FORECAST TODAY 18/12 17/12 16/12 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Friday, 18 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula H E H 87 52 331 4.6 75 15.7 17.9 64 23 11 0.0 90 Aut Waitangi Forest E E V 89 76 317 11.9 95 34.6 21.1 53 71 24 0.0 80 Aut Opouteke M E M 87 17 239 3.7 29 7.5 23.5 48 202 5 0.0 80 Aut Hokianga H E H 88 46 307 6.8 67 19.6 22.5 51 222 15 0.0 80 Aut Dargaville M E H 87 23 286 5.9 39 13.1 20.4 54 261 16 0.0 80 Aut Kaipara M E M 85 18 135 3.3 27 6.5 19.1 64 213 9 0.0 80 Aut Kaikohe M E M 86 27 321 3.9 44 10.1 22.0 55 240 9 0.0 65 Aut Whangarei Aero M E M 88 38 317 5.2 58 14.9 22.0 49 240 9 0.0 65 Aut Mangakahia H E H 88 41 326 5.8 63 16.9 24.5 51 214 12 0.0 80 Aut Pouto M E H 87 22 240 5.2 35 11.3 18.5 59 266 14 0.0 80 Aut Auckland Friday, 18 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 86 11 154 6.0 18 8.8 18.3 65 200 19 0.0 40 Aut Woodhill M E M 86 12 160 5.7 21 9.0 21.6 57 240 17 0.0 65 Sub Clevedon Coast M E M 87 17 176 5.1 27 9.5 21.6 52 225 13 0.0 60 Aut Cornwallis Depot M E M 86 19 163 6.1 30 11.6 21.6 57 240 17 0.0 60 Aut Great Barrier Island M E M 88 24 164 6.1 35 12.8 21.9 52 218 12 0.0 60 Aut Hunua East M E M 86 22 139 3.9 32 8.3 22.8 60 28 10 0.0 60 Aut Waikato Friday, 18 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata M E M 88 20 90 4.7 26 8.7 24.4 49 215 8 0.0 65 Aut Bodley Road M E H 85 10 51 6.8 13 8.3 20.0 58 250 22 0.0 65 Sub Port Taharoa L E L 84 8 51 5.0 11 5.8 19.0 68 200 20 0.0 40 Aut Paeroa M E L 86 19 176 4.4 30 8.9 21.0 57 250 11 0.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero M E H 87 22 97 8.3 28 14.4 20.0 58 250 22 0.0 60 Aut Athol M E H 86 12 66 6.9 17 9.4 18.8 63 96 20 0.0 65 Aut Waihi Gold M E H 86 17 83 6.9 22 11.1 19.5 57 254 21 0.0 65 Aut Waikawau Bay M E H 87 19 81 8.5 24 13.6 19.6 64 0 23 0.0 65 Aut Central North Island Friday, 18 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 84 18 214 4.6 29 9.2 20.0 71 350 17 0.0 50 Aut Rotorua Aero M E L 82 10 182 3.9 18 6.0 19.0 67 290 20 0.0 50 Aut Taupo Aero M E M 84 17 242 3.6 29 7.4 17.0 66 220 13 0.0 60 Aut Tauranga Aero H E H 88 29 199 9.2 42 19.2 22.0 50 250 22 0.0 60 Aut Matea M E L 90 15 141 11.7 23 16.9 20.1 46 223 21 0.0 50 Aut Minginui M E L 87 16 194 4.9 27 9.2 21.4 44 164 11 0.0 40 Aut Rotoehu V E L 89 35 310 12.3 54 26.8 23.7 39 350 23 0.2 45 Sub Goudies M E L 86 14 163 7.8 23 12.5 18.5 55 298 23 0.0 50 Aut Galatea V E H 92 36 258 12.1 53 26.2 25.6 31 277 16 0.0 60 Aut Kawerau H E M 88 34 230 7.7 49 18.3 22.4 60 338 18 0.0 60 Aut Rotoaira M E L 86 10 75 4.1 15 5.7 18.6 55 301 11 