FORECAST TODAY 29/12 28/12 27/12 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Tuesday, 29 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula V E V 86 70 408 8.3 98 27.5 22.4 60 264 23 0.0 90 Aut Waitangi Forest E E V 90 107 399 12.7 128 40.8 27.4 40 255 21 0.0 80 Aut Opouteke H E H 89 42 324 7.5 63 20.4 24.0 49 220 13 0.0 80 Aut Hokianga E E V 89 76 392 10.5 102 32.9 26.3 45 304 20 0.0 80 Aut Dargaville V E H 88 40 358 10.0 63 25.0 23.2 61 279 24 0.0 80 Aut Kaipara M E M 85 22 197 3.9 35 8.7 20.7 76 240 13 0.0 80 Aut Kaikohe V E H 89 50 404 11.3 77 30.1 24.0 51 260 22 0.0 65 Aut Whangarei Aero V E H 89 66 400 10.0 94 30.5 27.0 46 230 19 0.0 65 Aut Mangakahia E E V 90 70 414 11.6 98 34.6 26.9 50 227 21 0.0 80 Aut Pouto M E H 85 43 318 4.9 64 15.1 20.7 75 276 17 0.0 80 Aut Auckland Tuesday, 29 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 81 28 232 3.3 43 8.7 18.0 87 234 19 0.6 40 Aut Woodhill M E M 83 32 241 3.9 48 10.6 21.5 83 267 17 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast M E M 83 30 236 3.1 45 8.5 19.7 84 245 14 0.6 60 Aut Cornwallis Depot L H M 69 28 232 1.1 43 2.7 20.4 88 263 11 1.8 60 Aut Great Barrier Island M E M 85 48 246 3.7 65 12.2 21.8 78 255 12 0.0 60 Aut Hunua East M V M 84 44 219 2.0 59 6.7 21.3 80 193 2 0.0 60 Aut Waikato Tuesday, 29 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata M V M 81 32 166 2.0 43 5.3 21.1 86 214 10 0.0 65 Aut Bodley Road L L L 33 18 120 0.0 26 0.0 19.6 94 286 6 7.2 65 Aut Port Taharoa L L L 19 8 98 0.0 13 0.0 19.0 95 260 15 13.2 40 Aut Paeroa L H L 61 34 257 0.7 51 1.5 20.0 89 230 9 2.4 50 Aut Hamilton Aero M E M 81 43 177 2.6 53 7.9 20.0 90 270 15 0.0 60 Aut Athol L L L 35 15 121 0.0 22 0.0 17.5 89 257 10 11.2 65 Aut Waihi Gold M E M 81 27 161 5.5 38 12.3 20.4 78 264 30 0.2 65 Aut Waikawau Bay M E M 79 39 161 2.9 49 8.4 19.3 94 0 20 0.0 65 Aut Central North Island Tuesday, 29 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero L L L 44 23 275 0.2 39 0.3 21.0 91 300 24 7.8 65 Aut Rotorua Aero L H M 60 24 255 0.9 38 1.8 20.0 85 240 15 3.0 60 Aut Taupo Aero L L L 49 23 302 0.4 39 0.6 19.0 87 260 20 6.4 65 Aut Tauranga Aero M V M 73 47 282 1.8 66 6.6 22.0 79 280 19 2.2 60 Aut Matea L L L 43 12 172 0.1 20 0.1 17.7 83 214 16 12.7 60 Aut Minginui L L L 48 21 250 0.3 35 0.4 16.5 82 195 19 8.9 55 Aut Rotoehu M L M 60 37 370 1.3 59 4.4 21.6 78 229 23 6.9 65 Aut Goudies L L M 52 19 215 0.8 31 1.0 18.3 82 263 28 10.2 65 Aut Galatea M V M 73 63 344 1.3 86 5.8 21.6 79 220 13 2.0 70 Aut Kawerau L L L 52 36 292 0.4 55 0.6 23.0 81 171 11 8.2 70 