 13.3 25 19.5 24.9 45 348 26 0.0 60 Aut Hira L E L 84 10 133 2.8 17 4.2 21.0 63 355 10 0.0 20 Aut Dovedale M E L 87 14 134 4.7 22 7.9 22.9 51 16 9 0.0 20 Aut Rai Valley L E L 85 10 76 2.4 15 3.2 20.2 63 254 4 0.0 30 Aut Molesworth M E M 91 23 195 7.6 36 15.4 20.5 39 73 9 0.0 55 Aut Murchison L E L 84 9 76 3.9 14 5.2 17.9 62 324 15 0.0 20 Aut Ngaruru M E M 87 9 108 4.1 15 5.6 24.2 47 260 7 0.0 60 Aut Western Boundary M E L 88 11 70 5.0 16 6.9 22.2 40 349 9 0.0 20 Aut Kaikoura M E L 88 9 190 6.4 17 8.9 23.0 46 60 15 0.0 30 Aut Nelson Aero M E L 83 11 176 8.2 19 11.7 22.0 71 30 32 0.0 20 Aut Woodbourne Aero H E L 91 18 149 34.5 27 38.9 25.0 44 330 39 0.0 50 Aut Big Pokororo L E L 85 7 61 5.5 11 6.3 21.5 61 54 18 0.0 20 Aut St Arnaud L E L 86 9 68 3.3 13 4.1 18.3 50 328 7 0.0 20 Aut Cape Campbell M E H 82 5 264 8.7 10 8.9 17.0 75 0 37 0.0 60 Aut Onamalutu M E M 89 14 130 5.9 22 9.6 25.3 39 316 9 0.0 55 Aut West Coast Wednesday, 9 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Nelson Creek L V L 66 7 27 1.5 8 0.8 20.7 66 4 20 5.4 50 Aut Reefton L E L 83 8 24 3.9 9 3.9 20.3 67 348 19 0.0 30 Aut Westport L E L 75 4 22 3.2 5 2.1 17.0 94 30 28 0.2 30 Aut Haast 15.0 10 19 53.4 30 Aut Hokitika Aero L L L 10 2 6 0.0 2 0.0 15.0 100 0 26 20.2 30 Aut Canterbury Wednesday, 9 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero M E M 87 14 216 3.9 24 7.0 23.0 65 80 6 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga H E H 86 26 400 11.9 44 23.7 23.2 49 319 31 0.0 60 Aut Lees Valley H E L 89 29 172 13.2 41 24.4 20.3 52 350 26 0.0 50 Aut Motukarara E E E 90 43 331 29.8 65 52.1 25.5 43 17 39 0.0 70 Aut Mount Somers H E L 91 16 130 36.6 25 38.7 23.8 36 324 40 0.0 30 Aut Pukaki Aero L L L 45 44 334 0.1 66 0.3 15.0 91 270 10 4.8 65 Aut Mount Cook L L L 14 4 6 0.0 4 0.0 13.2 96 254 7 126.2 60 Aut Burnham V E L 93 29 259 20.5 45 34.5 28.5 33 328 23 0.0 30 Aut Tekapo V E H 85 38 246 13.2 55 28.3 18.4 57 307 37 1.0 65 Aut Hakatere E E V 92 55 235 28.2 70 51.9 23.1 35 132 31 0.0 65 Aut Leeston V E L 91 26 271 15.1 42 27.3 27.0 38 19 23 0.0 30 Aut Le Bons Bay M E L 86 8 197 97.1 14 57.9 22.0 55 320 72 0.0 50 Aut Christchurch Aero H E L 90 16 222 18.9 27 25.7 28.0 43 10 30 0.0 50 Aut Hanmer M E L 89 16 106 8.4 24 13.4 20.6 46 323 17 0.0 30 Aut Cannington H E H 89 20 325 11.5 34 20.4 23.4 52 345 24 0.0 60 Aut Snowdon H E L 88 19 143 13.8 28 21.2 19.8 58 339 30 0.0 50 Aut Darfield V E L 91 33 217 16.5 48 30.7 24.7 44 332 24 0.0 30 Aut Bottle Lake H E L 89 25 312 7.2 42 15.9 27.2 42 344 12 0.0 50 Aut Ashley M E L 89 12 83 6.2 17 8.8 24.2 47 52 11 0.0 20 Aut Balmoral M E L 86 17 218 6.1 29 11.4 18.8 67 343 17 0.0 30 Aut