FORECAST TODAY 25/12 24/12 23/12 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Friday, 25 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 84 62 379 4.7 88 17.2 19.6 70 73 19 0.2 90 Aut Waitangi Forest E E V 90 94 367 10.2 115 33.9 22.5 48 46 19 0.0 80 Aut Opouteke H E H 91 29 292 6.9 47 16.3 27.4 35 338 6 0.0 80 Aut Hokianga V E H 92 64 360 8.2 88 25.9 27.3 36 14 9 0.0 80 Aut Dargaville M E H 89 30 327 5.1 49 13.3 24.2 48 138 6 0.0 80 Aut Kaipara L V M 80 15 167 1.4 25 2.2 23.0 58 96 4 0.0 80 Aut Kaikohe M E M 88 39 373 5.0 62 14.8 25.0 51 20 9 0.0 65 Aut Whangarei Aero V E H 89 55 368 9.1 80 26.4 23.0 57 120 19 0.0 65 Aut Mangakahia V E H 90 57 380 8.0 83 24.6 29.7 42 51 12 0.0 80 Aut Pouto M E H 87 35 289 5.2 54 14.2 22.2 58 260 12 0.0 80 Aut Auckland Friday, 25 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 88 21 203 4.8 33 10.2 24.5 49 173 8 0.0 40 Aut Woodhill M E M 87 24 210 4.4 38 10.2 24.4 51 194 9 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast M E M 88 21 205 5.1 33 10.7 26.2 42 302 10 0.0 60 Aut Cornwallis Depot M E M 87 21 201 5.6 33 11.6 25.8 45 258 13 0.0 60 Aut Great Barrier Island M E M 87 39 215 4.9 54 13.7 22.8 61 55 11 0.0 60 Aut Hunua East M E M 86 37 190 3.4 50 9.7 22.4 55 76 6 0.0 60 Aut Waikato Friday, 25 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata M E M 87 23 135 3.9 33 8.5 28.2 39 229 7 0.0 65 Aut Bodley Road M E M 88 26 103 4.3 32 9.0 24.1 49 289 5 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa M E L 87 20 100 5.0 26 9.2 20.0 64 210 13 0.0 40 Aut Paeroa M E L 87 33 228 4.1 48 11.1 24.0 50 270 7 0.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero M E M 87 37 148 3.6 45 9.6 23.0 56 250 6 0.0 60 Aut Athol M E M 88 25 115 6.1 33 12.3 22.0 46 84 12 0.0 65 Aut Waihi Gold M E M 86 22 131 5.1 31 10.3 22.9 45 255 15 0.0 65 Aut Waikawau Bay M E M 87 32 131 5.5 40 12.5 21.5 67 0 15 0.0 65 Aut Central North Island Friday, 25 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 35 266 5.2 53 14.1 22.0 67 10 15 0.0 65 Aut Rotorua Aero M E M 90 25 231 5.7 39 12.9 23.0 34 310 6 0.0 60 Aut Taupo Aero H E H 90 33 291 6.5 51 16.4 22.0 36 230 9 0.0 65 Aut Tauranga Aero H E M 88 43 250 7.0 60 18.9 23.0 44 10 17 0.0 60 Aut Matea M E M 87 19 174 6.3 30 12.0 22.3 36 275 15 0.0 60 Aut Minginui M E M 88 32 244 4.9 48 12.8 24.2 42 160 9 0.0 55 Aut Rotoehu V E H 90 54 362 9.5 78 26.9 26.2 40 328 16 0.0 65 Aut Goudies V E H 90 30 211 14.5 44 27.2 21.9 34 279 24 0.0 65 Aut Galatea V E H 91 59 312 9.8 80 27.9 27.2 33 353 13 0.0 70 Aut Kawerau H E H 89 54 283 8.4 73 24.0 24.7 50 347 17 0.0 70 Aut