FORECAST TODAY 20/12 19/12 18/12 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Sunday, 20 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 80 55 345 5.6 78 18.5 17.8 91 254 32 0.6 90 Aut Waitangi Forest V E H 86 81 332 8.9 100 29.1 22.3 72 243 26 0.0 80 Aut Opouteke L H M 66 17 253 0.8 29 0.9 17.8 87 229 7 2.0 80 Aut Hokianga M E M 75 47 322 3.1 69 11.1 20.4 83 234 28 1.6 80 Aut Dargaville L L M 59 18 290 1.0 31 1.7 18.7 82 248 19 4.4 80 Aut Kaipara M E M 80 21 149 2.2 31 4.8 19.9 69 245 14 1.2 80 Aut Kaikohe M V M 78 29 336 2.1 47 6.0 21.0 94 260 15 0.8 65 Aut Whangarei Aero M E M 83 41 331 4.5 63 13.8 19.0 82 220 20 0.6 65 Aut Mangakahia H E H 85 45 341 5.7 68 17.4 22.3 78 231 21 0.0 80 Aut Pouto M E M 84 24 253 3.9 39 9.4 19.1 71 254 16 0.6 80 Aut Auckland Sunday, 20 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 73 10 167 3.5 17 5.2 18.7 70 196 32 2.8 40 Aut Woodhill L E M 76 14 174 2.1 23 3.7 20.0 70 219 18 1.8 65 Aut Clevedon Coast M E M 85 21 191 5.9 33 12.1 21.3 55 234 19 0.8 60 Aut Cornwallis Depot M E M 77 21 177 2.1 32 4.7 20.0 70 219 18 1.8 60 Sub Great Barrier Island H E H 86 28 179 8.9 41 18.3 21.0 58 0 27 0.8 60 Sub Hunua East M E M 88 27 153 6.3 37 13.6 22.7 50 267 15 0.4 60 Aut Waikato Sunday, 20 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L H M 74 20 104 1.2 27 2.1 21.5 61 229 10 2.6 65 Aut Bodley Road M E M 85 13 65 4.9 17 7.2 19.2 65 262 16 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa M E L 84 11 65 5.9 15 8.0 20.0 68 260 24 0.6 40 Aut Paeroa M E L 84 24 191 4.8 36 10.7 22.0 53 260 19 1.2 50 Aut Hamilton Aero H E H 87 26 111 11.3 33 19.5 20.0 62 260 28 0.0 60 Aut Athol L E M 78 14 80 2.6 19 4.0 19.4 56 82 20 2.3 65 Aut Waihi Gold L E M 77 17 97 2.4 24 4.4 20.5 57 242 21 2.6 65 Aut Waikawau Bay M E H 85 23 96 8.5 29 14.9 21.0 58 0 27 0.8 65 Aut Central North Island Sunday, 20 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero E E L 92 25 230 38.0 39 48.4 26.0 32 260 39 0.0 50 Aut Rotorua Aero M E L 86 14 196 7.0 24 11.6 21.0 60 260 22 0.0 50 Aut Taupo Aero H E H 86 21 256 10.1 35 18.7 20.0 56 260 28 0.0 60 Aut Tauranga Aero E E H 89 35 214 21.6 49 37.3 24.0 44 270 35 0.0 60 Aut Matea L V L 70 17 151 2.0 26 3.8 -12.0 100 223 23 1.3 50 Aut Minginui V E L 90 23 209 29.3 35 39.2 20.9 39 202 40 0.2 40 Aut Rotoehu E E L 90 42 325 18.9 63 38.4 23.6 39 221 29 0.0 45 Aut Goudies H E L 87 19 177 15.1 29 23.0 18.4 50 239 33 0.2 50 Aut Galatea E E H 92 43 274 17.7 62 36.5 25.0 37 223 23 0.0 60 Aut Kawerau E E H 91 42 246 21.5 58 40.2 25.6 35 161 29 0.0 60 Aut Rotoaira M E L 