Ashburton Plains V E L 92 33 324 11.6 53 25.3 27.8 35 357 14 0.0 40 Aut Oxford M E L 90 20 169 6.8 31 12.9 25.5 39 306 9 0.0 20 Aut Otago Wednesday, 9 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell L H M 62 38 509 0.9 64 3.2 20.2 74 355 14 4.8 85 Aut Naseby Forest H E H 73 21 281 14.7 35 24.5 18.7 53 308 61 12.0 65 Aut Cherry Farm L H M 64 25 299 1.0 42 2.3 19.5 68 191 13 3.2 60 Aut Dansey Pass M V M 67 32 426 1.5 53 4.6 21.1 57 4 19 7.6 60 Aut Tapanui L L L 14 6 265 0.0 12 0.0 11.9 97 216 17 7.4 60 Aut Glenledi L L L 15 9 183 0.0 16 0.0 12.4 96 203 10 11.0 40 Aut Rock and Pillar E E E 84 63 426 33.8 92 65.8 23.1 48 301 57 2.4 70 Aut Dunedin Aero L L L 42 23 346 0.2 40 0.3 15.0 92 210 30 4.6 65 Aut Deep Stream L L L 42 3 120 0.3 6 0.1 14.3 88 224 34 5.2 65 Aut Oamaru Aero L V L 77 25 407 1.4 43 3.7 21.0 73 50 9 0.2 40 Aut Queenstown Aero L L L 20 8 200 0.0 15 0.0 16.0 88 350 6 16.4 65 Aut Tara Hills L L L 14 24 258 0.0 39 0.0 15.0 99 260 4 23.8 65 Aut McRaes E E E 84 48 299 33.6 69 57.4 23.1 48 301 57 2.4 65 Sub Herbert L V M 73 12 148 1.3 20 1.5 19.2 46 301 12 2.8 55 Aut Oamaru M V L 77 22 342 2.0 38 5.0 23.0 61 350 17 0.8 50 Aut Lauder H E H 87 102 618 5.9 144 25.4 19.3 64 64 15 0.0 70 Aut Windsor M E L 75 27 359 3.1 46 8.6 21.8 63 273 28 2.0 50 Aut Ranfurly M E M 72 38 447 2.8 63 9.3 20.5 58 316 28 5.2 75 Aut Glendhu L L L 46 7 112 0.2 11 0.2 15.6 74 244 19 7.0 60 Aut Clyde M V M 76 52 557 1.6 85 7.1 22.2 57 323 13 2.6 75 Aut Nugget Point L L L 10 7 207 0.0 14 0.0 11.0 100 210 48 7.2 40 Aut Wanaka L L L 23 22 245 0.0 36 0.0 16.0 95 260 17 26.0 70 Aut Traquair L V M 66 15 273 1.9 26 3.6 19.1 66 248 25 2.6 65 Aut Southland Wednesday, 9 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore L L L 16 5 163 0.0 9 0.0 12.0 95 220 13 9.4 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L L L 7 2 28 0.0 4 0.0 13.0 99 140 7 10.8 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 7 0 6 0.0 0 0.0 14.0 94 2 31.6 40 Aut South West Cape L L L 21 1 79 0.0 2 0.0 11.0 95 350 32 13.6 40 Aut Garston L L L 25 15 253 0.0 27 0.0 14.6 87 175 6 10.8 65 Aut Lumsden L L L 3 8 191 0.0 14 0.0 12.0 99 170 7 17.0 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L L L 4 2 32 0.0 3 0.0 15.0 99 60 6 19.8 50 Aut Barn Hill L L L 10 6 167 0.0 11 0.0 9.7 96 171 14 15.2 60 Aut Blackmount L L L 9 3 75 0.0 6 0.0 10.9 96 172 5 14.2 50 Aut Wreys Bush L L L 20 7 260 0.0 13 0.0 12.6 90 138 4 6.0 55 Aut Tuatapere L L L 29 6 104 0.0 10 0.0 13.7 88 83 11 6.0 50 Aut Slopedown L L L 19 3 33 0.0 5 0.0 11.5 90 219 8 12.8 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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