FORECAST TODAY 31/12 30/12 29/12 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Thursday, 31 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula E E V 85 73 421 10.4 101 32.4 18.5 54 182 31 0.2 90 Aut Waitangi Forest E E V 89 113 414 12.8 134 41.6 20.9 40 225 25 0.6 80 Aut Opouteke M E M 84 34 329 3.1 55 9.4 20.2 40 191 11 0.2 80 Aut Hokianga V E H 86 66 406 7.8 93 25.7 20.9 46 215 23 0.2 80 Aut Dargaville H E H 85 41 371 5.1 65 15.5 18.6 51 215 18 0.0 80 Aut Kaipara M E H 85 24 211 5.4 38 12.1 19.4 52 224 19 0.0 80 Aut Kaikohe V E H 88 55 419 8.0 83 24.7 19.0 50 200 17 0.2 65 Aut Whangarei Aero E E H 88 71 415 10.3 99 32.0 20.0 49 220 24 0.0 65 Aut Mangakahia V E H 88 75 428 9.4 104 30.7 21.2 44 237 22 0.0 80 Aut Pouto H E H 86 47 332 7.1 69 20.5 18.7 49 217 21 0.0 80 Aut Auckland Thursday, 31 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 83 20 232 5.6 33 11.5 17.6 52 202 26 0.0 40 Aut Woodhill H E H 87 36 255 6.4 53 16.4 20.7 49 215 17 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast M E M 83 25 242 3.2 40 7.9 19.7 49 205 13 0.0 60 Aut Cornwallis Depot M E M 82 25 242 2.3 40 5.8 19.5 56 239 10 0.2 60 Aut Great Barrier Island H E M 87 53 261 6.5 70 19.5 21.1 48 238 16 0.0 60 Aut Hunua East H E M 88 49 234 5.2 65 15.8 19.8 46 227 11 0.0 60 Aut Waikato Thursday, 31 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata M E M 85 31 181 2.4 43 6.6 22.3 44 208 4 0.0 65 Aut Bodley Road M E M 83 22 134 2.3 31 5.0 20.3 45 283 8 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa L E L 78 8 106 2.7 13 3.2 18.0 58 210 20 0.0 40 Aut Paeroa M E L 87 39 272 3.9 57 11.7 20.0 40 260 6 0.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero M E M 87 47 191 4.0 58 12.2 19.0 46 250 7 0.0 60 Aut Athol M E M 82 17 135 3.4 26 6.3 18.0 48 332 16 0.0 65 Aut Waihi Gold M E M 87 32 175 5.5 44 13.4 18.7 45 264 14 0.2 65 Aut Waikawau Bay M E M 87 44 176 5.4 54 14.8 20.1 49 0 13 0.0 65 Aut Central North Island Thursday, 31 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 90 30 290 11.7 48 24.4 21.0 30 250 19 0.0 65 Aut Rotorua Aero M E M 86 28 269 5.6 44 13.5 18.0 49 340 17 0.0 60 Aut Taupo Aero M E M 86 27 316 5.8 45 14.0 16.0 39 260 17 0.0 65 Aut Tauranga Aero H E M 88 52 296 7.5 72 21.8 20.0 44 350 17 0.0 60 Aut Matea M E M 84 15 185 3.5 25 6.6 14.2 48 319 14 0.0 60 Aut Minginui M E M 88 27 263 4.7 43 11.5 17.5 33 257 8 0.0 55 Aut Rotoehu V E H 90 43 385 9.4 68 24.9 20.3 32 243 16 0.0 65 Aut Goudies M E M 86 23 228 4.8 37 10.8 15.6 43 306 14 0.0 65 Aut Galatea H E H 91 70 359 6.2 94 21.9 21.5 28 98 6 