81 14 89 3.2 20 5.4 17.8 58 231 18 1.3 45 Sub Tahorakuri M E M 88 28 206 6.0 42 13.9 19.1 52 230 12 0.0 65 Aut Hautu M E L 81 17 97 3.3 23 5.9 17.8 58 231 18 1.3 45 Aut Opotiki M E M 85 19 228 6.9 31 13.1 23.3 67 267 24 0.0 55 Aut Te Puke M E M 89 32 215 6.3 47 15.4 22.7 45 251 12 0.0 60 Aut Waihau Bay L E L 82 9 109 2.7 14 3.6 21.1 79 295 13 0.0 50 Aut Eastern North Island Sunday, 20 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hicks Bay M E L 81 7 160 6.6 13 8.1 20.0 88 300 33 0.0 50 Aut Pouawa E E V 89 51 241 23.2 67 45.0 23.1 43 45 37 0.1 70 Aut Poroporo H E L 86 27 189 11.6 40 22.2 19.9 67 77 31 0.0 50 Aut Tuai H E L 90 22 129 23.7 31 31.9 21.7 36 326 34 0.0 45 Aut Crownthorpe E E E 90 30 164 31.9 42 44.4 20.8 48 262 41 0.0 70 Aut Kaiwaka H E L 89 26 197 7.8 39 16.4 21.6 43 209 16 0.0 50 Aut Waipukurau H E H 89 36 223 11.3 51 24.5 21.5 44 260 23 0.0 60 Aut Bridge Pa E E V 91 55 222 19.6 68 40.7 24.9 36 291 28 0.0 75 Aut Te Haroto V E H 90 34 219 15.4 49 29.7 21.3 45 331 26 0.0 60 Aut Gwavas H E L 89 36 151 7.1 45 16.4 20.3 44 260 13 0.0 50 Aut Waihau M E H 88 22 137 8.7 31 15.8 21.7 47 248 19 0.0 60 Aut Te Pohue H E H 89 26 147 13.0 36 22.6 21.5 40 214 24 0.0 65 Aut Ongaonga H E H 89 36 210 10.5 50 23.2 21.8 47 263 20 0.0 60 Aut Cricklewood H E L 90 26 180 14.6 39 25.5 22.9 36 323 24 0.0 50 Aut Gisborne Aero V E V 90 38 236 14.7 54 30.1 27.0 39 300 24 0.2 70 Aut Mahia V E V 90 37 280 15.1 56 31.2 24.0 37 240 26 0.0 70 Aut Napier Aero V E E 90 22 186 38.5 34 46.0 25.0 36 260 43 0.0 75 Aut Taranaki Sunday, 20 December 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 45 3 47 0.2 5 0.1 16.0 91 250 22 5.2 40 Aut Eltham M E L 82 11 79 7.7 17 10.4 15.0 78 272 33 0.6 40 Aut Waverly M E L 78 9 58 6.8 13 8.2 18.0 69 286 40 1.8 40 Aut Okato L L L 47 4 42 0.2 7 0.1 16.3 81 227 15 8.2 40 Aut Marco L L L 59 8 41 0.7 11 0.5 17.3 74 282 13 4.6 40 Aut Hawera M E L 75 13 79 3.9 18 6.0 16.0 76 300 32 1.6 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Sunday, 20 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 82 7 62 20.1 10 17.7 8.8 82 241 54 0.0 50 Aut Webb L E L 82 8 65 4.7 12 5.7 10.7 71 249 23 0.6 50 Aut Westlawn M E L 84 12 90 15.0 17 17.9 11.8 73 277 42 0.0 50 Aut Desert Road Summit M E L 83 14 90 4.0 20 6.6 11.6 73 268 18 0.6 50 Aut Alfredton L E L 71 11 85 2.3 16 3.2 17.7 59 299 26 3.6 40 Aut Dannevirke M E L 86 19 110 10.3 26 16.4 17.9 63 275 28 0.0 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L L L 43 4 29 0.1 6 0.0 13.8 83 299 6 6.2 30 Aut National Park L H L 63 5 43 0.5 7 0.3 13.2 83 324 2 1.8 30 