FORECAST TODAY 03/01 02/01 01/01 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Sunday, 3 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula E E V 88 79 444 10.4 110 33.7 23.8 51 348 24 0.0 90 Aut Waitangi Forest E E V 88 120 437 10.8 142 38.0 22.2 57 352 24 0.0 80 Aut Opouteke H E H 89 44 354 5.1 67 15.8 23.7 55 6 6 0.0 80 Aut Hokianga H E H 87 73 430 6.2 102 22.9 21.6 66 310 17 0.0 80 Aut Dargaville H E H 87 48 395 6.3 74 19.6 24.1 56 302 16 0.0 80 Aut Kaipara M E M 86 30 233 3.9 45 10.3 22.3 59 277 9 0.0 80 Aut Kaikohe H E H 86 61 442 7.3 91 24.1 21.0 70 300 22 0.0 65 Aut Whangarei Aero V E H 89 79 439 7.4 109 26.8 25.0 51 300 13 0.0 65 Aut Mangakahia V E H 90 84 453 8.0 115 28.9 25.6 52 329 14 0.0 80 Aut Pouto H E H 86 52 354 5.1 76 17.0 22.1 60 285 14 0.0 80 Aut Auckland Sunday, 3 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi Forest M E L 87 27 256 6.5 43 14.9 23.3 56 310 17 0.0 40 Aut Woodhill H E H 87 42 278 6.7 61 18.5 24.1 56 292 17 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast M E M 88 33 266 4.0 50 11.1 24.3 56 14 4 0.0 60 Aut Cornwallis Depot H E M 89 34 266 6.7 51 16.8 25.8 44 288 11 0.0 60 Aut Great Barrier Island V E H 91 62 285 9.9 80 28.0 25.5 33 269 14 0.0 60 Aut Hunua East H E M 87 56 258 5.9 73 18.5 23.4 65 23 15 0.0 60 Aut Waikato Sunday, 3 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata M E M 89 40 206 4.2 54 12.0 26.0 57 104 3 0.0 65 Aut Bodley Road M E M 86 28 157 3.2 39 7.9 21.4 72 321 7 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa M E L 84 12 128 5.7 19 8.7 21.0 72 0 22 0.0 40 Aut Paeroa H E L 87 46 295 6.3 66 18.4 24.0 57 300 15 0.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero H E M 87 53 214 7.6 66 21.0 23.0 61 340 19 0.0 60 Aut Athol M E M 85 22 157 4.6 33 9.6 19.4 72 300 15 0.0 65 Aut Waihi Gold M E M 88 39 198 4.9 52 13.3 23.9 59 24 9 0.0 65 Aut Waikawau Bay M E M 87 50 198 4.3 61 13.1 23.3 65 0 9 0.0 65 Aut Central North Island Sunday, 3 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero H E H 86 36 313 8.5 56 20.9 22.0 68 350 24 0.0 80 Aut Rotorua Aero M E M 87 34 292 5.2 53 14.0 23.0 63 270 13 0.0 60 Aut Taupo Aero M E M 87 34 338 5.6 54 15.1 21.0 61 240 13 0.0 65 Aut Tauranga Aero V E H 87 59 319 9.8 81 27.9 21.0 66 10 26 0.0 60 Aut Matea M E M 84 22 207 7.1 35 14.4 20.3 57 259 26 1.0 60 Aut Minginui V E M 88 34 285 11.4 52 24.9 22.7 51 126 26 0.0 55 Aut Rotoehu E E H 89 53 409 11.4 80 30.9 23.9 53 333 21 0.0 65 Aut Goudies H E H 87 29 250 10.6 45 22.0 20.8 62 287 26 0.0 65 Aut Galatea E E H 91 80 384 12.7 105 37.7 27.0 42 311 19 0.0 70 Aut Kawerau E E V 90 53 331 