Aut Rotoaira L L L 59 21 143 1.2 31 2.4 18.5 79 257 23 4.8 45 Sub Tahorakuri L L M 59 36 263 0.6 54 1.3 19.4 78 252 9 3.8 70 Aut Hautu L L M 59 23 151 1.2 33 2.6 18.5 79 257 23 4.8 55 Aut Opotiki L L L 34 14 251 0.0 25 0.0 20.2 91 284 16 15.0 65 Aut Te Puke M V M 73 45 283 1.8 65 6.5 22.0 79 280 19 2.2 60 Sub Waihau Bay L L L 42 13 164 0.1 21 0.1 18.8 91 272 6 5.0 50 Aut Eastern North Island Tuesday, 29 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 29 9 212 0.0 16 0.0 18.0 100 290 20 5.2 55 Aut Pouawa H E H 81 65 302 7.0 84 22.6 20.1 81 72 34 0.4 75 Aut Poroporo M E M 81 44 252 4.4 61 13.5 18.8 89 77 25 0.4 55 Aut Tuai M E M 72 34 193 3.5 47 9.5 19.8 71 318 33 2.0 55 Aut Crownthorpe H E H 86 51 229 6.4 66 18.5 24.4 55 236 19 0.0 75 Aut Kaiwaka M E M 80 43 259 3.4 61 10.9 21.6 58 311 22 1.2 60 Aut Waipukurau H E H 82 40 278 5.6 59 15.9 24.3 53 260 28 0.8 70 Aut Bridge Pa H E H 89 80 289 7.0 95 24.1 26.6 48 238 14 0.0 80 Aut Te Haroto M E M 68 40 275 2.1 59 7.2 20.6 71 321 26 3.8 60 Aut Gwavas H E M 86 51 214 6.2 64 17.9 23.7 51 251 19 0.6 60 Aut Waihau M E M 68 22 189 2.7 34 6.1 21.4 60 264 30 5.2 60 Aut Te Pohue M V M 73 31 211 1.5 45 4.1 22.7 53 281 15 2.8 65 Aut Ongaonga H E H 83 38 263 8.5 56 20.8 25.7 53 241 33 1.0 75 Aut Cricklewood M V M 64 28 236 1.9 43 5.1 20.8 73 331 26 3.4 55 Aut Gisborne Aero M E M 76 56 302 2.4 76 9.4 23.0 82 330 22 1.4 75 Aut Mahia M H M 61 49 343 1.2 72 4.8 20.0 97 350 20 1.4 75 Aut Napier Aero M E M 82 36 250 3.9 53 11.2 25.0 57 270 19 1.6 80 Aut Taranaki Tuesday, 29 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 5 3 75 0.0 6 0.0 20.0 100 320 13 14.0 40 Aut Eltham L E L 64 15 127 2.5 23 4.4 21.1 73 271 32 8.0 40 Aut Waverly L L L 33 5 82 0.0 9 0.0 20.8 91 307 26 7.0 40 Aut Okato L L L 15 4 68 0.0 7 0.0 19.1 97 293 20 9.4 40 Aut Marco L L L 45 10 85 0.1 16 0.1 20.5 77 305 10 10.0 40 Aut Hawera L L L 47 11 129 0.4 19 0.4 21.0 88 310 28 4.0 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Tuesday, 29 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 11 5 72 0.0 9 0.0 10.9 99 257 60 21.6 50 Aut Webb L L L 22 9 97 0.0 15 0.0 12.2 98 218 31 11.4 50 Aut Westlawn L L L 17 9 108 0.0 15 0.0 12.3 98 281 36 18.2 50 Aut Desert Road Summit L L L 27 12 114 0.0 19 0.0 14.6 93 248 17 16.2 50 Aut Alfredton L L L 58 10 132 1.0 17 0.8 17.2 74 317 19 3.2 40 Aut Dannevirke L V L 60 9 128 1.5 15 1.6 21.4 69 269 26 8.0 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L L L 19 6 50 0.0 9 0.0 16.7 93 356 6 21.8 30 Aut National Park L L L 10 5 60 0.0 8 0.0 15.0 98 249 4 21.4 30 Aut Ngamatea