Aut Ngamatea H E L 84 14 95 18.6 20 22.4 15.0 63 282 46 0.0 40 Aut Waitarere Forest M E L 78 17 105 2.7 24 4.9 19.1 68 304 21 1.6 40 Aut Lismore M E L 81 27 128 2.3 35 5.5 19.2 63 311 12 1.2 30 Aut Waione M E L 86 31 149 5.4 41 12.5 19.9 60 282 15 0.0 40 Aut Tapuae L E L 75 6 71 5.5 10 5.9 13.7 77 225 40 1.5 30 Aut Raumai L H L 66 10 101 1.2 16 1.0 18.4 71 321 16 3.6 40 Aut Levin M E L 75 11 78 4.5 16 6.4 18.0 72 300 35 2.0 40 Aut Spriggins Park M E L 81 17 126 6.5 26 11.4 19.8 54 292 33 2.0 30 Aut Waiouru Aero M E L 83 10 103 5.1 16 7.2 15.0 70 300 22 0.0 40 Aut Wanganui Aero M E L 79 13 106 14.1 20 18.2 19.0 66 300 52 2.0 30 Aut Palmerston North Aero M E L 72 10 87 4.9 16 6.7 19.0 68 300 39 3.6 40 Aut Wairarapa Sunday, 20 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi V E L 89 32 213 17.9 46 31.9 21.0 52 350 32 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point V E L 86 21 152 29.1 32 37.1 19.0 58 40 50 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek M E L 88 22 118 4.5 30 9.2 21.9 48 272 7 0.0 40 Aut Haurangi M E L 86 21 151 8.2 32 15.2 17.1 66 300 25 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station M E L 87 24 85 4.0 28 7.9 20.6 48 278 7 0.4 40 Aut Ngaumu H E L 86 33 155 7.2 43 16.2 19.1 55 251 21 0.0 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome V E L 88 24 134 28.4 33 37.2 21.0 48 280 44 0.0 40 Aut Wellington Sunday, 20 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 20 156 5.3 30 10.5 20.4 64 30 18 0.2 40 Aut Belmont L L L 51 2 70 1.1 4 0.4 15.1 86 11 36 5.6 40 Aut Titahi Bay M E L 78 11 179 5.7 20 8.8 20.0 72 333 35 1.5 40 Aut Chatham Island L E L 76 6 174 5.8 11 6.5 16.0 93 340 39 0.0 30 Aut Wellington Aero H E L 85 17 177 12.4 27 19.0 20.0 62 10 35 0.0 40 Aut Lower Hutt M E L 81 22 95 3.1 28 6.2 21.0 47 350 17 2.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu L V L 65 6 73 1.9 9 1.5 18.0 70 320 26 4.8 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Sunday, 20 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 84 25 128 5.5 34 11.4 22.6 37 293 21 2.2 30 Aut Keneperu Head M E L 84 19 87 5.5 24 9.5 22.6 37 293 21 2.2 30 Sub Totaranui L H L 74 13 84 1.2 19 1.2 20.7 54 95 10 3.