FORECAST TODAY 23/12 22/12 21/12 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Wednesday, 23 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 83 59 365 5.0 84 17.7 17.1 82 70 24 0.6 90 Aut Waitangi Forest E E V 88 88 353 13.7 108 40.2 20.1 59 46 30 0.2 80 Aut Opouteke L H M 72 20 275 0.9 34 1.5 22.6 65 75 6 2.6 80 Aut Hokianga V E V 88 55 343 10.4 79 28.8 21.1 56 41 23 0.2 80 Aut Dargaville M E M 84 24 311 2.7 40 7.0 20.3 76 64 8 0.6 80 Aut Kaipara L L L 40 15 156 0.0 24 0.0 19.6 85 9 3 7.4 80 Aut Kaikohe M E M 77 33 357 2.4 53 7.4 21.0 72 20 20 1.8 65 Aut Whangarei Aero H E H 88 49 353 8.2 72 23.4 22.0 56 30 19 0.4 65 Aut Mangakahia M E M 78 49 364 2.3 74 8.8 20.8 66 41 17 1.8 80 Aut Pouto M E H 87 31 274 4.1 48 11.0 21.4 64 33 8 0.0 80 Aut Auckland Wednesday, 23 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 16 188 8.0 26 13.5 19.8 68 355 24 0.2 40 Aut Woodhill L V M 76 19 195 1.3 31 2.5 18.3 81 357 8 1.2 65 Aut Clevedon Coast L L L 46 14 189 0.1 24 0.1 20.4 78 23 6 10.4 60 Aut Cornwallis Depot L H M 73 19 186 0.9 30 1.3 20.9 79 40 5 1.6 60 Aut Great Barrier Island M E M 86 34 200 5.0 48 12.9 22.3 54 53 14 0.7 60 Aut Hunua East M E M 84 34 175 4.6 45 11.7 22.1 64 21 18 0.8 60 Aut Waikato Wednesday, 23 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L L L 48 17 119 0.2 25 0.2 19.0 85 92 4 4.8 65 Aut Bodley Road M E M 89 21 87 4.1 26 7.7 24.0 54 228 3 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa M E L 86 16 86 3.9 22 6.7 20.0 70 220 11 0.0 40 Aut Paeroa M V L 79 28 212 1.8 42 4.7 23.0 57 300 11 2.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero M E M 86 32 133 4.3 40 10.4 20.0 73 240 13 0.0 60 Aut Athol M E M 87 20 101 5.1 27 9.6 20.2 59 91 12 0.5 65 Aut Waihi Gold M E M 82 22 117 2.5 30 5.2 16.9 85 52 10 0.4 65 Aut Waikawau Bay M E H 85 28 116 7.5 35 15.0 20.3 70 0 24 0.0 65 Aut Central North Island Wednesday, 23 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero M E M 86 31 251 5.2 48 13.2 20.0 67 340 15 0.0 65 Aut Rotorua Aero M E M 84 19 216 2.2 31 4.7 19.0 71 330 4 0.6 60 Aut Taupo Aero M E M 87 27 276 4.5 43 11.2 19.0 60 240 9 0.0 65 Aut Tauranga Aero H E M 86 40 235 6.1 57 16.6 21.0 64 10 19 0.0 60 Aut Matea L L L 53 16 160 0.5 26 0.6 -10.5 100 268 16 1.5 60 Aut Minginui M E M 88 29 229 6.5 44 15.2 18.5 58 105 15 0.0 55 Aut Rotoehu H E M 87 48 346 4.9 71 15.8 21.1 65 346 12 0.2 65 Aut Goudies M E H 87 25 197 7.7 37 15.8 18.2 60 292 20 0.0 65 Aut Galatea M E M 88 51 296 4.2 72 14.1 21.6 59 6 4 0.5 70 Aut Kawerau M E M 86 48 267 4.3 66 13.9 20.3 67 303 11 0.0 70 Aut Rotoaira M E L 88 21 109 5.3 28 10.1 