0.0 45 Sub Tahorakuri M E M 88 23 192 5.0 36 10.9 20.3 56 301 9 0.0 65 Aut Hautu M E L 87 13 83 4.7 18 7.2 18.6 55 301 11 0.0 45 Aut Opotiki L E M 79 15 213 2.3 25 4.3 20.2 68 16 15 0.0 55 Aut Te Puke M E M 87 27 200 4.0 40 9.8 22.1 49 293 7 0.0 60 Aut Waihau Bay L E L 72 5 94 5.2 9 5.4 19.0 85 300 41 0.0 50 Sub Eastern North Island Friday, 18 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 76 6 146 6.4 10 6.9 19.0 85 300 41 0.0 50 Aut Pouawa H E H 84 46 227 6.6 61 18.3 19.2 70 218 26 0.0 70 Aut Poroporo M E L 86 24 174 7.8 35 15.5 21.8 55 84 23 0.0 50 Aut Tuai M E L 84 15 114 8.8 23 13.6 22.8 45 350 31 0.0 45 Aut Crownthorpe H E V 91 25 149 18.4 35 28.7 25.2 32 292 27 0.0 70 Aut Kaiwaka H E L 88 21 182 9.4 32 17.0 23.7 39 350 23 0.2 50 Sub Waipukurau M E M 88 30 209 5.8 44 13.8 23.7 39 194 11 0.0 60 Aut Bridge Pa H E H 88 47 206 6.5 60 18.0 24.7 51 66 13 0.0 75 Aut Te Haroto H E H 88 28 204 11.8 42 22.8 21.7 41 348 26 0.0 60 Aut Gwavas M E L 87 30 137 5.4 39 12.2 23.1 50 128 12 0.0 50 Aut Waihau M E M 87 17 122 5.0 25 8.9 25.5 43 235 12 0.0 60 Aut Te Pohue M E H 88 19 132 10.0 28 16.7 23.7 39 350 23 0.2 65 Aut Ongaonga M E M 89 30 195 5.5 44 13.3 24.3 40 55 8 0.0 60 Aut Cricklewood M E L 87 20 165 7.2 31 13.6 24.7 37 304 19 0.0 50 Aut Gisborne Aero M E M 86 32 220 4.3 47 11.2 26.0 47 10 11 0.0 70 Aut Mahia M E H 81 32 265 5.2 50 13.6 19.0 81 30 28 0.0 70 Aut Napier Aero M E M 80 17 171 2.2 27 4.4 20.0 72 80 13 0.0 75 Aut Taranaki Friday, 18 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 81 5 41 4.1 7 3.7 18.0 77 280 24 0.0 40 Aut Eltham M E L 84 9 66 5.7 13 7.2 18.5 66 267 22 0.0 40 Aut Waverly M E L 83 8 44 11.6 11 11.7 18.1 70 279 39 0.0 40 Aut Okato L E L 83 6 41 4.2 9 4.3 18.3 67 281 18 0.0 40 Aut Marco L E L 85 10 33 3.2 12 3.7 18.0 64 245 9 0.0 40 Aut Hawera M E L 84 11 66 9.7 16 12.2 18.0 66 290 33 0.0 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Friday, 18 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Three Kings M E L 84 5 51 17.3 8 14.5 15.6 47 240 45 0.0 50 Aut Webb M E L 88 7 54 10.7 10 10.7 17.6 36 204 24 0.0 50 Aut Westlawn M E L 87 10 79 15.7 15 17.2 16.9 42 252 34 0.2 50 Aut Desert Road Summit M E L 90 12 79 21.6 17 23.3 19.5 31 248 32 0.0 50 Aut Alfredton M E L 84 13 77 5.5 18 8.2 17.6 59 302 22 0.0 40 Aut Dannevirke M E L 85 15 96 7.4 22 11.5 19.9 54 256 24 0.0 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L H L 80 6 24 1.2 7 0.6 13.1 82 335 2 0.0 30 Sub National Park L H L 79 4 31 1.1 6 0.5 13.1 82 335 2 0.0 30 Aut Ngamatea M E L 83 12 82 8.1 17 11.0 16.4 68 235 33 0.0 40 Aut Waitarere Forest M E