FORECAST TODAY 04/01 03/01 02/01 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Monday, 4 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula L L M 54 59 442 0.7 88 2.8 17.6 92 213 20 3.4 90 Aut Waitangi Forest M E M 81 121 445 3.3 144 16.6 21.7 78 235 20 1.0 80 Aut Opouteke L L L 45 28 345 0.1 47 0.2 17.4 89 233 9 5.4 80 Aut Hokianga L L L 35 41 407 0.0 65 0.1 17.7 95 233 27 8.0 80 Aut Dargaville M V M 70 45 401 1.8 71 6.9 15.6 85 216 21 1.8 80 Aut Kaipara L L M 58 20 230 0.8 33 1.0 17.9 78 225 16 5.0 80 Aut Kaikohe M V M 68 55 449 1.6 85 7.0 20.0 88 210 20 2.0 65 Aut Whangarei Aero M E M 80 80 446 3.7 110 16.4 19.0 93 220 24 0.4 65 Aut Mangakahia M H M 63 70 460 1.0 101 4.9 18.3 90 220 14 2.4 80 Aut Pouto H E H 82 53 361 5.1 77 17.3 16.8 84 214 25 0.0 80 Sub Auckland Monday, 4 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi Forest L L L 37 15 246 0.1 27 0.1 15.3 95 196 32 6.8 40 Aut Woodhill H E M 83 43 285 5.2 62 15.5 16.8 84 214 25 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast L L L 40 18 255 0.1 31 0.1 15.5 91 232 19 7.2 60 Aut Cornwallis Depot L L L 53 15 230 0.5 25 0.6 18.1 71 238 18 15.8 60 Aut Great Barrier Island L L L 52 46 285 0.5 65 1.0 18.0 93 233 18 3.6 60 Aut Hunua East L L L 48 25 216 0.2 39 0.3 19.0 72 244 11 18.2 60 Aut Waikato Monday, 4 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L L L 43 25 202 0.1 38 0.1 17.0 91 224 11 5.6 65 Aut Bodley Road L L M 58 17 150 0.7 27 0.7 18.4 67 241 13 7.2 65 Aut Port Taharoa L E L 64 7 116 3.3 12 3.9 18.0 65 240 37 10.2 40 Aut Paeroa L L L 57 28 284 0.8 45 1.9 19.0 77 250 19 7.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero E E H 86 55 221 16.4 68 36.2 18.0 64 250 37 0.0 60 Aut Athol L L L 51 10 122 0.5 17 0.4 16.9 69 260 18 19.8 65 Aut Waihi Gold L L L 44 21 185 0.3 32 0.3 17.0 88 255 25 8.8 65 Aut Waikawau Bay L L M 59 39 201 1.0 52 2.8 17.4 87 0 19 3.3 65 Aut Central North Island Monday, 4 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero M E M 73 37 320 2.6 57 8.4 21.0 89 310 26 1.4 80 Aut Rotorua Aero H E M 84 35 299 6.4 54 16.9 19.0 71 250 24 0.6 60 Aut Taupo Aero M E M 77 31 345 4.5 51 12.2 18.0 63 280 32 2.2 65 Aut Tauranga Aero E E H 84 61 327 11.0 83 30.7 21.0 64 270 35 0.8 60 Aut Matea L L M 56 12 191 1.0 21 0.9 15.9 70 227 24 10.2 60 Aut Minginui M E M 67 24 283 2.2 40 5.6 18.3 72 158 27 4.3 55 Aut Rotoehu E E H 86 55 416 11.3 82 31.0 20.5 68 221 30 0.2 65 Aut Goudies M V M 67 21 249 1.9 35 4.4 17.5 70 253 24 4.1 65 Aut Galatea M E M 81 81 391 3.5 107 15.4 21.8 72 219 20 1.3 70 Aut Kawerau H E H 88 55 339 6.2 78 19.9 23.8 61 220 13 