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley V E H 92 42 296 11.7 62 27.5 25.0 27 344 14 0.0 70 Aut Hira H E L 88 23 204 10.9 36 20.0 20.0 43 265 24 0.0 20 Aut Dovedale M E L 87 21 190 5.0 33 10.4 19.6 40 192 11 0.0 20 Aut Rai Valley L V L 72 10 83 1.8 16 2.1 21.5 38 277 19 10.2 30 Aut Molesworth E E H 91 42 255 18.8 59 37.0 17.9 28 267 26 0.0 60 Aut Murchison L L L 49 4 16 0.3 5 0.1 16.6 61 208 15 8.2 20 Aut Ngaruru M E M 85 13 130 3.1 21 5.2 14.6 61 224 7 0.2 70 Aut Western Boundary L E L 82 13 83 2.5 18 3.7 17.0 53 40 11 1.0 20 Aut Kaikoura V E L 88 20 247 33.0 33 41.1 21.0 44 210 46 0.0 30 Aut Nelson Aero H E L 89 20 241 11.9 33 20.3 21.0 39 260 24 0.0 20 Aut Woodbourne Aero E E E 93 45 229 45.3 60 64.9 24.0 24 260 39 0.0 70 Aut Big Pokororo M E L 80 11 108 8.2 17 11.0 17.6 54 216 39 1.8 20 Aut St Arnaud L L L 43 3 19 0.1 4 0.1 10.9 77 266 15 3.6 20 Aut Cape Campbell M E H 86 18 334 5.5 31 11.1 20.0 56 170 17 0.0 70 Aut Onamalutu E E H 93 32 188 45.3 45 57.3 24.0 24 260 39 0.0 55 Sub West Coast Sunday, 20 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 51 2 16 0.3 3 0.1 15.9 67 207 9 3.8 50 Sub Reefton L L L 52 3 31 0.3 5 0.1 15.9 67 207 9 3.8 30 Aut Westport L L L 50 1 7 0.8 2 0.2 17.0 70 240 32 8.2 30 Aut Haast 13.0 72 260 43 19.4 30 Aut Hokitika Aero L L L 30 1 6 0.0 1 0.0 14.0 83 260 26 15.4 30 Aut Canterbury Sunday, 20 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 81 15 221 5.4 26 9.7 17.0 61 140 28 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga M E M 82 23 426 3.8 40 9.4 15.9 55 115 21 0.0 60 Sub Lees Valley M E L 84 19 204 4.8 30 9.6 17.9 35 328 20 0.0 50 Aut Motukarara E E E 85 37 355 37.1 58 56.7 13.9 72 159 58 0.0 70 Aut Mount Somers M E L 70 12 134 5.9 20 9.1 12.2 84 178 45 0.0 30 Aut Pukaki Aero V E H 91 33 359 11.6 54 25.5 17.5 24 279 16 0.0 65 Aut Mount Cook L L M 52 3 6 0.8 3 0.3 13.3 45 356 26 13.0 60 Aut Burnham V E L 88 29 281 16.7 46 30.5 18.2 53 156 32 0.0 30 Aut Tekapo E E E 90 25 261 34.5 40 45.9 14.7 27 283 40 0.2 65 Aut Hakatere V E H 90 47 298 12.2 67 29.6 19.4 26 64 22 0.2 65 Aut Leeston M E L 77 28 318 5.2 46 13.0 12.6 81 163 36 1.2 30 Aut Le Bons Bay H E L 83 15 244 37.0 26 39.4 13.0 75 180 61 0.0 50 Aut Christchurch Aero H E L 90 27 260 12.3 43 23.9 21.0 36 160 22 0.0 50 Aut Hanmer H E L 88 26 168 9.2 38 18.2 18.8 40 256 20 0.0 30 Aut Cannington M E M 85 20 328 6.0 35 12.6 15.9 55 115 21 0.0 60 Aut Snowdon H E L 87 17 150 11.8 27 18.3 15.4 40 343 28 0.0 50 Aut Darfield H E L 88 31 242 7.2 47 17.0 19.9 44 164 16 0.0 30 Aut Bottle Lake H E L 92 36 361 8.4 58 21.2 24.7 26 158 8 0.0 50 Aut Ashley M E L 88 17 66 7.9 20 11.8 22.0 30 265 18 0.0 20 Aut Balmoral E E L 90 30 275 20.8 47 35.6 20.7 36 291 33 0.0 30 Aut Ashburton Plains M E L 82 34 379 3.4 56 10.3 12.6 83 146 16 0.2 40 Aut Oxford M E L 90 24 201 6.4 37 13.7 23.6 24 320 9 0.0 20 Aut Otago Sunday, 20 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell V E V 90 60 585 9.8 95 