0.0 70 Aut Kawerau H E H 90 43 307 7.7 64 20.9 21.3 30 61 12 0.0 70 Aut Rotoaira M E L 85 25 156 5.7 36 12.2 15.4 47 307 19 0.0 45 Sub Tahorakuri M E M 87 41 277 4.2 60 12.9 17.5 36 269 8 0.0 70 Aut Hautu M E M 85 26 164 5.7 38 12.5 15.4 47 307 19 0.0 55 Aut Opotiki M E M 89 21 266 5.4 35 11.5 20.9 33 185 8 0.0 65 Aut Te Puke H E M 88 50 297 7.5 71 21.6 20.0 44 350 17 0.0 60 Sub Waihau Bay M E L 84 17 178 3.7 27 7.2 19.5 48 317 14 0.0 50 Aut Eastern North Island Thursday, 31 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 80 12 225 3.1 21 5.2 17.0 63 60 20 0.4 55 Aut Pouawa E E V 87 70 316 13.2 90 35.9 14.2 57 3 30 0.0 75 Aut Poroporo V E M 88 49 266 10.6 68 27.0 16.7 47 301 24 0.0 55 Aut Tuai L H L 61 22 191 0.6 35 0.7 16.6 42 129 6 7.4 55 Aut Crownthorpe M V M 79 50 244 1.6 66 5.7 18.9 38 82 7 2.2 75 Aut Kaiwaka H E M 87 49 273 5.3 68 16.5 16.5 46 170 12 0.6 60 Aut Waipukurau M V M 77 35 286 2.0 54 6.5 17.4 38 220 18 3.4 70 Aut Bridge Pa V E H 88 88 304 7.1 102 25.1 19.1 33 242 17 1.2 80 Aut Te Haroto M E M 87 47 289 4.1 67 13.5 17.2 41 33 9 0.8 60 Aut Gwavas L H M 69 38 218 1.1 53 3.3 16.2 39 221 12 5.0 60 Aut Waihau L H M 72 22 203 0.8 35 1.4 16.3 46 107 5 2.6 60 Aut Te Pohue M E M 86 37 225 4.4 53 12.2 16.9 42 180 11 0.8 65 Aut Ongaonga M E M 79 37 277 2.4 55 7.6 17.6 37 210 17 2.8 75 Aut Cricklewood M E M 83 34 250 3.9 51 10.8 16.4 46 195 17 1.2 55 Aut Gisborne Aero V E H 89 63 317 9.1 84 27.0 17.0 50 150 17 0.0 75 Aut Mahia V E H 87 54 357 10.0 79 27.9 16.0 56 230 26 0.2 75 Aut Napier Aero H E H 91 43 265 7.1 61 19.3 19.0 33 170 7 0.4 80 Aut Taranaki Thursday, 31 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 76 4 85 4.1 7 3.7 19.0 62 270 32 0.0 40 Aut Eltham M E L 83 17 140 4.8 27 9.0 15.2 64 239 22 0.2 40 Aut Waverly L E L 81 8 95 3.7 14 4.7 17.3 59 281 21 0.2 40 Aut Okato L V L 71 4 72 1.7 7 0.9 16.4 64 216 19 0.0 40 Aut Marco L E L 81 12 99 2.6 19 4.0 17.2 50 211 14 0.2 40 Aut Hawera M E L 79 14 142 3.1 22 5.4 16.0 68 270 22 0.6 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Thursday, 31 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 4 79 0.4 7 0.2 7.3 68 236 15 3.0 50 Aut Webb L H L 72 11 107 1.0 17 0.8 8.2 56 223 8 0.4 50 Aut Westlawn L H L 62 10 118 1.0 16 0.8 9.0 63 276 15 1.8 50 Aut Desert Road Summit L V L 77 14 125 1.4 22 2.0 10.3 53 241 8 0.4 50 Aut Alfredton L H L 65 9 140 0.7 16 0.5 16.2 45 263 6 3.8 40 Aut Dannevirke L V L 68 9 135 1.5 15 1.6 15.6 50 259 19 4.4 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L V L 72 9 62 1.6 13 1.4 12.0 56 204 17 0.2 30 Sub National