0.2 80 Aut Rotoaira L L L 55 14 150 0.6 23 0.6 17.4 64 263 17 16.2 45 Sub Tahorakuri L H M 69 40 301 0.8 60 2.5 18.4 57 259 6 3.2 70 Aut Hautu L L L 55 15 157 0.6 24 0.6 17.4 64 263 17 16.2 55 Aut Opotiki L L L 45 15 278 0.3 26 0.3 19.5 91 280 27 6.8 65 Aut Te Puke M V M 79 56 324 1.7 78 7.0 20.2 74 254 10 1.2 80 Aut Waihau Bay L L L 42 16 202 0.5 27 0.5 19.0 100 290 43 3.2 50 Sub Eastern North Island Monday, 4 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hicks Bay L L L 41 11 249 0.4 19 0.3 19.0 100 290 43 3.2 55 Aut Pouawa E E E 87 81 347 24.7 102 56.8 21.6 67 69 44 0.0 75 Aut Poroporo E E H 82 60 298 13.9 80 35.1 19.5 88 80 46 0.0 55 Aut Tuai V E H 85 33 222 14.2 49 27.9 21.4 59 318 39 1.0 55 Aut Crownthorpe E E E 93 68 278 39.4 84 69.4 24.2 31 268 35 0.0 75 Aut Kaiwaka E E H 90 62 305 17.5 82 41.4 21.1 49 333 29 0.0 60 Aut Waipukurau E E E 93 51 319 19.2 73 41.6 23.0 27 251 21 0.2 85 Aut Bridge Pa E E E 94 103 337 45.5 117 86.2 26.3 22 294 36 0.0 95 Aut Te Haroto M E M 81 54 320 3.8 76 13.6 19.4 56 340 23 1.8 80 Aut Gwavas E E E 93 54 251 53.4 70 76.7 24.0 27 259 42 0.0 75 Sub Waihau E E H 92 38 236 18.9 54 35.8 23.5 37 262 23 0.4 60 Aut Te Pohue V E H 89 51 257 10.8 68 27.4 22.8 46 318 22 0.6 65 Aut Ongaonga E E E 94 52 311 57.0 74 81.3 24.0 27 259 42 0.0 85 Aut Cricklewood V E M 91 48 282 11.0 67 27.6 22.9 42 297 17 0.0 55 Aut Gisborne Aero V E H 88 77 351 7.9 100 26.8 24.0 66 320 19 0.0 75 Aut Mahia H E H 85 64 389 6.1 91 21.2 24.0 64 290 22 0.8 95 Aut Napier Aero E E E 94 57 297 35.3 77 62.3 26.0 25 250 32 0.0 95 Aut Taranaki Monday, 4 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 66 4 98 4.3 8 4.1 20.0 69 260 41 9.2 40 Aut Eltham H E L 85 25 169 14.7 36 24.9 17.5 61 265 39 0.6 40 Aut Waverly L E L 65 8 109 3.7 14 4.8 18.2 68 290 39 8.4 40 Aut Okato L V L 63 5 91 1.7 8 0.9 17.9 67 244 25 6.0 40 Aut Marco L L L 55 9 55 0.6 12 0.4 18.3 57 209 15 37.6 40 Aut Hawera M E L 79 19 171 7.5 29 13.6 18.0 67 280 39 1.6 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Monday, 4 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Three Kings L E L 65 7 100 4.9 12 5.9 12.0 73 256 45 4.2 50 Aut Webb M E L 63 9 97 4.2 15 5.7 13.6 48 219 43 18.8 50 Aut Westlawn L L L 60 10 131 2.7 17 3.9 12.9 68 274 38 8.0 50 Aut Desert Road Summit M E L 73 14 136 6.3 22 10.1 15.9 36 269 44 9.2 50 Aut Alfredton L L L 55 4 120 0.9 8 0.5 16.2 64 317 23 10.8 40 Aut Dannevirke H E L 87 19 165 12.0 29 19.4 18.8 50 280 29 0.6 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L L L 50 8 48 0.3 11 0.2 16.0 63 241 14 23.8 30 Aut National Park L L L 35 5 65 0.0 