L 86 15 91 5.4 21 8.7 18.7 66 298 16 0.0 40 Aut Lismore M E L 89 23 114 4.7 31 9.5 23.7 45 330 5 0.0 30 Aut Waione M E L 86 27 135 5.0 36 11.1 21.0 55 288 14 0.0 40 Aut Tapuae L E L 80 4 59 3.4 7 2.9 15.7 74 270 22 0.0 30 Aut Raumai M E L 83 12 92 7.6 18 10.7 18.0 70 294 30 0.0 40 Aut Levin M E L 85 11 65 5.2 16 7.1 17.0 73 290 19 0.0 40 Aut Spriggins Park M E L 86 17 112 9.5 24 14.8 18.9 68 258 28 0.0 30 Aut Waiouru Aero L E L 82 8 90 3.3 13 4.0 17.0 64 250 17 0.0 40 Aut Wanganui Aero M E L 85 12 92 15.5 19 18.9 19.0 65 270 39 0.0 30 Aut Palmerston North Aero M E L 85 11 77 10.6 17 13.4 20.0 64 280 33 0.0 40 Aut Wairarapa Friday, 18 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi E E L 89 27 198 30.8 40 42.6 22.0 43 0 43 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point V E L 84 18 138 131.5 27 87.5 19.0 55 30 85 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek M E L 87 18 103 8.4 25 13.6 19.6 49 297 22 0.0 40 Aut Haurangi H E L 87 18 138 14.5 27 21.6 15.9 60 310 34 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station M E L 90 21 71 5.7 24 9.8 24.0 35 313 6 0.0 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 86 29 140 3.8 38 8.9 21.5 53 335 10 0.0 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome H E L 89 20 120 12.9 28 20.1 23.0 43 260 26 0.0 40 Aut Wellington Friday, 18 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 85 17 142 11.6 26 17.9 16.6 70 14 33 0.0 40 Aut Belmont M E L 81 4 66 18.1 7 14.3 13.3 85 6 53 0.0 40 Aut Titahi Bay M E L 83 10 166 9.5 18 12.6 16.3 78 340 34 0.0 40 Aut Chatham Island L E L 72 5 161 2.2 9 1.9 14.0 72 330 24 0.0 30 Aut Wellington Aero H E L 85 14 163 41.6 23 40.6 18.0 70 0 59 0.0 40 Aut Lower Hutt M E L 89 21 82 11.5 26 17.5 18.0 49 20 22 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu M E L 82 7 66 6.4 11 7.3 17.0 72 0 30 0.0 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Friday, 18 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay H E L 89 24 114 12.0 31 20.1 22.2 44 269 24 0.0 30 Aut Keneperu Head M E L 89 17 73 11.9 21 16.5 22.2 44 269 24 0.0 30 Sub Totaranui M E L 87 14 73 7.9 18 11.2 21.8 51 298 21 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley E E E 93 35 281 34.1 54 51.9 27.5 26 319 33 0.0 70 Aut Hira M E L 87 19 191 4.7 30 9.5 22.5 48 311 9 0.0 20 Aut Dovedale M E L 89 18 176 5.0 28 9.6 22.9 37 176 7 0.0 20 Aut Rai Valley M E L 88 13 86 6.6 19 9.9 21.6 46 290 15 0.0 30 Aut Molesworth V E H 95 36 241 16.0 52 31.3 27.3 17 273 13 0.0 60 Aut Murchison L E L 86 10 32 5.0 11 5.8 19.4 47 272 14 0.0 20 Aut Ngaruru M E M 85 10 117 5.0 16 