FORECAST TODAY 16/12 15/12 14/12 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Wednesday, 16 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula V E H 87 48 318 10.4 70 27.0 17.5 51 200 27 0.0 65 Aut Waitangi Forest V E H 88 71 302 9.2 90 28.3 17.7 41 188 21 0.0 65 Aut Opouteke L H M 71 11 224 1.1 20 1.2 17.4 56 219 11 2.0 60 Aut Hokianga V E H 88 41 293 12.4 61 28.5 19.6 44 222 26 0.0 65 Aut Dargaville M E M 84 19 272 5.0 33 10.4 17.6 53 218 21 0.4 65 Aut Kaipara M E M 84 15 122 5.1 22 8.6 17.8 59 207 20 0.6 65 Aut Kaikohe M E M 79 22 307 3.2 38 7.8 18.0 57 190 22 0.2 65 Aut Whangarei Aero V E H 88 33 303 12.1 52 25.8 19.0 44 200 26 0.0 65 Aut Mangakahia H E M 86 36 311 5.7 56 15.7 20.8 47 193 18 0.2 65 Aut Pouto M E L 86 18 226 7.0 30 13.0 17.8 49 178 21 0.0 40 Aut Auckland Wednesday, 16 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi Forest M E L 82 7 140 5.3 12 6.4 17.1 58 194 26 0.0 40 Aut Woodhill L E M 78 8 146 2.6 15 3.3 17.4 59 209 19 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast L V M 81 12 162 2.0 20 3.1 16.9 54 220 10 0.0 60 Aut Cornwallis Depot M E M 83 15 148 3.5 24 6.3 18.6 54 247 17 0.4 60 Aut Great Barrier Island M E M 88 19 149 7.3 29 13.2 20.4 42 228 15 0.0 60 Aut Hunua East M E M 86 19 124 4.0 27 7.7 18.5 50 227 11 0.0 60 Aut Waikato Wednesday, 16 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L H M 76 14 74 1.0 19 0.9 20.2 50 215 5 0.2 65 Aut Bodley Road L H M 72 5 37 1.2 8 0.6 17.4 55 231 12 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa L E L 79 5 37 3.9 8 3.5 16.0 63 200 26 0.0 40 Aut Paeroa L E L 82 15 162 2.4 24 4.4 18.0 58 220 11 0.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero M E M 86 18 83 6.5 23 10.7 17.0 55 240 19 0.0 60 Aut Athol L E M 83 8 53 2.4 12 2.5 16.4 49 73 9 0.0 65 Aut Waihi Gold L V M 78 13 69 1.8 17 2.3 17.7 49 225 13 0.4 65 Aut Waikawau Bay M E H 87 15 67 6.6 19 9.8 18.4 48 0 18 0.0 65 Aut Central North Island Wednesday, 16 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero L E L 73 14 200 2.1 24 3.9 18.0 61 350 22 2.4 50 Aut Rotorua Aero L L L 58 7 168 1.1 13 0.7 15.0 64 280 22 7.0 50 Aut Taupo Aero M E M 80 14 230 3.1 24 5.6 15.0 56 280 20 0.6 60 Aut Tauranga Aero M E M 87 24 184 5.2 37 11.4 19.0 47 240 13 0.2 60 Aut Matea L E L 83 8 126 3.2 14 4.2 15.7 51 216 14 0.0 50 Aut Minginui L V L 61 11 180 1.3 19 1.6 14.1 57 167 22 6.1 40 Aut Rotoehu M E L 81 29 295 2.9 47 8.2 19.2 43 214 17 1.8 45 Aut Goudies M E L 79 10 150 3.6 17 5.3 13.6 58 277 25 0.2 50 Aut Galatea M E M 85 28 242 4.3 43 10.8 19.1 42 248 16 0.8 60 Aut Kawerau M E M 86 