L L M 47 13 135 1.3 20 1.6 15.5 86 265 48 8.6 55 Aut Waitarere Forest L L L 27 9 126 0.0 15 0.0 19.7 90 310 12 15.6 55 Aut Lismore L L L 43 17 167 0.1 27 0.1 21.2 82 310 10 8.4 30 Aut Waione L V L 69 18 186 1.6 29 3.1 22.9 67 274 19 2.2 40 Aut Tapuae L L L 21 3 78 0.0 6 0.0 -6.5 83 270 36 16.2 55 Aut Raumai L L L 16 5 99 0.0 9 0.0 19.9 93 286 6 15.4 40 Aut Levin L L L 18 5 62 0.0 8 0.0 19.0 95 300 22 28.2 40 Aut Spriggins Park L L L 51 8 141 0.6 14 0.4 22.3 81 314 23 8.2 30 Aut Waiouru Aero L L L 32 10 125 0.0 17 0.0 17.0 89 290 13 17.4 55 Aut Wanganui Aero L L L 46 7 122 0.4 12 0.3 22.0 85 290 28 7.6 30 Aut Palmerston North Aero L L L 34 5 46 0.0 7 0.0 21.0 89 280 28 22.2 40 Aut Wairarapa Tuesday, 29 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi H E L 81 29 265 10.5 46 22.0 24.0 61 350 43 0.8 40 Aut Castle Point M E L 74 11 159 18.8 18 21.5 23.0 69 320 65 4.6 40 Aut Stony Creek L V L 77 22 165 1.8 33 3.9 23.9 61 335 15 0.2 40 Aut Haurangi H E L 82 35 211 9.2 49 20.8 19.4 79 313 38 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station M E L 82 34 141 3.6 43 9.3 24.3 56 288 19 1.6 40 Aut Ngaumu L V L 71 26 195 1.4 39 3.5 22.9 63 264 16 4.0 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome M E L 78 28 189 2.4 41 6.4 25.0 60 280 19 1.8 40 Aut Wellington Tuesday, 29 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Rimutaka Forest Park L L L 52 21 209 0.6 33 0.8 18.8 90 20 21 3.0 40 Aut Belmont L L L 10 1 101 0.0 3 0.0 16.0 99 354 35 7.8 60 Aut Titahi Bay L L L 25 7 201 0.0 13 0.0 17.6 95 324 30 12.2 60 Aut Chatham Island M E L 83 9 228 4.1 16 5.8 16.0 71 0 19 0.0 30 Aut Wellington Aero L L M 50 18 227 1.2 30 2.1 19.0 91 20 39 4.8 60 Aut Lower Hutt L L L 47 24 144 0.2 34 0.3 19.0 85 0 13 7.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu L L L 16 2 65 0.0 4 0.0 18.0 94 0 19 26.2 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Tuesday, 29 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay L V L 67 14 163 2.0 23 3.4 22.4 68 279 25 4.2 30 Aut Keneperu Head M E L 72 28 149 2.6 38 6.3 20.6 75 265 27 2.6 30 Aut Totaranui L L L 56 11 131 0.7 18 0.6 22.4 77 23 18 5.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley H E H 85 56 362 5.8 80 19.2 25.8 54 307 21 1.2 80 Aut Hira L L L 31 21 247 0.0 35 0.0 17.2 93 245 3 8.0 40 Aut Dovedale L L L 31 12 218 0.0 22 0.0 19.2 81 34 2 9.0 40 Aut Rai Valley L L L 50 19 139 0.2 28 0.3 18.7 85 330 8 4.8 30 Aut Molesworth M V M 74 40 305 1.3 60 4.4 23.1 45 328 11 3.8 60 Aut Murchison L L L 23 5 6 0.0 5 0.0 16.0 88 132 4 32.6 20 Aut Ngaruru L L L 18 14 