15.3 76 36.5 25.9 50 324 26 0.0 80 Aut Rotoaira M E L 88 33 179 6.5 45 15.4 20.7 56 320 13 0.0 45 Sub Tahorakuri H E H 88 49 300 7.5 69 21.4 21.5 61 326 18 0.0 70 Aut Hautu H E M 88 34 187 6.5 47 15.7 20.7 56 320 13 0.0 55 Aut Opotiki M E M 86 26 288 5.4 42 12.8 21.3 66 19 15 0.0 65 Aut Te Puke H E H 88 54 316 6.7 76 20.7 22.5 60 17 15 0.0 80 Aut Waihau Bay M E L 86 22 200 4.3 34 9.4 21.3 70 298 13 0.0 50 Aut Eastern North Island Sunday, 3 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hicks Bay H E H 83 15 247 14.3 26 20.8 20.0 81 300 43 0.0 55 Aut Pouawa E E E 92 79 340 20.3 100 49.8 25.9 34 65 26 0.0 75 Aut Poroporo E E H 91 60 291 32.2 79 59.5 25.6 35 83 37 0.0 55 Aut Tuai V E H 88 31 215 20.3 46 34.7 23.5 47 341 36 0.0 55 Aut Crownthorpe E E E 95 64 270 26.8 81 53.8 30.3 21 287 23 0.0 75 Aut Kaiwaka E E V 91 60 297 35.8 79 63.8 24.1 33 326 39 0.0 60 Aut Waipukurau V E V 93 47 311 12.6 69 30.5 29.0 26 312 12 0.0 85 Aut Bridge Pa E E E 92 98 329 12.9 112 39.3 29.6 35 56 17 0.0 95 Aut Te Haroto E E E 89 56 313 28.2 77 54.4 23.2 41 322 39 0.6 80 Aut Gwavas E E V 93 50 243 16.7 66 36.2 27.5 26 305 19 0.0 75 Aut Waihau E E V 94 35 228 26.5 50 43.0 28.4 23 329 25 0.0 60 Aut Te Pohue E E H 92 48 249 14.6 65 32.8 25.5 32 319 20 0.4 65 Aut Ongaonga E E E 93 48 302 27.4 69 50.7 29.9 26 284 27 0.0 85 Aut Cricklewood E E H 91 45 274 44.8 63 66.1 25.3 37 321 45 0.0 55 Aut Gisborne Aero E E E 93 76 343 27.7 97 59.7 29.0 35 330 28 0.0 75 Aut Mahia H E H 87 62 381 6.8 88 22.7 24.0 66 10 17 0.0 95 Aut Napier Aero E E E 93 53 289 40.7 72 66.1 30.0 26 340 35 0.0 95 Aut Taranaki Sunday, 3 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT New Plymouth Aero L E L 81 7 107 3.6 12 4.2 20.0 87 10 20 0.0 40 Aut Eltham M E L 86 23 162 8.4 34 16.2 19.3 71 4 26 0.0 40 Aut Waverly M E L 86 14 117 11.3 21 15.8 22.1 61 330 30 0.0 40 Aut Okato L E L 80 6 93 4.2 11 4.8 19.3 85 1 26 0.0 40 Aut Marco M E L 85 18 121 3.9 26 7.4 20.6 66 346 11 0.0 40 Aut Hawera H E L 85 18 164 14.0 28 21.4 21.0 63 350 37 0.0 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Sunday, 3 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Three Kings M E L 88 10 100 25.0 17 25.2 17.0 55 305 42 0.0 50 Aut Webb H E L 86 18 128 40.5 26 42.4 15.0 65 348 55 0.0 50 Aut Westlawn H E L 89 17 140 32.2 26 36.4 19.5 41 330 43 0.0 50 Aut Desert Road Summit V E L 90 22 147 78.0 33 69.4 19.1 45 1 58 0.0 50 Aut Alfredton L V L 61 7 134 1.3 12 0.9 19.1 59 318 22 13.0 40 Aut Dannevirke M E L 89 17 158 11.1 26 17.4 24.2 47 292 23 0.2 40 Aut Waimarino Forest M E L 85 15 84 3.1 21 5.2 19.2 64 264 8 0.0 30 Aut National Park L V