29 215 6.6 43 15.0 19.2 42 154 19 0.6 60 Aut Rotoaira L H L 73 6 62 1.0 10 0.6 14.9 49 265 8 0.0 45 Sub Tahorakuri L V M 80 14 177 1.6 24 2.8 15.4 51 273 8 0.0 65 Aut Hautu L V L 81 8 70 1.9 13 2.0 14.9 49 265 8 0.0 45 Aut Opotiki M E M 82 19 210 3.1 30 6.5 17.0 65 3 15 0.6 55 Aut Te Puke M E M 87 25 186 5.2 37 11.5 19.0 47 240 13 0.2 60 Sub Waihau Bay L L L 43 6 90 0.1 10 0.0 16.1 64 284 8 24.8 50 Aut Eastern North Island Wednesday, 16 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hicks Bay L L L 42 4 132 0.1 7 0.0 17.0 75 340 9 12.8 50 Aut Pouawa V E H 84 44 214 12.2 58 27.5 13.0 70 208 37 0.0 70 Aut Poroporo M E L 79 20 161 2.5 31 5.4 13.4 73 102 17 1.0 50 Aut Tuai L V L 68 17 107 1.8 24 3.2 16.0 50 333 22 3.6 45 Aut Crownthorpe L V M 74 19 135 1.5 28 2.8 17.1 45 237 14 2.2 70 Aut Kaiwaka L L L 52 14 160 0.3 23 0.3 16.4 52 215 5 10.4 50 Sub Waipukurau L H M 67 24 194 0.7 37 1.1 17.7 42 237 5 3.8 60 Aut Bridge Pa H E H 88 42 191 6.7 54 17.2 20.0 42 1 15 0.4 75 Aut Te Haroto L V M 73 23 190 1.3 36 3.0 15.0 48 258 13 2.2 60 Aut Gwavas L V L 76 25 123 1.3 33 2.7 16.4 42 256 9 2.4 50 Aut Waihau L L L 51 11 107 0.2 18 0.2 17.4 51 64 7 21.2 60 Aut Te Pohue L L L 52 14 118 0.3 22 0.3 16.4 52 215 5 10.4 65 Aut Ongaonga L V M 78 25 180 1.3 37 3.1 17.9 45 244 7 1.2 60 Aut Cricklewood L V L 76 21 155 1.5 31 3.2 17.0 47 308 13 0.8 50 Aut Gisborne Aero M V M 75 29 205 2.0 43 5.4 17.0 62 90 19 0.0 70 Aut Mahia M E M 79 31 252 2.9 47 8.2 15.0 70 30 20 0.0 70 Aut Napier Aero L L M 59 15 158 1.2 24 1.7 16.0 66 50 22 7.8 75 Aut Taranaki Wednesday, 16 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT New Plymouth Aero L E L 68 3 27 4.7 4 3.3 18.0 66 260 41 5.4 40 Aut Eltham M E L 81 6 52 7.8 9 7.9 14.1 65 252 36 0.0 40 Aut Waverly L E L 78 5 31 7.0 7 6.4 16.1 63 276 40 0.2 40 Aut Okato L E L 75 4 28 3.2 5 2.2 15.5 62 233 29 1.6 40 Aut Marco L V L 74 6 19 1.9 7 1.0 16.6 52 224 19 1.8 40 Aut Hawera M E L 84 9 53 8.2 12 9.5 16.0 64 270 30 0.0 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Wednesday, 16 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Three Kings L L L 48 2 39 0.7 4 0.3 6.8 68 241 34 3.4 50 Aut Webb L E L 70 2 42 3.2 4 1.9 8.9 59 214 33 0.0 50 Aut Westlawn L E L 68 6 66 2.5 9 2.4 9.0 63 243 29 1.2 50 Aut Desert Road Summit L E L 76 7 66 3.4 11 3.8 10.9 53 257 28 0.2 50 Aut Alfredton L H L 64 9 63 0.8 13 0.5 14.9 56 310 9 4.0 40 Aut Dannevirke L H L 66 11 82 1.2 16 1.0 15.8 53 278 16 3.6 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L H L 61 3 11 1.0 3 0.4 12.0 66 240 16 0.8 30 Aut National Park L L L 54 2 18 