Park L V L 70 8 72 1.5 12 1.0 12.0 56 204 17 0.2 30 Aut Ngamatea M E M 78 15 147 2.6 24 4.8 10.6 64 226 20 0.8 55 Aut Waitarere Forest L V M 79 12 139 1.9 20 2.9 17.9 54 300 12 0.0 55 Aut Lismore L V L 80 21 180 1.7 33 3.7 17.9 47 304 8 1.0 30 Aut Waione L L L 58 12 178 0.5 21 0.5 17.1 47 276 8 9.8 40 Aut Tapuae L V M 67 4 86 1.4 8 0.8 9.5 57 225 19 0.5 55 Aut Raumai L H L 72 8 113 0.7 14 0.5 16.9 50 301 0 0.0 40 Aut Levin L V L 75 7 75 1.8 12 1.7 16.0 60 290 17 0.0 40 Aut Spriggins Park L E L 83 12 154 2.6 20 4.2 17.0 52 250 9 0.4 30 Sub Waiouru Aero L H M 73 13 136 1.1 21 1.0 12.0 55 240 9 1.0 55 Aut Wanganui Aero L E L 83 10 135 2.5 17 3.6 17.0 52 250 9 0.4 30 Aut Palmerston North Aero L E L 82 8 59 3.8 12 4.5 17.0 52 270 19 0.0 40 Aut Wairarapa Thursday, 31 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi L H L 63 23 270 0.7 38 1.0 15.0 57 230 7 3.8 40 Aut Castle Point L V L 63 9 164 1.6 16 1.8 13.0 63 190 24 5.0 40 Aut Stony Creek L H L 69 18 171 1.1 28 1.7 16.5 46 210 12 4.0 40 Aut Haurangi M E L 85 38 224 3.0 54 9.0 16.4 58 248 7 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station L L L 60 22 140 0.6 32 0.7 17.1 49 211 7 7.8 40 Aut Ngaumu L H L 68 21 201 1.1 33 2.2 16.0 48 195 13 4.6 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome L H L 69 24 196 0.9 37 1.9 17.0 46 230 9 4.2 40 Aut Wellington Thursday, 31 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Rimutaka Forest Park M V L 76 23 222 1.7 36 4.1 16.8 56 1 15 1.8 40 Aut Belmont L V M 64 2 109 1.4 5 0.6 12.3 76 323 21 1.4 60 Aut Titahi Bay L V M 74 10 214 1.8 17 2.3 17.2 64 335 18 1.5 60 Aut Chatham Island L E L 67 5 231 6.3 10 6.7 12.0 66 250 48 3.0 30 Aut Wellington Aero L V M 73 18 240 1.8 30 3.7 16.0 58 340 19 2.4 60 Aut Lower Hutt M E L 87 30 158 4.6 41 11.0 18.0 39 340 9 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu L V L 77 5 78 1.9 8 1.2 15.0 61 340 15 0.2 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Thursday, 31 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay L L L 60 11 166 0.6 19 0.5 18.3 59 251 8 5.8 30 Aut Keneperu Head L V L 78 31 162 1.3 42 3.2 18.4 54 12 5 1.4 30 Aut Totaranui M E L 84 16 145 2.7 25 5.0 17.4 60 92 8 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley H E H 85 59 375 6.0 85 20.3 16.2 52 61 22 0.8 80 Aut Hira M E L 86 27 261 4.4 42 11.0 19.2 43 245 13 0.0 40 Aut Dovedale M E L 84 17 232 6.3 29 11.8 15.8 53 246 25 0.0 40 Sub Rai Valley M E L 87 19 148 5.1 29 10.0 19.2 41 298 13 0.0 30 Aut Molesworth V E H 92 46 317 12.4 68 29.9 15.6 20 216 15 0.0 60 Aut Murchison L V L 79 