9 0.0 14.1 80 258 7 18.0 30 Aut Ngamatea H E M 77 20 175 12.1 31 20.2 14.8 59 246 52 2.6 55 Aut Waitarere Forest L L L 59 8 155 1.0 15 0.7 19.0 68 293 19 7.2 55 Aut Lismore L H L 71 24 205 1.2 37 2.6 19.2 54 354 12 4.0 30 Aut Waione H E L 88 22 208 10.8 34 19.5 19.0 52 268 25 0.0 40 Aut Tapuae L L M 56 4 100 4.9 8 4.6 -3.4 63 270 55 4.6 55 Aut Raumai L H L 61 8 130 1.1 14 0.8 17.9 69 294 20 6.4 40 Aut Levin L L L 57 4 73 1.7 6 0.8 18.0 71 290 32 8.0 40 Aut Spriggins Park M E L 84 22 185 6.0 33 12.3 19.6 51 339 23 1.2 30 Aut Waiouru Aero L L L 56 12 150 1.0 19 0.9 14.0 72 280 24 7.6 55 Aut Wanganui Aero H E L 81 16 165 20.6 26 26.7 19.0 57 300 56 2.4 30 Aut Palmerston North Aero M E L 67 9 78 5.0 14 6.4 18.0 68 290 43 6.8 40 Aut Wairarapa Monday, 4 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi V E L 88 33 301 12.2 52 26.0 22.0 50 340 28 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point V E L 87 16 193 124.4 27 85.2 19.0 55 300 76 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek M E L 86 25 201 5.2 39 11.8 23.6 29 324 15 2.0 40 Aut Haurangi E E L 88 45 252 14.6 62 32.1 19.9 42 316 31 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station L E L 70 15 142 2.4 24 4.4 20.5 46 325 27 13.2 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 88 30 231 5.2 45 13.0 22.8 48 327 10 0.0 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome M E L 84 31 228 6.4 46 15.4 23.0 40 280 24 2.2 40 Aut Wellington Monday, 4 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 79 22 246 2.6 36 6.3 22.7 41 28 19 3.4 40 Aut Belmont L E M 61 2 114 4.9 3 3.1 16.9 63 353 48 11.4 60 Aut Titahi Bay M E M 72 8 230 4.9 15 6.7 20.5 60 326 39 5.6 60 Aut Chatham Island L L L 21 2 237 0.0 4 0.0 15.0 100 330 39 7.8 30 Aut Wellington Aero M E M 78 16 259 5.6 28 10.6 21.0 39 310 35 4.6 60 Aut Lower Hutt L V L 73 19 161 1.8 30 3.8 22.0 33 340 19 12.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu L V L 62 4 91 1.5 7 0.8 20.0 61 350 24 9.0 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Monday, 4 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay L E L 77 13 188 2.2 22 3.8 22.3 39 290 18 4.4 30 Aut Keneperu Head L V L 69 17 141 2.0 26 3.8 21.0 42 305 24 22.6 30 Aut Totaranui L V L 72 11 122 1.8 19 2.5 23.0 33 281 19 24.4 20 Aut Awatere Valley E E V 91 73 407 11.0 101 33.7 23.3 35 123 17 0.0 80 Aut Hira M E L 75 25 284 3.6 41 9.0 19.9 53 260 31 3.5 40 Aut Dovedale L E L 77 15 244 2.1 26 4.0 18.8 41 189 17 1.4 40 Aut Rai Valley L H L 64 12 115 1.2 19 1.3 19.4 41 308 18 28.6 30 Aut Molesworth E E H 93 61 348 17.5 84 42.0 19.6 21 244 20 0.0 60 