Rotoaira M E L 89 26 123 7.2 34 14.3 21.2 39 308 13 0.0 45 Sub Tahorakuri H E H 92 42 242 8.5 59 21.4 24.5 25 321 7 0.0 70 Aut Hautu M E M 89 28 131 7.2 37 14.9 21.2 39 308 13 0.0 55 Aut Opotiki M E M 85 28 264 4.3 44 10.8 22.9 63 317 13 0.0 65 Aut Te Puke H E M 88 41 251 7.0 58 18.6 23.0 44 10 17 0.0 60 Sub Waihau Bay M E L 83 16 144 3.4 25 6.3 21.3 73 19 14 0.0 50 Aut Eastern North Island Friday, 25 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 81 12 194 3.1 21 5.2 20.0 87 350 17 0.0 55 Aut Pouawa V E H 85 58 273 10.0 76 27.3 18.5 74 226 32 0.0 75 Aut Poroporo M E M 86 36 222 4.2 51 11.6 21.7 64 328 10 0.0 55 Aut Tuai H E M 91 33 164 10.1 44 21.0 25.9 33 337 14 0.0 55 Aut Crownthorpe H E H 88 42 200 6.5 55 17.1 23.0 60 109 14 0.0 75 Aut Kaiwaka M E M 87 35 231 5.0 51 13.3 24.5 61 80 13 0.0 60 Sub Waipukurau H E H 91 50 259 6.0 68 18.0 24.4 46 346 5 0.0 70 Aut Bridge Pa V E H 88 68 258 7.9 82 24.2 22.4 60 71 18 0.0 80 Aut Te Haroto V E H 91 47 254 11.8 64 28.2 24.6 32 341 17 0.0 60 Aut Gwavas M E M 89 42 185 5.7 54 15.2 22.3 50 88 10 0.0 60 Aut Waihau M E M 82 33 171 2.7 45 7.4 22.9 63 148 14 1.4 60 Aut Te Pohue M E M 88 36 182 6.0 48 14.9 24.5 61 80 13 0.0 65 Aut Ongaonga M E H 90 42 241 5.1 58 14.6 25.0 47 326 5 0.0 75 Aut Cricklewood M E M 88 37 215 4.9 52 13.4 27.3 51 68 8 0.0 55 Aut Gisborne Aero H E H 86 48 271 5.9 66 17.6 24.0 62 120 17 0.0 75 Aut Mahia M E M 83 42 313 4.2 62 13.0 19.0 83 30 20 0.0 75 Aut Napier Aero M E H 84 28 220 4.4 43 11.0 20.0 77 80 17 0.0 80 Aut Taranaki Friday, 25 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT New Plymouth Aero M E L 85 11 81 4.5 16 6.4 20.0 69 310 15 0.0 40 Aut Eltham M E L 86 19 112 3.3 26 6.3 21.2 61 44 6 0.0 40 Aut Waverly M E L 85 17 91 6.8 23 11.0 19.4 72 264 23 0.0 40 Aut Okato M E L 86 14 76 4.7 19 7.3 18.9 68 260 13 0.0 40 Aut Marco M E L 88 19 77 3.6 24 6.5 22.5 59 157 3 0.0 40 Aut Hawera M E L 84 20 111 5.8 27 10.6 18.0 75 250 22 0.0 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Friday, 25 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 12 90 3.5 19 5.4 17.5 59 151 10 0.0 50 Aut Webb M E L 90 16 94 13.1 22 18.1 17.7 32 343 24 0.0 50 Aut Westlawn M E L 86 19 120 5.4 27 10.1 19.0 57 185 16 0.0 50 Aut Desert Road Summit H E L 90 23 121 10.1 32 17.8 20.3 31 19 17 0.0 50 Aut Alfredton M E L 86 16 114 6.2 24 10.5 18.7 66 357 19 0.0 40 Aut Dannevirke M E L 87 20 128 4.8 28 9.3 19.5 64 202 12 0.0 40 Aut Waimarino Forest M E L 88 13 62 4.1 17 6.0 20.0 45 309 6 0.0 30 Aut National Park L E L 86 12 73 2.9 17 4.1 18.7 50 339 4 0.0 30 Aut Ngamatea M E M 87 22 126 7.9 31 