L 80 11 91 1.6 17 2.0 15.9 80 339 7 0.0 30 Aut Ngamatea V E H 91 23 169 51.8 34 55.4 21.9 31 316 46 0.0 55 Aut Waitarere Forest L V M 70 13 161 1.4 22 2.1 19.9 74 294 16 2.6 55 Aut Lismore H E L 90 31 205 9.4 45 20.1 26.2 43 320 15 0.0 30 Aut Waione M E L 88 20 201 5.3 31 10.7 24.9 52 269 11 0.0 40 Aut Tapuae M E H 85 8 103 17.5 13 17.6 9.2 64 270 43 0.0 55 Aut Raumai M E L 84 13 134 3.8 21 6.4 21.9 66 282 14 0.0 40 Aut Levin L L L 55 5 78 0.8 9 0.5 19.0 75 290 22 10.4 40 Aut Spriggins Park M E L 89 19 178 8.1 31 14.8 25.2 46 355 16 0.0 30 Aut Waiouru Aero M E M 88 20 158 9.2 30 16.1 21.0 44 290 20 0.0 55 Aut Wanganui Aero H E L 88 17 158 13.5 27 20.4 24.0 49 320 28 0.0 30 Aut Palmerston North Aero M E L 87 14 82 12.1 19 16.0 23.0 60 270 30 0.0 40 Aut Wairarapa Sunday, 3 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi E E L 86 30 293 26.3 48 41.9 20.0 69 340 48 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point H E L 87 15 186 64.2 24 54.7 22.0 54 330 63 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek M E L 85 24 193 4.0 37 9.3 19.2 65 7 13 0.0 40 Aut Haurangi M E L 81 42 244 4.9 59 14.3 14.9 82 305 26 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station H E L 87 29 163 7.5 41 16.2 20.5 52 305 21 0.4 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 87 27 224 6.1 42 14.0 23.4 50 313 15 0.0 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome V E L 88 32 220 19.4 47 34.1 23.0 47 280 35 0.0 40 Aut Wellington Sunday, 3 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Rimutaka Forest Park M E L 80 26 243 4.0 41 9.9 16.9 90 21 25 0.0 40 Aut Belmont L L M 47 2 129 1.6 4 0.6 15.0 99 351 53 2.4 60 Aut Titahi Bay M E H 79 12 235 9.0 21 13.1 17.0 92 331 43 0.0 60 Aut Chatham Island L V L 78 5 250 1.7 10 1.0 14.0 72 290 11 0.0 30 Aut Wellington Aero M E M 71 21 261 7.9 35 15.5 18.0 96 350 50 1.2 60 Aut Lower Hutt H E L 84 35 180 6.9 47 16.5 19.0 68 350 26 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu L V L 61 5 99 1.7 9 1.1 19.0 93 340 28 2.2 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Sunday, 3 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay M E L 84 16 188 5.0 26 9.1 20.2 70 276 21 0.0 30 Aut Keneperu Head H E L 86 38 185 6.9 50 17.1 20.8 67 259 21 0.0 30 Aut Totaranui M E L 80 20 167 3.1 31 6.7 18.1 91 341 20 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley E E V 89 69 399 13.5 97 37.7 23.0 54 322 26 0.0 80 Aut Hira M E L 73 31 283 3.1 49 8.7 16.2 94 349 30 1.0 40 Aut Dovedale L L L 54 12 237 0.3 22 0.3 22.3 74 343 2 1.8 40 Aut Rai Valley M E L 80 25 171 2.8 37 6.6 17.5 87 286 19 0.8 30 Aut Molesworth