18.5 55 311 11 0.0 45 Sub Tahorakuri M E H 88 35 227 5.4 50 14.1 20.1 54 330 9 0.0 70 Aut Hautu M E M 88 23 117 5.3 31 10.6 18.5 55 311 11 0.0 55 Aut Opotiki M E M 82 24 249 2.9 39 7.2 20.8 71 328 14 0.8 65 Aut Te Puke H E M 86 38 236 6.1 55 16.3 21.0 64 10 19 0.0 60 Sub Waihau Bay M E L 83 13 129 3.4 21 5.6 20.8 70 297 14 0.2 50 Aut Eastern North Island Wednesday, 23 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hicks Bay M E M 83 10 180 9.2 18 12.5 20.0 81 300 35 0.0 55 Aut Pouawa H E H 85 55 260 7.1 72 21.0 19.0 69 220 23 0.0 75 Aut Poroporo M E M 86 32 208 4.6 46 11.7 18.7 65 295 14 0.0 55 Aut Tuai H E M 87 26 149 10.4 37 19.5 21.0 48 333 26 0.0 55 Aut Crownthorpe M E H 87 37 184 5.0 49 13.2 22.7 54 103 11 0.0 75 Aut Kaiwaka M E M 88 31 216 5.0 46 12.7 21.3 45 246 10 0.0 60 Man Waipukurau H E H 91 44 244 7.1 60 19.2 24.3 35 213 8 0.0 70 Aut Bridge Pa H E H 88 63 243 7.2 76 21.8 23.4 48 73 15 0.0 80 Aut Te Haroto H E M 88 40 239 8.0 56 20.2 20.2 47 349 19 0.0 60 Aut Gwavas M E M 87 37 171 3.9 48 10.5 20.2 50 134 8 0.0 60 Aut Waihau M E M 87 28 156 3.6 38 8.8 21.2 49 63 6 0.0 60 Aut Te Pohue H E H 89 31 167 11.2 42 22.1 21.9 40 335 23 0.0 65 Aut Ongaonga M E H 89 35 225 5.4 51 14.1 23.1 40 85 8 0.0 75 Aut Cricklewood M E M 89 32 200 6.5 46 15.5 23.6 42 327 11 0.0 55 Aut Gisborne Aero H E H 89 44 256 6.4 62 17.9 25.0 44 340 11 0.0 75 Aut Mahia M E M 84 40 299 3.8 60 11.7 20.0 71 30 15 0.0 75 Aut Napier Aero M E H 85 26 206 4.6 40 10.9 20.0 71 70 17 0.0 80 Aut Taranaki Wednesday, 23 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 83 7 67 3.4 12 4.0 18.0 68 290 15 0.0 40 Aut Eltham M E L 85 15 98 3.7 22 6.3 18.0 58 247 12 0.0 40 Aut Waverly M E L 85 14 78 7.2 19 10.5 17.9 62 278 25 0.0 40 Aut Okato M E L 87 11 63 4.5 15 6.2 19.0 49 208 10 0.0 40 Aut Marco M E L 86 14 62 3.9 18 5.9 19.7 55 253 9 0.0 40 Aut Hawera M E L 84 17 98 5.3 24 9.2 17.0 63 250 20 0.0 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Wednesday, 23 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 85 10 78 7.2 15 9.4 12.9 57 290 25 0.0 50 Aut Webb M E L 85 12 81 10.7 17 13.8 13.0 56 353 32 0.0 50 Aut Westlawn M E L 85 16 107 5.3 23 9.0 13.9 61 220 17 0.0 50 Aut Desert Road Summit M E L 88 19 108 11.4 26 17.7 17.0 43 2 26 0.0 50 Aut Alfredton M E L 84 13 100 4.8 19 7.4 18.2 60 317 19 0.0 40 Aut Dannevirke M E L 85 16 114 5.4 23 9.2 20.2 55 258 19 0.0 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L E L 84 8 48 3.2 12 3.7 18.5 55 281 11 0.0 30 Aut National Park L V L 81 8 60 1.6 12 1.2 14.3 70 332 3 0.0 30 Aut Ngamatea M E M 86 19 113 7.1 26 12.4 16.4 65 240 