30.4 15.7 41 148 16 0.0 85 Aut Naseby Forest H E H 81 22 329 10.3 38 19.7 9.6 54 264 41 0.0 65 Aut Butchers Dam E E E 86 57 612 30.4 92 61.8 8.5 61 161 52 0.6 80 Aut Cherry Farm H E M 84 24 323 8.0 40 16.9 13.6 46 240 29 0.8 60 Aut Dansey Pass V E V 85 31 463 15.2 53 30.6 10.9 53 198 40 0.0 70 Aut Tapanui M E M 75 9 283 7.4 17 10.2 9.6 60 236 45 1.0 60 Aut Glenledi M E L 79 17 246 6.5 30 12.2 10.3 66 261 38 1.0 40 Aut Rock and Pillar V E H 83 41 455 13.0 66 30.6 11.4 43 198 40 0.2 70 Aut Dunedin Aero V E H 78 29 408 13.0 50 26.6 11.0 68 240 52 1.2 65 Aut Deep Stream M E E 64 4 125 48.5 7 28.7 5.6 67 227 90 4.0 65 Aut Oamaru Aero H E L 84 18 421 9.7 32 17.4 15.0 50 220 33 0.0 40 Aut Queenstown Aero M E M 78 14 243 4.1 24 7.4 12.0 64 190 30 0.2 65 Aut Tara Hills H E H 88 32 312 9.8 51 22.1 15.0 41 180 22 0.0 65 Aut McRaes E E E 74 25 335 34.8 42 46.9 8.9 53 227 77 2.3 70 Aut Herbert M E M 75 10 174 4.6 17 6.7 8.4 46 202 35 1.0 55 Aut Oamaru L E L 78 11 283 2.8 20 4.6 16.0 44 220 22 0.0 50 Aut Lauder E E V 88 126 689 23.0 173 64.1 12.7 47 229 38 0.0 70 Aut Windsor H E L 81 16 337 11.2 28 17.9 14.7 54 173 43 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly E E E 88 56 516 20.2 88 46.9 12.2 49 226 36 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu L L M 49 2 118 1.6 5 0.7 5.2 77 255 49 4.6 60 Aut Clyde V E H 88 58 614 8.4 94 27.2 13.6 53 197 20 0.2 75 Aut Nugget Point M E L 76 9 250 12.4 16 15.0 9.0 79 230 54 1.2 40 Aut Wanaka V E H 91 36 309 11.1 55 25.2 18.0 29 240 17 0.2 70 Aut Traquair M E H 66 16 317 7.5 28 13.4 5.5 80 260 52 2.2 65 Aut Southland Sunday, 20 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore L L L 47 3 133 0.3 5 0.1 7.0 85 260 19 3.4 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L L L 56 2 35 3.1 3 1.5 10.0 73 250 46 4.8 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 47 1 6 0.4 2 0.1 12.0 57 260 26 18.8 40 Aut South West Cape L E L 67 1 71 12.1 2 6.8 9.0 70 250 61 2.0 40 Aut Garston L L M 55 9 260 0.8 16 0.6 7.1 77 225 22 2.0 65 Aut Lumsden L L M 57 3 165 1.4 6 0.6 10.0 61 230 28 2.4 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L V L 65 5 33 1.8 8 0.9 12.0 60 290 24 1.4 50 Aut Barn Hill L E M 66 5 149 3.4 9 3.4 9.2 68 249 37 2.2 60 Aut Blackmount L H L 71 7 75 1.1 11 0.7 9.5 65 145 11 0.2 50 Aut Wreys Bush L E M 64 7 252 2.5 13 3.0 8.7 65 256 32 2.0 55 Aut Tuatapere L E L 60 3 97 2.6 6 1.8 10.5 64 265 36 3.2 50 Aut Slopedown L L L 51 2 18 0.8 4 0.3 7.6 76 251 30 4.4 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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