10 19 2.0 9 1.6 16.4 45 254 13 1.0 20 Aut Ngaruru L V M 78 18 193 1.5 29 3.0 17.2 52 237 9 0.0 70 Aut Western Boundary L H L 76 14 116 1.1 22 1.4 14.1 58 152 7 0.0 20 Aut Kaikoura L L L 52 13 276 0.3 24 0.3 14.0 58 90 11 11.4 30 Aut Nelson Aero M E L 86 17 281 5.3 30 10.5 19.0 57 10 17 0.0 40 Aut Woodbourne Aero V E H 88 66 311 9.5 86 28.2 18.0 47 80 22 0.4 80 Aut Big Pokororo M E L 83 15 178 5.4 25 9.7 15.8 53 246 25 0.0 20 Aut St Arnaud L E L 77 7 16 2.5 6 1.7 13.4 47 319 21 0.8 20 Aut Cape Campbell L V M 69 13 374 1.6 24 2.7 14.0 62 70 19 2.8 80 Aut Onamalutu M E M 87 43 259 4.1 61 12.7 17.3 48 288 7 0.0 55 Aut West Coast Thursday, 31 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 74 7 20 1.2 8 0.6 15.5 48 212 10 1.4 50 Sub Reefton L V L 75 8 31 1.3 10 0.8 15.5 48 212 10 1.4 30 Aut Westport L E L 69 3 19 2.7 4 1.5 16.0 61 230 30 2.8 30 Aut Haast L E L 74 2 23 4.7 3 2.8 14.0 75 260 37 0.0 30 Aut Hokitika Aero L V L 67 2 18 1.9 3 0.7 14.0 69 250 24 0.0 30 Aut Canterbury Thursday, 31 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 88 29 293 4.9 47 12.7 14.4 32 76 9 0.0 60 Sub Waihaorunga H E M 88 44 496 5.3 72 17.0 14.4 32 76 9 0.0 60 Sub Lees Valley L L L 59 21 245 0.6 34 0.8 15.0 45 17 8 7.8 60 Aut Motukarara M E H 86 42 417 4.4 67 14.1 14.0 43 174 12 0.6 90 Aut Mount Somers M E L 86 27 200 6.1 41 13.8 13.4 42 110 18 0.2 30 Aut Pukaki Aero H E H 92 71 438 6.8 101 24.5 14.8 23 164 4 0.0 70 Aut Mount Cook L E M 81 10 23 3.9 10 4.2 14.2 26 353 22 0.0 60 Aut Burnham L H L 74 29 328 1.2 47 3.5 16.6 35 132 10 3.2 40 Aut Tekapo V E H 92 57 335 9.6 80 27.5 12.1 26 124 10 0.0 70 Aut Hakatere V E H 89 65 366 9.1 90 28.0 14.0 32 289 17 0.0 70 Aut Leeston H E L 86 43 383 4.9 67 15.5 17.1 41 104 15 0.8 40 Aut Le Bons Bay L V M 66 18 298 1.3 31 2.5 14.0 49 160 17 4.6 60 Aut Christchurch Aero L H M 66 24 305 1.1 40 2.5 16.0 42 100 13 5.8 80 Aut Hanmer L L L 57 33 233 0.4 49 0.6 14.1 60 329 3 4.6 30 Aut Cannington H E M 89 43 400 5.5 68 16.8 14.4 32 76 9 0.0 60 Aut Snowdon L L L 55 16 182 0.4 26 0.5 14.0 46 51 8 10.0 40 Aut Darfield L H L 65 30 295 0.8 48 2.0 16.1 39 118 8 5.4 40 Aut Bottle Lake L H M 72 34 416 0.8 56 2.5 19.1 35 14 5 3.6 70 Aut Ashley L L L 51 12 49 0.3 15 0.2 15.7 49 133 8 28.6 20 Aut Balmoral L L L 55 22 284 0.5 37 0.7 16.1 52 89 11 17.2 30 Aut Ashburton Plains M V L 80 59 456 1.6 89 7.1 17.3 29 79 6 1.2 50 Aut Oxford L L L 56 17 220 0.5 28 0.5 15.3 46 47 9 12.0 60 Aut Otago Thursday, 31 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell E E V 90 94 664 10.8 139 37.9 15.8 31 266 18 0.0 85 Aut