21 0.0 55 Aut Waitarere Forest M E M 86 24 125 4.3 32 9.2 18.7 57 295 11 0.0 55 Aut Lismore M E L 88 35 149 6.2 44 14.6 20.3 55 200 12 0.0 30 Aut Waione M E L 86 25 158 4.5 35 10.0 20.8 52 274 13 0.0 40 Aut Tapuae M E M 84 10 89 3.9 15 5.4 14.9 70 225 16 0.0 55 Aut Raumai M E L 85 16 121 4.0 24 7.1 18.4 59 285 12 0.0 40 Aut Levin M E L 86 17 97 5.0 24 8.7 18.0 59 290 15 0.0 40 Aut Spriggins Park M E L 87 23 146 4.9 33 10.3 17.9 60 221 13 0.0 30 Aut Waiouru Aero M E M 85 15 121 5.1 23 8.6 16.0 57 270 17 0.0 55 Aut Wanganui Aero M E L 86 18 125 7.7 27 13.3 18.0 57 270 24 0.0 30 Aut Palmerston North Aero M E L 87 16 106 6.7 23 11.0 19.0 58 260 17 0.0 40 Aut Wairarapa Wednesday, 23 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi E E L 87 31 232 21.6 47 36.3 19.0 50 330 41 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point H E L 84 13 130 34.5 21 34.7 19.0 55 330 57 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek M E L 87 21 131 5.1 30 10.1 20.9 43 2 13 0.0 40 Aut Haurangi H E L 87 26 169 9.7 37 18.8 17.7 49 290 25 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station M E L 89 21 95 6.8 27 12.1 22.0 35 311 13 0.0 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 85 23 158 4.8 34 10.4 20.1 53 2 16 0.0 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome M E L 89 22 145 6.8 32 13.1 23.0 35 270 11 0.0 40 Aut Wellington Wednesday, 23 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Rimutaka Forest Park H E L 86 26 176 10.2 38 19.7 19.0 55 13 28 0.0 40 Aut Belmont M E H 82 5 88 21.2 9 17.7 14.3 73 354 54 0.0 60 Aut Titahi Bay M E H 85 16 199 9.2 27 15.3 17.5 65 321 30 0.0 60 Aut Chatham Island L E L 71 4 191 2.1 7 1.4 14.0 85 230 24 0.6 30 Aut Wellington Aero V E H 86 22 196 23.0 34 32.7 19.0 53 0 44 0.0 60 Aut Lower Hutt M E L 89 30 115 7.9 37 15.9 18.0 43 10 15 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu M E L 85 11 92 7.4 17 10.1 18.0 63 10 26 0.0 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Wednesday, 23 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 85 21 139 6.5 31 12.6 19.4 56 281 24 0.0 30 Aut Keneperu Head M E L 85 17 99 6.5 24 11.0 19.4 56 281 24 0.0 30 Sub Totaranui M E L 87 19 104 4.6 26 8.4 20.5 51 327 11 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley V E V 89 41 317 11.8 62 27.8 22.5 41 354 24 0.0 80 Aut Hira M E L 86 28 224 3.7 42 9.5 16.6 64 333 8 0.0 40 Aut Dovedale M E L 84 27 210 5.2 41 12.1 16.9 79 60 21 0.0 40 Sub Rai Valley M E L 87 17 103 4.4 24 7.7 19.5 52 15 10 0.0 30 Aut Molesworth V E H 93 52 275 9.7 70 25.8 23.9 24 119 8 0.0 60 Aut Murchison M E L 88 12 37 