FORECAST TODAY 30/12 29/12 28/12 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Wednesday, 30 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula M E M 81 70 414 3.2 99 13.9 19.1 90 201 20 0.6 90 Aut Waitangi Forest E E E 90 110 407 21.6 131 57.6 23.3 50 210 33 0.0 80 Aut Opouteke L H M 67 32 322 1.0 51 2.7 20.2 66 213 11 4.0 80 Aut Hokianga M E M 76 63 399 2.7 90 11.6 21.9 69 245 25 2.6 80 Aut Dargaville M E M 77 39 365 2.3 62 7.8 19.9 68 238 19 1.8 80 Aut Kaipara M E M 78 22 204 2.5 35 5.8 20.7 65 223 19 1.8 80 Aut Kaikohe V E H 88 53 412 8.8 80 25.9 23.0 57 220 19 0.0 65 Aut Whangarei Aero V E H 88 68 408 9.2 96 29.3 23.0 62 230 22 0.2 65 Aut Mangakahia H E H 84 72 421 5.1 101 19.7 21.9 62 237 20 1.0 80 Aut Pouto M E H 81 44 325 4.7 66 14.7 19.0 70 231 26 1.0 80 Aut Auckland Wednesday, 30 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 69 18 226 4.1 30 8.3 19.7 67 205 38 6.0 40 Aut Woodhill H E H 84 33 247 8.1 50 19.0 19.7 70 219 30 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast L V M 70 23 235 1.6 36 3.9 20.1 63 218 19 4.0 60 Aut Cornwallis Depot L V M 70 23 235 1.5 37 3.5 21.5 64 247 17 3.2 60 Aut Great Barrier Island H E M 84 50 254 5.4 67 16.5 23.6 57 250 21 1.1 60 Aut Hunua East H E M 86 47 227 5.4 62 15.7 22.5 54 223 16 0.6 60 Aut Waikato Wednesday, 30 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L H M 73 28 173 1.3 40 3.1 21.5 62 221 12 2.6 65 Aut Bodley Road L V M 67 20 126 1.4 28 2.7 19.5 64 249 18 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa L L L 59 6 99 3.0 10 3.1 20.0 71 220 41 4.4 40 Aut Paeroa H E L 81 36 265 6.0 54 15.9 22.0 55 260 30 0.8 50 Aut Hamilton Aero H E H 85 45 184 9.5 56 22.6 21.0 60 260 30 0.0 60 Aut Athol L V M 67 15 128 1.9 23 3.2 18.9 55 235 24 2.0 65 Aut Waihi Gold M E M 82 30 168 5.7 41 13.2 20.7 55 240 27 1.4 65 Aut Waikawau Bay H E H 85 42 169 6.7 51 16.9 21.6 56 0 22 0.0 65 Aut Central North Island Wednesday, 30 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero H E H 85 27 283 13.3 43 25.3 25.0 40 220 37 0.0 65 Aut Rotorua Aero H E H 81 26 262 8.3 41 17.6 21.0 61 250 37 0.0 60 Aut Taupo Aero M E M 78 25 309 4.9 42 11.7 20.0 60 260 33 0.0 65 Aut Tauranga Aero V E H 85 49 289 11.2 69 28.4 22.0 51 250 32 0.0 60 Aut Matea M E M 76 14 179 4.4 23 7.5 17.6 56 238 34 0.2 60 Aut Minginui M E M 81 24 256 6.4 39 14.0 18.8 44 212 33 0.5 55 Aut Rotoehu V E H 85 40 378 10.4 63 25.8 23.2 46 212 32 0.0 65 Aut Goudies M E H 80 21 222 7.0 34 13.9 18.9 54 259 37 0.0 65 Aut Galatea H E H 86 66 352 6.1 90 21.2 24.3 43 222 18 0.8 70 Aut Kawerau M E M 83 40 300 3.8 60 11.7 24.4 