0.4 3 0.1 8.7 82 198 8 0.4 30 Aut Ngamatea L E L 72 9 70 2.3 14 2.8 11.5 61 251 25 1.4 40 Aut Waitarere Forest L E L 84 11 77 3.5 17 5.1 17.9 60 298 12 0.2 40 Aut Lismore M E L 87 17 99 4.6 24 8.1 17.9 49 320 10 0.0 30 Aut Waione L V L 80 23 121 1.6 31 3.4 16.8 53 297 8 0.6 40 Aut Tapuae L V L 60 2 47 1.6 3 0.6 10.5 74 225 26 2.0 30 Aut Raumai L H L 78 9 78 1.2 14 0.9 17.0 59 293 5 0.0 40 Aut Levin L E L 84 8 52 4.8 12 5.7 17.0 59 280 20 0.0 40 Aut Spriggins Park M E L 85 13 98 6.1 20 9.4 16.8 57 306 22 0.0 30 Aut Waiouru Aero L L L 58 4 77 0.8 8 0.4 8.0 81 260 17 0.4 40 Aut Wanganui Aero M E L 84 9 78 9.8 14 11.7 17.0 58 290 33 0.0 30 Aut Palmerston North Aero L E L 74 8 63 2.2 12 2.3 16.0 54 270 22 2.4 40 Aut Wairarapa Wednesday, 16 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi M E L 85 22 184 3.0 34 6.8 17.0 52 330 7 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point M E L 83 21 130 8.0 30 14.4 15.0 55 330 32 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek L V L 80 13 90 1.6 19 2.3 18.7 42 226 7 0.0 40 Aut Haurangi M E L 86 15 125 3.6 23 6.3 17.3 51 239 9 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station L E L 83 15 57 2.3 18 3.4 16.9 50 307 8 0.0 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 85 25 127 2.8 33 6.3 16.6 53 277 7 0.6 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome M E L 78 15 105 2.8 22 4.9 18.0 49 280 22 1.0 40 Aut Wellington Wednesday, 16 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 86 13 128 4.2 21 7.0 18.4 50 13 12 0.0 40 Aut Belmont L E L 76 2 54 2.2 4 0.9 15.1 65 338 20 0.0 40 Aut Titahi Bay M E L 84 8 153 4.6 14 5.9 19.5 56 328 18 0.8 40 Aut Chatham Island L L L 48 6 165 0.6 11 0.4 13.0 74 290 33 25.8 30 Aut Wellington Aero M E L 85 11 150 5.6 19 8.5 17.0 54 20 19 0.0 40 Aut Lower Hutt M E L 89 16 68 6.2 20 9.5 19.0 35 340 9 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu L V L 70 5 53 1.3 8 0.7 16.0 62 300 15 2.6 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Wednesday, 16 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay M E L 89 19 99 4.5 25 8.2 20.7 40 112 5 0.0 30 Aut Keneperu Head M E L 88 12 58 4.1 15 5.7 20.7 40 112 5 0.0 30 Sub Totaranui L V L 77 9 58 1.3 13 0.9 19.2 45 66 8 2.2 20 Aut Awatere Valley M E M 83 28 266 3.8 45 10.0 18.8 41 68 17 1.6 60 Aut Hira L E L 77 14 176 2.2 23 3.8 18.3 52 256 19 2.5 20 Aut Dovedale L V L 72 12 162 1.5 21 2.2 17.2 47 134 16 3.6 20 Aut Rai Valley L V L 77 8 72 1.7 13 1.6 20.3 37 289 13 3.4 30 Aut Molesworth M E M 89 27 226 7.0 42 15.5 15.7 29 252 12 0.6 55 Aut Murchison L E L 82 6 19 3.1 6 