5.4 13 6.8 19.5 42 354 10 0.0 20 Aut Ngaruru M E H 88 20 151 5.5 30 10.7 21.9 44 282 9 0.0 70 Aut Western Boundary M E L 88 20 102 4.2 26 8.0 17.9 50 230 5 0.0 20 Aut Kaikoura L V L 82 17 258 2.0 29 4.1 18.0 68 50 7 0.0 30 Aut Nelson Aero H E L 86 25 261 8.6 40 17.7 20.0 65 10 24 0.0 40 Aut Woodbourne Aero E E E 90 53 250 18.9 69 40.0 22.0 38 340 30 0.0 80 Aut Big Pokororo M E L 83 14 127 4.8 22 8.0 16.9 79 60 21 0.0 20 Aut St Arnaud M E L 87 10 38 5.4 12 6.5 18.1 44 356 13 0.0 20 Aut Cape Campbell H E V 83 22 353 13.2 37 23.4 17.0 69 230 41 0.0 80 Aut Onamalutu H E M 89 37 207 6.7 51 16.8 22.0 43 301 13 0.0 55 Aut West Coast Wednesday, 23 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Nelson Creek L E L 86 9 36 3.1 11 3.5 16.9 54 292 5 0.0 50 Sub Reefton L E L 86 10 51 3.1 14 4.0 16.9 54 292 5 0.0 30 Aut Westport L E L 83 5 26 4.3 7 3.8 17.0 66 290 19 0.0 30 Aut Haast L V L 80 4 24 1.7 6 0.8 16.0 65 330 7 0.0 30 Aut Hokitika Aero L E L 83 5 25 4.2 7 3.7 17.0 58 250 19 0.0 30 Aut Canterbury Wednesday, 23 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 82 17 240 2.6 29 5.2 18.0 73 120 11 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga H E H 89 29 445 8.5 50 19.8 20.8 43 170 18 0.0 60 Aut Lees Valley H E H 92 18 209 15.5 30 23.6 23.3 20 312 20 0.0 60 Aut Motukarara M E H 84 31 364 4.0 51 11.1 19.2 62 153 14 0.0 90 Aut Mount Somers M E L 88 14 147 6.0 23 10.0 20.6 36 114 14 0.0 30 Aut Pukaki Aero V E H 94 43 379 10.3 68 26.5 23.5 18 205 6 0.0 70 Aut Mount Cook M E H 92 11 25 19.1 11 17.2 19.7 21 351 25 0.0 60 Aut Burnham M E L 91 24 280 7.1 39 15.3 24.9 27 34 8 0.0 40 Aut Tekapo E E E 94 33 280 32.3 51 49.1 21.1 16 255 29 0.0 70 Aut Hakatere E E H 92 45 312 13.5 66 31.5 22.9 25 314 18 0.0 70 Aut Leeston M E L 87 26 328 5.5 43 13.1 22.8 50 103 14 0.0 40 Aut Le Bons Bay L H M 79 14 257 1.0 24 1.2 18.0 72 0 0 0.0 60 Aut Christchurch Aero M E H 87 22 265 4.1 37 9.5 22.0 51 50 9 0.0 80 Aut Hanmer H E L 91 28 184 7.3 41 15.9 23.5 28 262 9 0.0 30 Aut Cannington M E M 88 27 348 6.7 45 15.6 20.8 52 73 14 0.0 60 Aut Snowdon M E L 90 16 152 11.6 26 17.7 22.3 23 326 19 0.0 40 Aut Darfield H E L 91 29 254 7.0 45 16.3 24.2 28 0 8 0.0 40 Aut Bottle Lake M E M 86 31 369 3.1 51 9.2 21.9 55 76 6 0.0 70 Aut Ashley L E L 83 12 47 2.2 15 2.8 22.3 59 192 8 0.0 20 Aut Balmoral H E L 91 26 280 7.2 43 16.1 25.9 28 2 8 0.0 30 Aut Ashburton Plains H E L 92 44 400 8.1 69 22.5 24.7 29 145 8 0.0 50 Aut Oxford M E M 86 18 196 4.5 29 8.8 22.0 45 98 11 0.0 60 Aut Otago Wednesday, 23 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell E E E 93 70 606 16.1 108 44.6 