42 151 17 0.0 70 Aut Rotoaira H E L 80 23 150 13.3 33 22.3 18.5 50 241 49 1.5 45 Sub Tahorakuri M E M 81 38 270 3.4 57 10.3 19.6 50 250 20 0.0 70 Aut Hautu H E M 80 24 158 13.3 35 22.9 18.5 50 241 49 1.5 55 Aut Opotiki M E H 81 17 259 7.2 30 13.3 25.0 46 245 34 0.0 65 Aut Te Puke V E H 85 48 290 11.2 68 28.0 22.0 51 250 32 0.0 60 Sub Waihau Bay L V L 73 14 171 2.0 24 3.5 21.8 67 264 21 0.0 50 Aut Eastern North Island Wednesday, 30 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 69 10 219 4.7 18 7.1 21.0 73 290 41 0.6 55 Aut Pouawa V E H 89 68 310 9.9 88 29.3 24.6 38 353 19 0.0 75 Aut Poroporo V E M 88 47 260 12.3 65 29.3 25.0 47 71 27 0.0 55 Aut Tuai E E H 87 36 200 21.3 50 37.2 21.9 44 326 41 0.0 55 Aut Crownthorpe E E V 89 55 237 18.5 69 39.6 22.7 41 275 32 0.2 75 Aut Kaiwaka V E H 90 47 267 9.8 65 25.0 23.6 33 185 17 0.0 60 Sub Waipukurau V E H 90 43 286 13.4 63 30.5 23.3 34 243 23 0.0 70 Aut Bridge Pa E E V 92 85 297 16.9 99 44.2 26.5 29 292 21 0.0 80 Aut Te Haroto H E H 89 44 283 8.8 64 22.9 24.3 26 334 16 0.2 60 Aut Gwavas H E M 89 55 222 6.6 68 19.4 21.6 36 246 10 0.2 60 Aut Waihau M E M 85 25 197 6.1 38 13.2 21.5 43 246 20 0.0 60 Aut Te Pohue H E H 89 35 218 8.3 50 19.4 23.6 33 185 17 0.0 65 Aut Ongaonga E E V 91 42 271 15.2 61 32.7 24.9 29 232 22 0.0 75 Aut Cricklewood H E M 87 32 243 8.2 48 18.9 24.9 37 313 21 0.0 55 Aut Gisborne Aero E E V 92 60 310 15.4 81 38.0 29.0 27 250 20 0.0 75 Aut Mahia H E H 87 53 351 7.8 77 23.2 24.9 37 313 21 0.0 75 Sub Napier Aero V E V 91 40 258 15.0 58 31.6 26.0 31 260 22 0.0 80 Aut Taranaki Wednesday, 30 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 48 2 78 0.9 5 0.4 19.0 78 260 39 3.4 40 Aut Eltham H E L 79 16 134 14.7 25 20.7 17.8 71 269 52 0.0 40 Aut Waverly L E L 68 7 88 4.4 11 5.1 18.0 71 283 40 0.6 40 Aut Okato L L L 46 3 66 0.4 5 0.2 18.2 76 230 28 6.0 40 Aut Marco L V L 67 10 92 1.3 16 1.2 19.7 61 240 17 2.2 40 Aut Hawera M E L 71 12 136 4.2 20 6.7 18.0 77 270 37 0.4 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Wednesday, 30 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 51 6 78 4.9 10 5.2 10.0 74 253 64 0.0 50 Aut Webb L L L 59 10 102 3.3 16 4.6 10.8 67 209 43 0.2 50 Aut Westlawn L L L 57 10 113 3.0 16 4.3 12.3 69 246 45 0.0 50 Aut Desert Road Summit M E L 66 13 120 6.8 20 10.4 13.5 63 258 50 0.0 50 Aut Alfredton L E L 74 11 139 2.2 19 3.4 19.1 56 298 22 1.8 40 Aut Dannevirke M E L 81 11 135 11.9 18 15.4 19.2 59 289 44 0.0 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L L L 50 7 56 0.3 11 0.2 16.6 65 269 10 1.2 30 Aut National Park L L L 47 6 66 0.3 10 0.2 15.7 