E E H 91 57 341 14.8 80 36.8 20.1 41 332 23 0.0 60 Aut Murchison L L L 53 6 30 0.3 8 0.2 18.2 66 283 7 3.4 20 Sub Ngaruru L H M 76 17 209 1.2 28 2.2 21.6 61 233 8 0.6 70 Aut Western Boundary L L L 53 8 124 0.3 14 0.2 18.2 66 283 7 3.4 20 Aut Kaikoura M E L 87 21 299 5.1 36 11.2 20.0 61 20 11 0.0 30 Aut Nelson Aero M E L 66 13 297 3.5 23 6.2 20.0 84 350 37 2.4 40 Aut Woodbourne Aero E E E 88 75 336 25.9 97 57.1 23.0 59 320 41 0.0 80 Aut Big Pokororo L L L 57 10 180 0.9 18 0.8 21.0 79 68 21 0.4 20 Aut St Arnaud L H L 63 5 26 1.0 7 0.5 18.6 61 303 14 2.6 20 Aut Cape Campbell V E E 84 17 395 34.2 30 40.2 20.0 65 310 57 0.0 80 Aut Onamalutu H E M 87 53 283 5.4 72 17.3 20.1 69 273 15 0.2 55 Aut West Coast Sunday, 3 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Nelson Creek L L L 20 2 7 0.0 2 0.0 17.8 91 39 15 17.0 50 Sub Reefton L L L 20 2 7 0.0 2 0.0 17.8 91 39 15 17.0 30 Aut Westport 15.0 99 40 32 17.2 30 Aut Haast 15.0 340 2 55.2 30 Aut Hokitika Aero L L L 0 0 6 0.0 0 0.0 15.0 100 20 32 29.2 30 Aut Canterbury Sunday, 3 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero M E M 87 39 316 5.0 59 14.7 21.0 63 340 11 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga H E M 74 47 519 5.2 77 17.4 16.9 80 352 39 2.0 60 Sub Lees Valley V E H 90 32 269 15.5 50 29.9 21.7 44 326 25 0.0 60 Aut Motukarara E E E 91 52 441 19.4 80 43.6 26.4 35 325 27 0.0 90 Aut Mount Somers L L L 52 12 185 1.6 21 2.4 16.7 78 324 40 13.8 30 Aut Pukaki Aero L L L 31 26 397 0.0 45 0.0 12.3 88 356 3 9.8 70 Aut Mount Cook L L L 12 4 6 0.0 3 0.0 13.7 96 288 5 139.4 60 Aut Burnham E E L 90 40 353 14.5 62 32.0 24.9 37 335 23 0.0 40 Sub Tekapo L L L 25 16 269 0.0 27 0.0 13.6 93 24 13 20.2 70 Aut Hakatere L L L 45 29 344 0.4 48 0.7 14.0 84 156 32 11.2 70 Aut Leeston V E L 91 54 408 10.2 81 28.9 27.2 37 282 15 0.0 40 Aut Le Bons Bay H E H 86 23 319 13.4 39 24.0 23.0 56 350 33 0.0 60 Aut Christchurch Aero V E V 91 34 329 13.0 54 27.8 26.0 36 50 20 0.0 80 Aut Hanmer H E L 89 42 256 9.6 60 23.6 23.2 41 326 19 0.0 30 Aut Cannington H E M 73 46 423 5.2 73 16.7 16.9 80 352 39 2.0 60 Aut Snowdon M E L 68 15 200 2.7 25 5.0 16.8 76 351 30 2.2 40 Aut Darfield E E L 90 41 320 14.4 62 31.8 24.9 37 335 23 0.0 40 Aut Bottle Lake M E M 87 42 440 3.5 68 11.8 21.9 64 127 4 0.0 70 Aut Ashley M E L 90 22 74 5.6 25 9.9 24.2 39 354 6 0.0 20 Aut Balmoral V E L 90 33 310 12.1 52 26.0 24.1 45 338 20 0.0 30 Aut Ashburton Plains E E L 90 71 481 10.4 103 32.9 25.9 40 289 17 0.0 50 Aut Oxford M E M 90 27 244 6.5 42 14.8 24.9 37 323 8 0.0 60 Aut Otago Sunday, 3 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell L L M 