23.4 23 26 18 0.0 85 Aut Naseby Forest E E E 93 30 348 43.8 49 58.2 20.4 18 292 37 0.0 65 Aut Butchers Dam E E E 94 67 633 37.4 106 74.1 22.3 19 323 33 0.0 80 Aut Cherry Farm M E M 86 29 342 6.0 48 14.9 17.4 64 123 17 0.0 60 Aut Dansey Pass E E V 95 41 484 20.8 67 42.0 23.6 15 241 18 0.0 70 Aut Tapanui M E M 87 13 301 4.3 23 7.5 20.8 40 237 8 0.0 60 Aut Glenledi M E L 86 17 256 3.7 29 7.5 21.8 44 197 9 0.0 40 Aut Rock and Pillar V E H 94 50 476 10.9 79 29.7 24.3 18 202 8 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero M E M 87 35 428 4.8 58 14.1 22.0 50 150 11 0.0 65 Aut Deep Stream M E H 90 7 136 13.6 13 14.5 19.5 25 297 23 0.0 65 Aut Oamaru Aero M E L 83 21 439 3.6 38 8.7 17.0 79 60 15 0.0 40 Aut Queenstown Aero H E V 90 21 262 19.3 34 29.2 19.0 33 240 30 0.0 65 Aut Tara Hills E E E 95 42 333 28.5 64 50.3 24.0 15 330 24 0.0 70 Aut McRaes V E V 92 31 353 15.2 51 30.1 20.3 22 311 20 0.0 70 Aut Herbert M E M 87 15 191 4.4 25 8.0 16.8 46 43 9 0.0 55 Aut Oamaru M E L 83 15 301 3.3 26 6.4 15.0 77 100 13 0.0 50 Aut Lauder E E E 93 135 709 31.0 183 77.3 21.9 20 302 30 0.0 70 Aut Windsor M E L 87 22 356 3.5 37 8.4 20.2 54 92 6 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly E E H 93 65 535 11.0 99 33.5 21.9 21 271 11 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu M E M 88 8 135 5.7 13 7.1 19.5 33 261 13 0.0 60 Aut Clyde E E H 92 66 634 9.9 105 31.9 23.3 28 344 12 0.0 75 Aut Nugget Point M E L 88 11 261 7.1 20 10.7 21.0 41 0 17 0.0 40 Aut Wanaka E E V 92 45 328 21.6 67 43.0 20.0 25 280 26 0.0 70 Aut Traquair M E M 86 21 335 4.5 36 10.1 20.5 51 148 12 0.0 65 Aut Southland Wednesday, 23 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore M E M 86 8 151 10.2 14 11.9 19.0 46 310 28 0.0 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L E L 85 7 53 5.8 10 6.3 18.0 56 320 20 0.0 50 Aut Secretary Island L E L 82 5 23 7.4 7 6.4 13.0 71 50 32 0.0 40 Aut South West Cape M E L 83 5 88 51.4 8 31.4 14.0 70 340 69 0.2 40 Aut Garston M E H 89 15 278 10.2 27 16.4 18.9 31 11 20 0.0 65 Aut Lumsden M E H 88 9 184 13.1 16 15.3 20.0 40 300 28 0.0 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L E L 85 11 51 3.3 14 4.3 15.0 60 290 9 0.0 50 Aut Barn Hill M E H 85 10 167 22.3 17 23.4 14.3 58 333 47 0.0 60 Aut Blackmount H E L 86 12 93 27.2 18 27.6 14.8 58 0 48 0.0 50 Aut Wreys Bush L E M 83 11 271 2.3 20 3.7 15.6 69 283 7 0.2 55 Aut Tuatapere M E L 85 9 116 6.5 15 8.4 15.9 58 337 23 0.0 50 Aut Slopedown L E L 84 6 33 3.8 8 3.6 19.8 48 227 14 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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