68 239 20 1.4 30 Aut Ngamatea M E M 76 14 141 11.8 22 16.8 15.1 63 275 54 0.2 55 Aut Waitarere Forest L V M 63 10 133 1.5 17 1.7 19.4 71 287 23 0.0 55 Aut Lismore L V L 73 19 173 1.9 30 3.9 19.3 60 293 20 0.0 30 Aut Waione M E L 81 20 193 2.6 32 5.6 20.3 59 267 13 0.2 40 Aut Tapuae L L L 44 3 80 0.7 6 0.3 -4.4 70 225 48 0.2 55 Aut Raumai L L L 57 6 106 1.1 11 0.7 18.8 69 316 24 0.6 40 Aut Levin L L L 56 6 69 1.3 10 0.8 19.0 77 290 30 0.6 40 Aut Spriggins Park L E L 76 10 148 2.9 17 4.1 19.5 63 312 25 0.0 30 Aut Waiouru Aero L V M 63 12 131 1.5 19 1.9 15.0 64 260 22 0.8 55 Aut Wanganui Aero L E L 75 8 129 2.6 14 3.4 19.5 63 312 25 0.0 30 Sub Palmerston North Aero L E L 69 6 53 4.8 9 5.0 19.0 72 290 41 0.2 40 Aut Wairarapa Wednesday, 30 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi M E L 84 30 271 5.7 48 14.4 15.0 62 180 24 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point H E L 86 13 167 21.3 22 25.6 22.0 50 310 43 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek L V L 80 23 171 1.8 34 4.1 14.9 70 164 8 0.2 40 Aut Haurangi M E L 84 37 218 2.8 52 8.3 18.3 63 198 9 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station V E L 88 37 148 17.5 46 31.4 21.1 40 281 32 0.0 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 86 29 203 6.4 42 14.6 22.0 42 281 19 0.0 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome V E L 89 32 197 18.4 45 32.2 23.0 39 290 33 0.0 40 Aut Wellington Wednesday, 30 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 77 23 216 2.1 36 5.0 19.5 56 185 17 0.2 40 Aut Belmont L L M 56 2 104 1.6 3 0.6 18.4 64 297 33 3.4 60 Aut Titahi Bay L E M 69 9 208 3.0 16 4.2 20.1 62 319 32 0.8 60 Aut Chatham Island L V L 63 7 229 2.0 12 2.0 15.0 81 260 28 3.2 30 Aut Wellington Aero M E M 77 20 234 7.0 32 13.6 18.0 62 170 41 0.0 60 Aut Lower Hutt M E L 82 27 151 3.1 38 7.5 23.0 35 300 15 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu L E L 63 3 72 2.4 6 1.6 20.0 62 300 32 1.6 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Wednesday, 30 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 80 16 170 2.4 25 4.6 18.4 58 102 14 0.0 30 Aut Keneperu Head M E L 82 29 155 5.4 40 12.3 18.5 61 117 26 0.0 30 Aut Totaranui L E L 81 14 138 2.6 22 4.5 23.0 48 53 14 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley E E E 86 57 368 18.1 83 42.4 17.1 57 141 41 0.0 80 Aut Hira M E L 76 24 254 2.5 39 6.2 20.3 39 241 22 0.0 40 Aut Dovedale L V L 76 16 225 2.0 27 3.8 19.2 31 160 18 0.0 40 Aut Rai Valley M E L 78 17 142 3.0 26 5.8 22.3 30 263 23 3.6 30 Aut Molesworth E E H 90 43 311 18.3 64 37.8 17.9 19 255 