7.0 20.7 49 239 17 0.0 70 Aut Western Boundary M E L 87 10 70 4.6 15 6.1 19.3 47 96 10 0.0 20 Aut Kaikoura M E L 88 17 234 5.0 28 9.6 23.0 45 100 9 0.0 30 Aut Nelson Aero M E L 85 16 227 5.5 27 10.1 21.0 61 20 19 0.0 20 Aut Woodbourne Aero E E E 92 38 214 75.1 53 83.1 26.0 28 320 50 0.0 70 Aut Big Pokororo M E L 87 10 95 11.8 15 14.0 19.3 45 235 30 0.0 20 Aut St Arnaud L E L 87 8 20 6.8 8 6.6 19.4 43 320 18 0.0 20 Aut Cape Campbell V E E 84 15 321 46.0 26 46.0 17.0 73 10 63 0.0 70 Aut Onamalutu E E V 92 26 173 74.0 38 71.3 26.0 28 320 50 0.0 55 Sub West Coast Friday, 18 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Nelson Creek L H L 75 5 13 0.9 5 0.4 18.8 53 331 4 0.0 50 Sub Reefton L V L 81 6 29 1.6 8 0.9 18.8 53 331 4 0.0 30 Aut Westport L E L 80 4 26 2.6 5 1.5 16.0 77 330 17 0.0 30 Aut Haast L L L 53 3 30 0.9 4 0.4 14.0 99 40 28 2.0 30 Aut Hokitika Aero L E L 79 5 31 2.2 7 1.4 15.0 85 0 15 0.0 30 Aut Canterbury Friday, 18 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 14 209 4.2 24 7.6 21.0 46 0 9 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga V E H 92 24 413 18.0 43 30.9 20.8 26 12 23 0.0 60 Aut Lees Valley H E L 88 22 197 10.8 34 19.3 17.9 38 340 24 0.0 50 Aut Motukarara E E E 93 34 343 54.9 54 69.8 25.6 24 315 43 0.0 70 Aut Mount Somers H E L 90 15 123 30.3 23 33.3 18.3 31 311 40 0.0 30 Aut Pukaki Aero E E E 90 28 345 41.6 46 55.0 19.2 34 13 45 0.0 65 Aut Mount Cook M E H 88 10 30 12.8 11 12.8 14.2 54 340 28 0.0 60 Aut Burnham E E L 93 25 267 33.3 41 45.2 25.2 25 335 34 0.0 30 Aut Tekapo V E E 92 21 248 98.9 34 81.4 18.3 26 297 58 0.0 65 Aut Hakatere E E E 91 44 284 57.8 63 76.8 17.9 29 105 49 0.0 65 Aut Leeston V E L 92 26 305 20.8 42 33.9 25.3 26 321 25 0.0 30 Aut Le Bons Bay H E L 90 13 233 31.6 23 34.2 23.0 32 340 39 0.0 50 Aut Christchurch Aero E E L 94 23 246 68.0 37 67.2 28.0 20 280 43 0.0 50 Aut Hanmer H E L 91 23 154 12.7 33 21.5 24.0 30 286 19 0.0 30 Aut Cannington V E V 92 18 317 33.1 31 40.1 22.4 24 302 35 0.0 60 Aut Snowdon H E L 87 14 138 30.6 23 33.1 14.7 46 343 48 0.0 50 Aut Darfield E E L 91 27 229 31.1 42 43.9 20.8 31 320 38 0.0 30 Aut Bottle Lake V E L 93 30 346 12.7 49 26.1 29.3 23 270 12 0.2 50 Aut Ashley M E L 92 15 52 23.9 17 25.0 24.2 26 275 29 0.0 20 Aut Balmoral H E L 92 26 261 14.6 42 26.5 25.7 26 294 18 0.0 30 Aut Ashburton Plains H E L 91 33 367 9.7 54 22.5 22.3 27 334 12 0.0 40 Aut Oxford H E L 91 21 187 13.1 33 21.8 23.3 27 309 18 0.0 20 Aut Otago Friday, 18 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell E E E 92 54 571 59.6 88 90.1 23.4 32 29 48 0.0 85 Aut Naseby Forest V E V 90 