180 0.0 23 0.0 19.7 100 228 4 7.4 70 Aut Western Boundary L L L 24 11 104 0.0 17 0.0 15.7 89 35 6 19.2 20 Aut Kaikoura M E L 80 24 297 2.8 40 7.1 18.0 83 170 17 0.0 30 Aut Nelson Aero L L L 42 12 267 0.1 22 0.1 20.0 82 350 11 10.8 40 Aut Woodbourne Aero H E H 82 60 297 6.5 80 20.8 25.0 56 330 30 2.4 80 Aut Big Pokororo L L L 27 12 165 0.0 20 0.0 17.2 99 228 9 2.2 20 Aut St Arnaud L L L 19 5 7 0.0 4 0.0 15.8 89 53 2 30.6 20 Aut Cape Campbell M E H 70 14 362 8.5 26 14.1 19.0 74 350 52 1.4 80 Aut Onamalutu L H L 65 38 245 0.7 54 1.7 22.9 64 282 5 4.4 55 Aut West Coast Tuesday, 29 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 38 4 7 0.0 4 0.0 20.9 78 17 12 19.2 50 Sub Reefton L L L 45 6 15 0.1 6 0.1 20.9 78 17 12 19.2 30 Aut Westport L L L 6 1 7 0.0 2 0.0 18.0 98 30 11 51.6 30 Aut Haast L L L 24 0 14 0.0 1 0.0 17.0 89 260 17 4.6 30 Aut Hokitika Aero L L L 8 1 7 0.0 2 0.0 18.0 99 330 9 10.4 30 Aut Canterbury Tuesday, 29 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 84 26 281 3.4 42 8.6 19.0 69 120 13 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga M E M 84 41 485 4.0 67 13.1 18.7 65 176 15 0.0 60 Aut Lees Valley H E H 88 34 252 9.3 51 21.3 24.3 46 359 20 0.0 60 Aut Motukarara M E H 82 38 405 4.3 62 13.3 17.3 73 165 23 0.0 90 Aut Mount Somers L V L 77 24 188 1.4 36 3.2 19.5 68 155 9 0.0 30 Aut Pukaki Aero E E E 95 67 426 31.3 96 63.8 26.9 19 317 27 0.0 70 Aut Mount Cook M E H 89 13 22 12.0 13 13.0 22.8 32 338 22 0.0 60 Aut Burnham M E L 83 33 322 3.2 52 9.6 20.9 64 147 14 0.0 40 Aut Tekapo E E E 93 53 323 55.8 75 80.9 23.7 21 281 41 0.0 70 Aut Hakatere H E H 88 60 354 7.3 85 23.4 23.9 46 322 16 0.0 70 Aut Leeston M E L 84 39 371 3.6 62 11.6 19.9 66 149 14 0.0 40 Aut Le Bons Bay M E M 79 23 297 2.8 39 6.9 17.0 79 160 19 0.8 60 Aut Christchurch Aero M E M 84 34 307 3.0 54 9.0 22.0 62 160 9 0.0 80 Aut Hanmer H E L 86 45 229 6.8 60 18.4 26.3 46 318 20 1.4 30 Aut Cannington M E M 84 39 389 2.6 63 8.8 20.4 64 18 7 0.0 60 Aut Snowdon M E L 85 28 193 2.9 41 7.4 21.6 65 205 7 0.0 40 Aut Darfield M E L 84 43 297 3.0 63 10.1 21.7 65 149 10 0.0 40 Aut Bottle Lake M E M 84 40 412 2.7 64 9.3 23.0 62 71 8 0.0 70 Aut Ashley M E L 85 25 90 2.5 30 5.3 22.2 64 173 5 0.0 20 Aut Balmoral E E L 89 44 326 14.0 65 32.0 28.2 45 336 25 0.4 30 Aut Ashburton Plains M E L 84 60 444 2.8 89 11.7 20.0 67 154 8 0.0 50 Aut Oxford M E M 85 31 238 3.6 47 9.8 23.2 60 90 10 0.0 60 Aut Otago Tuesday, 29 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell E E V 92 90 652 11.9 134 39.8 25.8 30 288 15 0.0 85 Aut Naseby Forest E E H 89 36 