28 0.0 60 Aut Murchison L V L 68 7 13 1.4 7 0.7 18.1 42 268 17 0.6 20 Aut Ngaruru L H M 61 16 186 1.2 26 1.8 17.7 56 253 20 0.4 70 Aut Western Boundary L H L 62 13 111 0.7 20 0.7 17.4 48 98 9 0.4 20 Aut Kaikoura M E L 82 25 303 6.0 42 13.8 13.0 69 180 28 0.0 30 Aut Nelson Aero H E L 84 15 274 15.6 27 22.5 22.0 37 250 43 0.0 40 Aut Woodbourne Aero E E E 88 63 304 18.2 83 42.7 21.0 44 30 35 0.0 80 Aut Big Pokororo M E L 72 14 171 3.8 23 6.7 16.4 47 234 35 0.2 20 Aut St Arnaud L L L 60 5 10 1.1 5 0.5 16.6 44 308 21 3.4 20 Aut Cape Campbell H E V 81 16 369 11.1 28 18.0 16.0 67 150 44 0.0 80 Aut Onamalutu M E M 87 41 252 5.0 59 14.5 22.6 28 91 12 0.0 55 Aut West Coast Wednesday, 30 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 65 5 13 1.0 5 0.4 15.0 60 190 12 0.6 50 Sub Reefton L H L 68 6 25 1.1 7 0.5 15.0 60 190 12 0.6 30 Aut Westport L E L 62 3 13 5.6 4 3.8 17.0 57 240 50 1.2 30 Aut Haast L L L 58 1 17 5.5 2 2.8 14.0 68 260 54 3.4 30 Aut Hokitika Aero L L L 42 1 12 0.4 1 0.1 13.0 78 250 41 2.8 30 Aut Canterbury Wednesday, 30 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero H E H 83 27 287 13.5 44 25.6 13.0 54 200 43 1.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga E E V 85 42 491 33.9 69 58.0 11.5 53 203 54 0.0 60 Sub Lees Valley V E H 86 35 258 12.0 52 25.8 12.0 64 139 32 0.0 60 Aut Motukarara E E E 84 40 411 14.5 64 32.4 12.6 59 161 41 0.0 90 Aut Mount Somers M E L 82 25 194 3.7 38 8.8 13.6 61 111 18 0.0 30 Aut Pukaki Aero E E V 92 69 432 23.7 98 54.5 13.1 35 206 30 0.0 70 Aut Mount Cook L L L 52 8 17 0.3 8 0.2 10.0 58 305 9 7.2 60 Aut Burnham H E L 84 34 328 5.8 54 15.6 13.2 60 159 23 0.0 40 Aut Tekapo E E E 92 55 329 59.4 77 85.1 13.1 28 284 46 0.0 70 Aut Hakatere E E H 88 62 360 12.9 87 34.9 15.8 45 7 27 0.0 70 Aut Leeston H E L 84 40 377 6.3 64 18.1 13.5 64 183 25 0.4 40 Aut Le Bons Bay E E V 80 24 302 27.9 41 40.2 12.0 60 200 63 1.2 60 Aut Christchurch Aero H E V 85 36 313 10.6 56 24.4 15.0 58 180 32 0.0 80 Aut Hanmer H E L 88 47 236 7.3 63 20.0 17.2 43 251 17 0.0 30 Aut Cannington E E V 85 41 394 33.5 65 55.7 11.5 53 203 54 0.0 60 Aut Snowdon M E L 85 29 199 3.0 43 7.9 12.4 63 78 8 0.2 40 Aut Darfield M E L 84 44 302 4.8 65 14.8 12.9 66 136 19 0.0 40 Aut Bottle Lake M E M 86 42 418 4.2 67 13.7 15.5 50 194 11 0.0 70 Aut Ashley M E L 85 27 96 2.8 31 6.0 13.3 62 207 7 0.0 20 Aut Balmoral E E L 92 47 333 28.2 70 51.9 20.3 26 271 33 0.0 30 Aut Ashburton Plains L H L 67 56 449 0.9 85 4.1 10.9 82 172 10 1.8 50 Aut Oxford M E M 85 33 244 4.4 49 11.8 13.2 60 152 14 0.0 60 Aut Otago Wednesday, 30 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell V E H 90 92 657 7.9 136 30.6 13.5 45 223 13 0.0 85 Aut Naseby Forest E E V 83 37 387 20.9 60 40.1 9.3 55 222 51 1.0 65 Sub Butchers Dam H E H 77 78 683 4.3 121 19.1 11.4 56 216 31 2.0 80 Aut Cherry Farm L V M 60 11 328 1.6 21 2.4 11.9 56 238 27 7.0 60 Aut Dansey Pass E E V 83 48 522 22.1 78 46.8 9.3 55 222 51 1.0 70 Aut Tapanui L L M 49 7 293 1.3 13 0.9 8.2 83 259 45 6.8 60 Aut Glenledi L L L 52 6 243 1.0 12 0.7 10.7 75 239 32 7.6 40 Aut Rock and Pillar V E V 76 35 493 14.4 59 31.2 11.5 55 217 57 2.6 70 Aut Dunedin Aero L L M 51 17 418 0.9 31 1.3 10.0 87 260 32 4.4 65 Aut Deep Stream L L L 24 5 122 0.0 10 0.0 2.5 95 225 70 21.4 65 Aut Oamaru Aero E E L 87 24 484 35.7 43 48.4 15.0 44 230 52 0.2 40 Aut Queenstown Aero M E H 81 20 281 6.6 35 13.4 11.0 60 210 33 1.2 65 Aut Tara Hills E E V 89 67 385 15.7 94 41.1 11.0 55 160 30 0.0 70 Aut McRaes V E V 73 22 376 17.0 38 28.1 7.9 66 218 64 2.3 70 Aut Herbert M E M 76 16 222 8.5 28 14.5 7.0 46 211 47 2.2 55 Aut Oamaru M E L 87 16 329 6.2 29 11.6 15.0 37 250 17 0.0 50 Aut Lauder V E H 84 154 758 7.3 205 31.8 7.4 81 231 28 0.0 70 Aut Windsor V E L 84 20 383 19.5 36 30.0 13.9 52 147 46 0.2 50 Aut Ranfurly E E H 86 55 567 11.2 88 31.9 9.0 60 233 30 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu L L L 38 5 141 0.2 10 0.1 2.3 91 271 39 6.4 60 Aut Clyde M V M 78 84 685 1.7 129 9.6 9.5 71 248 12 1.2 75 Aut Nugget Point L L L 53 4 237 8.5 7 7.4 8.0 84 220 72 5.6 40 Aut Wanaka E E E 91 45 361 33.7 69 57.6 15.0 29 230 37 0.0 70 Aut Traquair L L M 44 9 328 1.6 17 2.0 5.7 88 258 62 7.0 65 Aut Southland Wednesday, 30 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore L L L 43 3 110 0.2 6 0.1 10.0 78 260 24 11.6 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L E L 66 3 58 6.2 6 5.2 13.0 69 250 48 4.0 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 27 1 5 0.0 1 0.0 10.0 74 290 9 13.8 40 Aut South West Cape M E L 70 6 124 20.2 11 18.3 11.0 61 240 69 4.2 40 Aut Garston L L L 51 15 307 0.4 27 0.5 6.6 78 229 17 4.8 65 Aut Lumsden L L L 37 6 190 0.0 11 0.0 7.0 91 200 15 6.2 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L L L 59 5 58 1.7 9 1.0 11.0 73 290 30 4.6 50 Aut Barn Hill L E M 61 7 182 2.3 13 2.6 9.3 70 270 33 4.4 60 Aut Blackmount L L L 41 5 62 0.1 8 0.0 9.1 67 187 5 9.8 50 Aut Wreys Bush L L M 52 6 252 1.3 11 0.8 11.1 73 241 37 11.0 55 Aut Tuatapere L L L 50 5 116 0.6 9 0.3 10.8 70 255 27 12.6 50 Aut Slopedown L L L 48 4 21 0.5 5 0.2 10.3 69 243 27 13.6 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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