14.6 20.3 49 241 21 0.2 55 Aut Waitarere Forest M E M 87 28 139 4.3 37 9.9 19.9 62 300 9 0.0 55 Aut Lismore M E L 89 40 164 4.8 50 12.9 23.0 51 232 5 0.0 30 Aut Waione M E L 88 30 172 5.6 42 13.1 22.1 55 263 11 0.0 40 Aut Tapuae L E M 84 12 101 3.1 18 4.8 16.4 73 225 11 0.0 55 Aut Raumai M E L 86 19 134 4.0 29 8.0 19.5 64 285 11 0.0 40 Aut Levin M E L 86 20 111 4.4 28 8.6 19.0 64 300 11 0.0 40 Aut Spriggins Park M E L 86 27 159 6.9 38 14.7 20.2 65 255 20 0.0 30 Aut Waiouru Aero M E M 87 19 134 4.7 28 9.0 19.0 50 240 11 0.0 55 Aut Wanganui Aero M E L 86 22 139 6.5 31 12.6 20.0 66 250 19 0.0 30 Aut Palmerston North Aero M E L 87 20 120 5.9 28 11.0 20.0 62 270 15 0.0 40 Aut Wairarapa Friday, 25 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi V E L 87 35 247 12.6 52 26.6 22.0 55 330 30 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point M E L 84 17 144 5.5 26 9.9 18.0 79 40 22 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek H E L 89 27 146 9.3 37 17.9 22.9 46 52 19 0.0 40 Aut Haurangi H E L 88 31 184 7.8 44 17.3 22.5 49 318 17 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station M E L 89 27 111 6.0 33 12.2 24.5 52 54 10 0.0 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 88 28 173 4.9 40 11.6 22.6 56 352 10 0.0 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome H E L 89 28 160 8.4 39 17.2 23.0 46 30 15 0.0 40 Aut Wellington Friday, 25 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 87 30 190 10.5 43 21.5 20.2 59 17 27 0.0 40 Aut Belmont M E H 83 8 101 14.2 13 14.9 15.6 78 357 43 0.0 60 Aut Titahi Bay M E M 85 20 213 7.9 32 14.8 18.4 72 347 26 0.0 60 Aut Chatham Island L V L 80 6 203 2.0 11 1.9 16.0 72 50 11 0.0 30 Aut Wellington Aero V E V 87 26 209 27.9 39 39.7 19.0 61 10 46 0.0 60 Aut Lower Hutt H E L 90 36 129 9.5 42 19.7 20.0 47 20 17 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu M E L 85 14 105 7.9 21 11.9 18.0 71 10 26 0.0 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Friday, 25 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 87 25 153 7.7 36 15.4 20.3 61 247 22 0.0 30 Aut Keneperu Head M E L 87 25 119 4.0 33 8.6 23.7 53 82 6 0.0 30 Aut Totaranui M E L 86 22 118 4.9 30 9.8 20.8 67 114 13 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley V E V 89 46 331 10.9 68 27.6 23.1 49 19 23 0.0 80 Aut Hira M E L 88 33 239 4.4 49 11.7 22.1 61 316 7 0.0 40 Aut Dovedale M E L 85 33 225 4.9 48 12.6 20.5 79 63 18 0.0 40 Sub Rai Valley M E L 88 22 118 5.6 30 10.8 22.0 57 276 11 0.0 30 Aut Molesworth E E H 94 61 291 13.4 80 34.2 27.0 23 243 12 0.0 60 Aut Murchison M E L 89 17 52 5.1 19 