23 318 22.7 39 34.6 18.9 33 301 32 0.0 65 Aut Butchers Dam E E E 92 54 600 25.9 88 54.8 22.6 29 20 31 0.0 80 Aut Cherry Farm V E V 91 21 311 32.5 35 41.7 24.1 29 340 37 0.0 60 Aut Dansey Pass E E E 92 28 451 35.0 48 50.4 22.7 27 315 36 0.0 70 Aut Tapanui M E H 89 11 280 10.3 20 14.5 23.7 40 235 21 0.0 60 Aut Glenledi M E L 90 15 234 10.5 26 16.7 24.1 32 336 18 0.0 40 Aut Rock and Pillar E E E 93 47 450 51.0 74 76.4 24.3 27 50 42 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero V E H 91 27 396 16.0 46 29.5 25.0 29 0 22 0.0 65 Aut Deep Stream M E E 89 6 121 63.4 10 39.3 19.4 35 297 58 0.0 65 Aut Oamaru Aero H E L 90 17 409 13.9 30 21.8 22.0 32 340 24 0.0 40 Aut Queenstown Aero H E H 91 18 242 14.3 30 22.3 25.0 31 340 20 0.0 65 Aut Tara Hills E E E 91 28 300 77.6 46 79.6 21.0 33 300 56 0.0 65 Aut McRaes E E E 90 35 330 149.9 55 125.1 20.1 34 312 70 0.0 70 Aut Herbert M E M 89 14 178 13.3 23 18.7 17.6 35 358 26 0.0 55 Aut Oamaru H E L 90 15 290 13.5 27 20.4 22.0 30 340 22 0.0 50 Aut Lauder E E H 92 122 677 13.2 168 45.3 22.1 29 6 18 0.0 70 Aut Windsor V E L 90 19 334 23.9 33 33.1 21.5 31 263 33 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly E E E 91 52 503 35.5 83 64.6 21.7 31 320 39 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu M E H 88 7 125 17.1 12 16.8 20.0 32 342 33 0.0 60 Aut Clyde E E H 91 54 601 10.7 89 31.0 24.8 33 4 15 0.0 75 Aut Nugget Point M E L 87 8 239 6.9 14 8.7 21.0 39 350 17 0.0 40 Aut Wanaka E E E 91 30 295 36.7 48 51.9 23.0 31 320 39 0.0 70 Aut Traquair V E E 91 18 307 54.1 31 54.3 22.5 32 322 48 0.0 65 Aut Southland Friday, 18 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore M E H 86 6 130 18.7 10 16.7 21.0 51 290 41 0.0 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L E L 82 4 34 8.1 6 6.8 22.0 66 320 35 0.0 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 24 1 6 0.0 1 0.0 14.0 94 50 46 58.0 40 Aut South West Cape L L L 54 2 68 55.1 3 24.6 13.0 95 330 107 3.2 40 Aut Garston H E V 90 16 279 20.2 29 27.8 22.4 37 340 32 0.0 65 Aut Lumsden M E H 83 6 191 13.6 11 13.4 19.0 69 280 43 0.0 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L L L 57 6 46 0.5 9 0.3 15.0 93 280 9 2.4 50 Aut Barn Hill M E H 83 9 168 20.7 16 21.7 17.1 72 333 50 0.2 60 Aut Blackmount M E L 79 9 94 16.1 15 17.6 15.9 80 8 54 1.0 50 Aut Wreys Bush H E H 86 11 255 22.0 20 25.2 20.9 56 286 43 0.0 55 Aut Tuatapere L E L 82 6 104 6.1 11 6.8 18.7 77 297 29 0.4 50 Aut Slopedown M E L 86 5 19 18.7 6 13.8 21.3 50 293 42 0.0 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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