59 46 635 0.9 77 3.8 20.3 78 359 18 5.4 85 Aut Naseby Forest E E H 90 49 416 16.2 76 37.9 23.9 39 286 26 0.0 65 Sub Butchers Dam M E M 82 64 692 2.9 104 13.0 20.1 65 40 13 0.6 80 Aut Cherry Farm M E M 85 17 354 2.7 31 5.7 16.6 67 163 6 0.0 60 Aut Dansey Pass E E V 92 62 552 20.2 96 48.9 23.9 39 286 26 0.0 70 Aut Tapanui L V M 82 10 319 1.9 19 2.8 15.3 74 334 6 0.0 60 Aut Glenledi L H L 66 6 255 1.0 12 0.7 15.0 79 314 13 2.2 40 Aut Rock and Pillar E E E 89 46 522 105.3 76 117.1 23.5 45 297 66 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero M E M 75 14 421 4.1 27 7.8 15.0 82 200 33 1.2 65 Aut Deep Stream M E H 84 8 129 10.0 14 12.0 18.7 62 271 33 0.2 65 Aut Oamaru Aero M E L 84 22 494 3.3 40 8.3 18.0 66 0 13 0.0 40 Aut Queenstown Aero L L L 38 8 252 0.0 15 0.0 18.0 83 260 9 11.8 65 Aut Tara Hills L L L 23 27 358 0.0 46 0.0 15.0 91 0 0 12.0 70 Aut McRaes E E E 87 31 403 24.7 51 41.4 20.1 54 276 44 0.0 70 Aut Herbert H E H 90 27 250 13.7 43 25.7 21.9 45 275 23 0.0 55 Aut Oamaru M E L 86 26 357 4.0 44 10.3 21.0 56 20 9 0.0 50 Aut Lauder E E H 89 167 787 8.4 218 34.9 21.0 56 17 17 0.0 70 Aut Windsor M E L 86 30 412 4.2 51 11.7 18.0 68 285 11 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly E E V 89 66 596 17.8 104 46.6 22.6 50 319 30 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu M E M 80 8 156 5.0 14 6.3 14.9 70 246 29 0.2 60 Aut Clyde M H M 75 69 698 1.2 111 6.3 19.9 80 152 8 0.8 75 Aut Nugget Point L L L 48 3 255 0.3 6 0.1 15.0 87 230 15 4.0 40 Aut Wanaka L L L 31 19 340 0.0 33 0.0 17.0 93 280 11 10.6 70 Aut Traquair M E M 82 11 339 4.0 20 6.5 15.3 74 244 20 0.0 65 Aut Southland Sunday, 3 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore L H L 67 4 119 1.0 6 0.5 15.0 81 210 11 1.0 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L L L 14 0 31 0.0 1 0.0 15.0 94 340 6 19.0 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 12 0 6 0.0 0 0.0 15.0 93 40 9 23.2 40 Aut South West Cape L L L 34 3 132 0.0 6 0.0 12.0 91 350 19 8.4 40 Aut Garston L H M 64 10 310 1.2 18 1.1 19.1 67 12 17 3.2 65 Aut Lumsden L L L 45 4 205 0.1 7 0.1 16.0 84 190 7 3.6 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L L L 39 3 38 0.0 5 0.0 19.0 73 270 6 14.6 50 Aut Barn Hill L L L 30 3 185 0.0 5 0.0 15.7 84 317 3 6.2 60 Aut Blackmount L L L 18 2 50 0.0 3 0.0 12.6 92 172 8 16.2 50 Aut Wreys Bush L L L 48 5 261 0.2 10 0.1 16.7 75 319 3 4.8 55 Aut Tuatapere L L L 40 4 125 0.0 8 0.0 16.3 83 354 4 7.4 50 Aut Slopedown L L L 45 1 12 0.2 2 0.1 15.9 79 243 20 6.0 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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