7.9 23.0 51 65 7 0.0 20 Aut Ngaruru M E H 89 26 167 5.8 37 12.7 25.2 49 227 10 0.0 70 Aut Western Boundary M E L 89 25 117 5.0 33 10.6 22.9 48 235 6 0.0 20 Aut Kaikoura M E L 84 20 271 2.9 34 6.6 20.0 67 30 9 0.0 30 Aut Nelson Aero H E L 85 28 276 6.8 45 15.8 21.0 72 10 22 0.0 40 Aut Woodbourne Aero E E V 91 59 265 12.3 76 31.6 26.0 37 330 19 0.0 80 Aut Big Pokororo M E L 84 17 142 4.6 27 8.6 20.5 79 63 18 0.0 20 Aut St Arnaud M E L 90 17 53 9.7 19 13.2 23.1 41 292 18 0.0 20 Aut Cape Campbell V E E 82 23 366 24.1 40 36.4 16.0 83 10 56 0.0 80 Aut Onamalutu H E M 90 43 222 5.4 58 15.4 25.7 42 317 6 0.0 55 Aut West Coast Friday, 25 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Nelson Creek M E L 88 15 51 4.7 17 6.9 23.0 49 260 8 0.0 50 Sub Reefton M E L 88 15 66 4.7 19 7.4 23.0 49 260 8 0.0 30 Aut Westport L E L 84 8 39 4.8 11 5.3 18.0 73 290 19 0.0 30 Aut Haast L V L 79 5 37 2.1 8 1.4 17.0 91 10 13 0.0 30 Aut Hokitika Aero L E L 82 7 38 2.6 10 2.5 18.0 83 320 11 0.0 30 Aut Canterbury Friday, 25 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 21 255 4.9 35 10.7 26.0 53 70 11 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga V E H 91 36 460 12.0 60 27.7 25.3 32 348 17 0.0 60 Sub Lees Valley V E H 92 26 224 20.6 40 32.8 25.2 31 335 25 0.0 60 Aut Motukarara V E V 90 37 379 12.0 60 27.5 25.5 38 46 20 0.0 90 Aut Mount Somers M E L 91 21 163 9.1 32 16.5 26.3 35 284 12 0.0 30 Aut Pukaki Aero V E H 93 51 394 9.0 77 25.7 24.2 33 345 7 0.0 70 Aut Mount Cook M E H 90 17 39 11.8 16 14.6 21.7 35 301 19 0.0 60 Aut Burnham H E L 91 31 295 8.6 49 19.7 26.1 40 47 11 0.0 40 Aut Tekapo V E H 92 39 294 10.2 59 24.6 21.7 33 12 12 0.0 70 Aut Hakatere E E V 92 52 327 16.1 75 37.5 23.7 31 119 21 0.0 70 Aut Leeston H E L 91 33 344 9.3 53 21.8 27.4 38 22 14 0.0 40 Aut Le Bons Bay M E M 85 17 270 5.3 29 10.3 18.0 72 0 19 0.0 60 Aut Christchurch Aero H E H 88 28 280 8.8 45 19.2 23.0 49 60 19 0.0 80 Aut Hanmer H E L 91 36 199 10.5 49 22.9 26.6 34 262 14 0.0 30 Aut Cannington V E H 91 33 363 11.9 54 26.2 25.3 32 348 17 0.0 60 Aut Snowdon V E L 90 22 167 26.3 34 35.6 23.3 38 342 35 0.0 40 Aut Darfield H E L 92 37 270 9.6 55 22.7 28.2 33 50 11 0.0 40 Aut Bottle Lake M E M 86 35 384 3.3 57 10.2 22.7 61 89 7 0.0 70 Aut Ashley M E L 88 19 62 4.8 21 7.9 26.5 53 206 8 0.0 20 Aut Balmoral V E L 91 34 296 15.0 53 30.3 27.8 35 348 21 0.0 30 Aut Ashburton Plains V E L 93 52 417 8.4 80 25.0 29.2 29 25 6 0.0 50 Aut Oxford M E M 90 24 211 6.7 38 14.3 26.5 41 98 9 0.0 60 Aut Otago Friday, 25 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 77 621 19.8 117 52.3 23.2 39 20 