Naseby Forest H E H 87 39 393 8.1 62 21.5 10.7 38 247 22 0.0 65 Aut Butchers Dam H E H 85 80 689 6.0 124 24.3 13.5 38 223 20 0.6 80 Aut Cherry Farm M E M 77 13 333 2.6 23 4.7 13.0 50 257 22 0.8 60 Aut Dansey Pass V E H 88 50 528 9.5 81 27.2 12.2 34 221 22 0.0 70 Aut Tapanui L L M 56 5 299 0.9 10 0.6 11.3 69 256 21 2.8 60 Aut Glenledi L L L 52 4 235 1.2 7 0.6 10.1 69 253 35 5.8 40 Aut Rock and Pillar M E M 83 37 499 2.7 62 9.0 12.5 48 201 10 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero L L M 50 10 400 0.8 19 0.7 12.0 73 240 32 6.8 65 Aut Deep Stream L L L 33 2 108 0.1 5 0.0 5.7 82 233 50 10.0 65 Aut Oamaru Aero M E L 87 26 490 5.0 46 12.7 14.0 54 120 13 0.0 40 Aut Queenstown Aero H E H 87 22 286 11.8 38 21.6 14.0 41 230 30 0.0 65 Aut Tara Hills H E H 92 70 391 6.6 97 23.2 15.0 19 200 4 0.0 70 Aut McRaes M E M 81 23 382 5.2 40 12.0 10.2 55 230 28 0.5 70 Aut Herbert M E M 83 18 228 4.6 30 9.3 10.3 46 237 21 0.0 55 Aut Oamaru M E L 87 18 335 4.1 32 8.7 15.0 45 50 7 0.0 50 Aut Lauder V E H 88 157 764 6.2 207 28.4 14.2 31 223 12 0.0 70 Aut Windsor M E L 87 22 389 4.2 39 10.0 14.5 40 65 8 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly H E H 88 57 572 7.1 91 23.7 12.5 37 254 16 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu L L L 41 3 136 0.2 6 0.1 6.1 76 266 35 5.6 60 Aut Clyde M E M 85 87 691 2.7 132 13.9 15.8 44 266 6 0.0 75 Aut Nugget Point L L L 54 3 242 1.3 5 0.6 9.0 82 250 33 2.4 40 Aut Wanaka V E H 91 48 368 9.1 72 25.2 15.0 27 250 11 0.0 70 Aut Traquair L L M 49 6 319 1.0 11 0.6 8.2 71 279 38 5.2 65 Aut Southland Thursday, 31 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore L L L 33 2 100 0.0 3 0.0 10.0 81 240 17 8.8 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L L L 25 1 55 0.0 3 0.0 10.0 98 290 24 6.0 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 45 1 11 0.2 1 0.1 12.0 78 240 19 2.2 40 Aut South West Cape M E L 65 5 129 8.8 10 8.8 10.0 84 280 56 2.0 40 Aut Garston M E M 74 16 312 2.8 29 5.8 11.6 47 247 27 0.8 65 Aut Lumsden L L M 60 5 196 1.2 10 0.7 13.0 57 290 22 2.4 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L V L 74 6 63 2.0 10 1.7 12.0 67 290 20 0.0 50 Aut Barn Hill L H M 65 6 187 1.1 12 0.7 12.9 56 258 15 2.6 60 Aut Blackmount L V L 69 6 68 1.8 10 1.3 12.7 57 4 22 0.0 50 Aut Wreys Bush L L L 54 5 251 0.5 9 0.3 11.9 64 253 14 3.6 55 Aut Tuatapere L L L 58 4 118 0.7 7 0.4 14.1 62 259 15 3.2 50 Aut Slopedown L L L 33 2 19 0.0 3 0.0 7.9 86 321 14 5.4 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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