2.4 15.5 51 167 15 0.2 20 Aut Ngaruru L L L 54 5 103 0.4 9 0.2 15.6 66 225 8 5.8 60 Aut Western Boundary L V L 79 5 56 1.5 9 0.8 14.8 56 114 8 0.6 20 Aut Kaikoura M E L 84 12 220 3.7 21 6.2 17.0 56 40 15 0.2 30 Aut Nelson Aero M E L 75 12 212 4.9 21 7.9 18.0 42 240 37 6.0 20 Aut Woodbourne Aero M E L 91 32 199 6.6 45 15.5 21.0 31 100 6 0.0 50 Aut Big Pokororo L V L 64 6 82 1.5 10 0.9 14.9 63 229 22 4.8 20 Aut St Arnaud L L L 60 3 6 1.0 3 0.3 15.6 46 291 17 10.2 20 Aut Cape Campbell M E M 84 13 308 3.3 23 5.9 17.0 69 20 11 0.0 60 Aut Onamalutu L V M 83 19 157 1.8 29 3.7 19.0 32 56 2 1.2 55 Aut West Coast Wednesday, 16 December 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 3 6 0.4 3 0.1 16.6 58 218 18 29.8 50 Aut Reefton L L L 53 2 16 0.3 3 0.1 13.8 75 310 6 3.0 30 Aut Westport L V L 60 1 13 1.7 2 0.5 16.0 68 250 28 4.8 30 Aut Haast L E L 76 3 18 3.7 4 2.4 14.0 83 260 30 0.0 30 Aut Hokitika Aero L V L 75 3 18 2.0 4 0.8 16.0 72 260 19 0.0 30 Aut Canterbury Wednesday, 16 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero L V M 74 10 194 1.6 18 1.9 17.0 60 110 15 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga M E M 83 17 399 4.6 31 9.4 15.9 38 196 20 0.0 60 Aut Lees Valley L V L 80 16 183 1.9 26 3.6 17.8 29 137 10 0.0 50 Aut Motukarara M E M 79 28 328 4.5 46 11.5 15.6 52 152 29 0.0 70 Aut Mount Somers L V L 75 10 109 1.8 16 2.3 16.9 48 164 18 0.0 30 Aut Pukaki Aero M E M 83 22 331 4.5 38 10.4 18.2 31 213 20 0.0 65 Aut Mount Cook L E M 83 5 17 4.6 6 3.7 14.9 35 346 21 0.0 60 Aut Burnham M E L 82 19 253 5.2 32 10.6 17.6 44 141 27 0.2 30 Aut Tekapo M E M 78 14 234 2.8 24 5.1 15.6 33 188 21 0.0 65 Aut Hakatere H E M 84 37 270 5.6 55 15.4 16.8 35 292 22 0.0 65 Aut Leeston M E L 81 19 290 6.0 33 12.1 17.5 53 137 30 0.0 30 Aut Le Bons Bay M E L 77 9 219 5.0 16 6.9 14.0 68 160 35 0.0 50 Aut Christchurch Aero M E L 84 16 231 5.8 27 10.6 20.0 37 160 24 0.0 50 Aut Hanmer M E L 83 16 139 2.9 25 5.5 18.4 40 259 13 0.0 30 Aut Cannington L V M 75 12 302 1.5 22 2.2 15.6 53 156 12 0.0 60 Aut Snowdon L H L 76 10 125 1.2 17 1.0 18.2 32 316 8 0.0 50 Aut Darfield M E L 81 22 214 2.7 35 6.2 19.0 35 166 15 0.0 30 Aut Bottle Lake M E L 83 23 331 2.5 39 6.2 20.7 35 80 10 0.0 50 Aut Ashley L V L 76 9 37 1.3 11 0.8 19.3 33 221 9 0.0 20 Aut Balmoral M E L 85 19 245 2.5 32 5.6 19.5 32 276 5 0.0 30 Aut Ashburton Plains M V L 80 26 352 2.0 44 5.6 17.6 49 131 12 0.2 40 Aut Oxford M E L 81 15 173 2.5 25 4.7 19.6 30 164 13 0.0 20 Aut Otago Wednesday, 16 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell E E E 91 47 556 15.5 78 37.2 19.9 28 272 22 