26 0.0 85 Aut Naseby Forest E E V 91 36 362 18.4 58 36.2 22.6 33 294 27 0.0 65 Aut Butchers Dam E E E 93 75 648 54.8 116 95.9 24.8 30 327 42 0.0 80 Aut Cherry Farm M E M 86 32 355 3.7 52 10.6 22.0 58 146 10 0.0 60 Aut Dansey Pass E E V 91 48 499 19.9 77 43.5 24.5 33 356 27 0.0 70 Aut Tapanui M E M 85 16 316 4.5 28 8.7 23.8 54 248 15 0.6 60 Aut Glenledi M E L 84 17 270 3.5 29 7.1 24.7 46 297 13 0.2 40 Aut Rock and Pillar E E E 92 57 491 59.7 88 90.4 25.6 31 288 48 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero H E H 91 41 443 6.3 66 18.5 27.0 34 160 6 0.4 65 Aut Deep Stream H E E 89 12 150 33.9 19 33.1 21.6 40 293 45 0.2 65 Aut Oamaru Aero M E L 85 24 454 4.1 43 10.3 23.0 63 30 13 0.0 40 Aut Queenstown Aero M E H 88 25 276 7.0 41 15.4 19.0 55 240 15 0.0 65 Aut Tara Hills E E V 93 50 349 18.6 74 40.8 25.0 29 300 20 0.0 70 Aut McRaes E E V 89 35 367 16.6 57 33.6 22.3 37 314 30 0.0 70 Aut Herbert M E M 88 19 204 4.4 31 9.2 20.9 46 321 7 0.0 55 Aut Oamaru M E L 85 18 315 2.6 31 5.6 23.0 63 70 4 0.0 50 Aut Lauder E E E 92 142 724 26.4 191 70.7 24.2 31 319 30 0.0 70 Aut Windsor H E L 89 26 371 11.2 45 22.8 25.3 41 263 21 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly E E H 90 64 550 11.5 100 34.4 24.4 34 311 20 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu M E M 87 11 149 7.8 18 11.0 21.2 40 299 21 0.0 60 Aut Clyde E E V 91 73 650 12.8 114 39.2 25.0 36 333 19 0.0 75 Aut Nugget Point L H L 73 9 261 1.1 16 0.9 23.0 61 20 9 0.2 40 Aut Wanaka E E V 91 51 343 17.4 75 39.4 22.0 35 300 24 0.0 70 Aut Traquair V E V 89 25 350 20.1 43 33.2 22.9 42 313 34 0.4 65 Aut Southland Friday, 25 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore M E M 81 7 157 6.4 13 7.8 20.0 57 310 33 0.0 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L V L 71 5 44 1.4 8 0.7 20.0 63 340 15 0.0 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 52 2 7 1.6 2 0.5 16.0 78 50 41 4.6 40 Aut South West Cape M E L 82 7 101 245.7 13 95.9 16.0 66 340 102 1.2 40 Aut Garston H E H 89 20 292 14.0 34 23.3 18.9 48 15 26 0.0 65 Aut Lumsden L V M 83 12 198 1.9 21 3.0 18.0 64 340 2 0.0 60 Aut Manapouri Aero M E L 85 14 65 6.1 18 9.0 19.0 60 0 20 0.0 50 Aut Barn Hill M E H 83 12 180 9.0 21 13.2 16.2 68 10 35 0.0 60 Aut Blackmount H E L 86 15 107 21.2 22 25.6 17.2 64 341 43 0.0 50 Aut Wreys Bush M E M 84 14 284 10.9 25 16.7 18.5 59 348 36 0.0 55 Aut Tuatapere M E L 85 12 129 6.0 19 9.1 18.4 59 345 20 0.0 50 Aut Slopedown L E L 83 7 38 7.0 9 7.2 22.3 51 322 30 0.2 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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