Aut Murchison L L L 44 3 6 0.1 3 0.0 14.1 61 35 12 12.2 20 Sub Ngaruru L H M 66 13 209 1.1 23 1.4 17.6 59 254 14 3.8 70 Aut Western Boundary L L L 45 5 107 0.2 9 0.1 14.1 61 35 12 12.2 20 Aut Kaikoura H E L 90 24 307 11.2 41 21.8 22.0 37 210 20 0.0 30 Aut Nelson Aero H E L 84 16 305 14.1 28 21.3 21.0 42 260 41 1.4 40 Aut Woodbourne Aero E E E 92 79 343 29.0 101 62.2 23.0 26 230 32 0.0 80 Aut Big Pokororo L V L 62 8 180 2.0 14 2.3 14.6 63 221 30 4.2 20 Aut St Arnaud L L L 48 3 6 0.4 3 0.1 13.9 61 285 22 37.8 20 Aut Cape Campbell H E V 87 19 403 10.6 34 19.1 20.0 48 160 26 0.0 80 Aut Onamalutu M V M 79 42 283 1.5 61 5.4 23.8 30 282 8 4.0 55 Aut West Coast Monday, 4 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 26 1 6 0.0 1 0.0 14.7 75 228 6 20.8 50 Sub Reefton L L L 26 1 6 0.0 2 0.0 14.7 75 228 6 20.8 30 Aut Westport 17.0 74 260 28 18.4 30 Aut Haast 14.0 75 270 43 18.2 30 Aut Hokitika Aero L L L 27 1 6 0.0 1 0.0 14.0 85 250 24 36.2 30 Aut Canterbury Monday, 4 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero E E H 92 42 324 21.6 64 42.1 21.0 23 280 26 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga E E H 86 55 526 12.6 88 34.4 12.3 63 228 32 0.2 60 Aut Lees Valley H E H 90 35 276 9.2 53 21.6 17.3 35 296 14 0.0 60 Aut Motukarara E E E 93 56 449 18.0 85 42.8 23.6 22 287 19 0.0 90 Aut Mount Somers M E L 78 12 192 6.7 20 10.2 17.5 33 310 39 2.8 30 Aut Pukaki Aero M E M 73 24 404 4.1 41 10.2 17.3 31 299 35 2.8 70 Aut Mount Cook L L L 35 2 6 0.0 2 0.0 10.5 70 354 24 52.8 60 Aut Burnham E E L 94 44 361 28.6 68 51.6 24.1 20 290 27 0.0 40 Aut Tekapo M E H 64 9 244 7.8 17 10.7 14.0 37 280 54 11.8 70 Aut Hakatere M E H 73 18 327 5.7 32 11.5 17.8 27 106 41 7.8 70 Aut Leeston E E L 94 58 416 16.9 87 41.5 25.3 22 296 18 0.0 40 Aut Le Bons Bay M E M 86 24 326 3.5 41 8.7 17.0 58 10 6 0.0 60 Aut Christchurch Aero E E E 93 38 337 36.3 60 56.6 24.0 22 290 33 0.0 80 Aut Hanmer E E L 90 45 263 14.3 63 31.9 18.8 36 257 25 0.0 30 Aut Cannington E E H 89 49 430 16.5 77 38.6 18.4 27 277 30 0.0 60 Aut Snowdon M E L 70 10 195 4.5 18 6.8 15.7 45 349 39 6.0 40 Aut Darfield E E L 93 45 327 38.8 67 62.0 22.7 22 293 35 0.0 40 Aut Bottle Lake H E M 87 44 447 5.0 71 16.1 20.9 54 107 11 0.0 70 Aut Ashley M E L 90 25 81 10.7 28 17.6 20.8 35 275 18 0.0 20 Aut Balmoral V E L 90 36 317 14.0 56 29.8 20.5 37 286 23 0.0 30 Aut Ashburton Plains E E L 92 74 488 10.8 108 34.2 21.8 24 278 12 0.0 50 Aut Oxford H E H 92 30 252 11.9 47 24.2 21.5 28 335 16 0.0 60 Aut Otago Monday, 4 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell H E H 83 48 642 4.9 81 17.0 17.5 38 242 