382 15.6 59 32.6 21.4 34 279 28 0.0 65 Aut Butchers Dam V E H 92 87 678 8.0 132 30.4 24.9 29 346 8 0.0 80 Aut Cherry Farm M E M 79 18 343 2.7 32 6.0 16.4 63 112 19 0.0 60 Aut Dansey Pass E E V 91 47 517 19.1 76 42.3 23.4 28 244 26 0.0 70 Aut Tapanui M E M 82 12 307 3.0 22 5.3 21.2 55 283 16 0.0 60 Aut Glenledi L V L 78 11 256 1.7 20 2.6 19.3 66 84 12 0.0 40 Aut Rock and Pillar M E M 86 41 488 2.8 67 10.0 22.6 42 176 4 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero M E M 82 25 427 3.4 43 8.8 20.0 60 150 17 0.0 65 Aut Deep Stream H E V 87 13 165 17.3 21 21.7 19.3 44 240 37 0.0 65 Aut Oamaru Aero M E L 80 22 478 2.3 40 5.8 17.0 72 120 13 0.0 40 Aut Queenstown Aero H E H 89 19 275 9.7 33 17.6 24.0 35 230 19 0.0 65 Aut Tara Hills E E E 95 66 380 36.8 92 69.2 27.0 19 310 30 0.0 70 Aut McRaes M E M 82 25 371 2.6 42 6.9 20.1 53 357 11 0.0 70 Aut Herbert M E M 85 18 218 3.4 30 7.1 14.8 46 21 11 0.4 55 Aut Oamaru L V L 79 14 323 1.5 25 2.6 18.0 64 140 7 0.0 50 Aut Lauder E E V 92 154 753 17.0 204 54.5 24.6 29 302 22 0.0 70 Aut Windsor L V L 77 19 377 1.5 33 3.4 18.6 68 76 11 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly H E H 88 54 562 5.9 87 20.2 23.0 40 286 12 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu M E M 83 10 148 4.4 17 6.5 19.4 47 262 19 0.0 60 Aut Clyde V E H 90 84 680 8.5 128 31.2 25.5 37 282 13 0.0 75 Aut Nugget Point L V L 76 6 245 1.5 12 1.0 18.0 71 50 11 0.0 40 Aut Wanaka V E H 91 43 355 12.2 66 29.3 25.0 30 310 17 0.0 70 Aut Traquair M E M 80 16 344 2.9 29 6.1 18.6 65 126 19 0.0 65 Aut Southland Tuesday, 29 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore L V M 76 6 127 1.4 11 0.9 20.0 68 220 11 0.0 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L E L 76 5 57 3.3 8 3.0 17.0 79 260 28 0.0 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 25 1 7 0.0 1 0.0 13.0 92 150 4 8.6 40 Aut South West Cape M E L 80 9 125 59.4 15 43.0 12.0 87 320 78 0.0 40 Aut Garston V E V 90 23 314 17.3 39 28.6 22.1 32 263 29 0.0 65 Aut Lumsden M E M 84 10 198 6.6 18 9.6 21.0 44 300 26 0.0 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L E L 80 8 58 3.2 12 3.9 19.0 63 270 20 0.0 50 Aut Barn Hill M E H 84 11 184 15.1 19 18.6 19.6 52 337 42 0.0 60 Aut Blackmount M E L 85 8 73 13.4 13 14.4 20.5 48 349 38 0.0 50 Aut Wreys Bush L E M 79 11 276 2.5 21 4.1 18.8 69 162 17 0.0 55 Aut Tuatapere L E L 83 9 135 3.1 15 4.2 21.6 58 253 13 0.0 50 Aut Slopedown L E L 81 8 36 3.5 10 3.6 19.3 65 224 21 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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