0.0 85 Aut Naseby Forest M E M 82 17 304 5.6 30 10.9 13.0 43 263 27 0.2 65 Aut Butchers Dam V E H 88 47 586 8.2 78 24.3 17.9 35 177 19 0.0 80 Aut Cherry Farm M E M 81 15 297 3.2 27 6.2 14.7 57 240 19 0.8 60 Aut Dansey Pass M E M 81 20 436 5.9 36 12.6 14.3 48 200 30 0.0 60 Aut Tapanui L V M 66 6 265 1.6 10 1.1 10.9 85 238 22 1.4 60 Aut Glenledi L L L 59 9 219 1.0 17 0.8 12.8 82 236 19 3.0 40 Aut Rock and Pillar V E H 87 39 435 12.6 63 29.4 14.7 48 188 30 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero M E M 82 21 381 5.8 37 12.5 15.0 72 240 28 0.0 65 Aut Deep Stream L L L 31 0 108 0.1 1 0.0 6.9 92 222 64 9.4 65 Aut Oamaru Aero L V L 74 12 395 1.9 22 3.1 15.0 69 150 19 0.0 40 Aut Queenstown Aero M E H 87 11 227 7.8 20 11.6 18.0 43 230 22 0.0 65 Aut Tara Hills M E M 88 22 286 6.1 37 13.1 17.0 30 230 13 0.0 65 Aut McRaes V E V 83 28 316 20.9 46 35.3 10.8 60 231 51 0.0 65 Aut Herbert M E M 76 9 165 4.3 16 6.0 11.3 46 171 33 1.4 55 Aut Oamaru L E L 74 10 276 2.4 18 3.6 15.0 61 180 24 0.0 50 Aut Lauder E E H 89 115 662 9.3 161 35.7 16.7 34 259 17 0.0 70 Aut Windsor M E L 80 14 320 2.9 24 5.4 17.6 44 145 18 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly H E H 87 46 489 7.8 74 22.7 14.9 45 231 20 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu L L L 36 1 111 0.1 2 0.0 7.4 89 266 31 5.0 60 Aut Clyde H E H 87 47 586 5.6 79 18.6 18.5 38 247 13 0.0 75 Aut Nugget Point L L L 56 3 225 3.0 6 2.0 11.0 84 200 46 2.4 40 Aut Wanaka M E H 89 24 280 6.9 39 14.9 17.0 36 340 11 0.0 70 Aut Traquair M E M 70 11 292 5.4 20 8.5 10.1 82 245 43 1.4 65 Aut Southland Wednesday, 16 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore L L L 42 1 116 0.1 2 0.0 11.0 80 250 19 5.4 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L L L 18 0 20 0.0 0 0.0 11.0 98 250 32 8.6 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 44 1 6 0.2 1 0.1 16.0 74 250 22 14.0 40 Aut South West Cape L E L 74 2 59 3.3 3 1.7 14.0 64 260 30 1.2 40 Aut Garston L V M 75 11 265 2.1 19 3.1 13.3 54 224 19 0.0 65 Aut Lumsden L L L 45 2 177 0.1 4 0.0 13.0 78 210 7 4.0 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L E L 83 6 33 5.5 8 5.5 14.0 61 280 24 0.2 50 Aut Barn Hill L H M 68 6 155 1.1 11 0.7 13.4 71 244 12 2.2 60 Aut Blackmount L E L 84 7 82 2.3 11 2.4 15.2 56 141 5 0.0 50 Aut Wreys Bush L E M 76 7 241 2.7 13 3.2 13.7 71 227 23 0.4 55 Aut Tuatapere L V L 62 3 90 1.4 6 0.6 12.5 83 228 23 1.2 50 Aut Slopedown L L L 38 1 6 0.1 1 0.0 12.0 74 260 19 16.4 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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