23 0.0 85 Aut Naseby Forest M E M 76 50 421 3.1 77 11.7 10.3 77 263 27 1.4 65 Aut Butchers Dam H E H 87 66 699 6.2 107 23.5 13.8 38 243 16 0.0 80 Aut Cherry Farm M E M 83 19 361 5.5 33 11.2 16.9 42 242 25 1.6 60 Aut Dansey Pass E E V 88 63 558 23.2 98 53.8 14.1 54 237 39 0.2 70 Aut Tapanui M E H 77 11 325 11.9 20 15.9 9.7 81 272 52 1.0 60 Aut Glenledi M E L 68 7 261 5.7 12 6.9 10.2 83 266 45 1.2 40 Aut Rock and Pillar E E E 89 48 529 98.9 79 114.9 16.1 41 261 64 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero H E H 78 15 427 13.9 28 21.2 13.0 73 250 54 1.0 65 Aut Deep Stream M E H 60 6 130 11.2 11 11.4 5.6 86 237 66 3.0 65 Aut Oamaru Aero M E L 84 23 500 4.7 42 11.4 15.0 74 180 20 0.2 40 Aut Queenstown Aero L E M 71 10 259 3.0 18 4.4 14.0 53 230 30 0.2 65 Aut Tara Hills M E M 72 30 365 3.9 49 10.7 16.0 38 290 35 0.4 70 Aut McRaes E E E 87 32 409 45.2 53 61.6 12.4 53 237 56 0.0 70 Aut Herbert H E M 88 29 256 13.2 45 25.6 11.0 46 209 29 0.6 55 Aut Oamaru M E L 86 28 364 4.5 47 11.6 16.0 60 200 11 0.0 50 Aut Lauder E E V 88 168 793 17.3 220 55.5 14.1 50 226 33 0.0 70 Aut Windsor H E L 85 31 418 6.7 53 17.0 14.4 67 80 22 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly E E V 88 68 602 15.6 106 43.3 14.0 51 232 31 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu M E M 76 8 161 4.5 14 5.9 7.0 78 284 35 1.0 60 Aut Clyde M E M 82 71 705 2.7 113 13.1 15.7 56 274 12 0.0 75 Aut Nugget Point L L L 60 3 260 8.8 6 7.2 9.0 91 220 61 0.4 40 Aut Wanaka L V M 71 21 346 1.7 37 4.0 16.0 39 310 19 0.0 70 Aut Traquair H E E 82 11 344 57.4 21 48.1 8.9 77 258 73 0.4 65 Aut Southland Monday, 4 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore L L M 57 2 125 1.5 5 0.6 11.0 86 250 30 2.4 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L L L 33 0 32 0.1 1 0.0 12.0 89 240 56 4.2 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 17 0 5 0.0 1 0.0 9.0 87 250 11 14.0 40 Aut South West Cape L L L 46 2 138 1.2 4 0.5 9.0 85 230 50 2.6 40 Aut Garston M E M 79 11 316 4.8 21 7.9 12.0 50 264 30 0.6 65 Aut Lumsden L V M 63 4 211 2.0 8 1.4 11.0 73 240 28 1.0 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L L L 58 3 41 1.7 5 0.7 13.0 61 290 30 3.4 50 Aut Barn Hill L L M 54 3 190 1.2 6 0.6 9.8 79 254 31 0.6 60 Aut Blackmount L L L 47 1 53 0.6 3 0.2 11.6 72 158 33 3.0 50 Aut Wreys Bush L L M 55 5 266 1.3 9 0.7 9.9 83 244 31 1.8 55 Aut Tuatapere L L L 36 2 125 0.0 5 0.0 9.4 87 244 23 4.0 50 Aut Slopedown L L L 38 1 9 0.1 1 0.0 10.6 80 242 20 6.8 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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