FORECAST TODAY 05/01 04/01 03/01 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Tuesday, 5 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula M E H 80 61 449 3.5 91 14.1 20.2 51 190 23 0.2 90 Aut Waitangi Forest V E H 86 123 452 6.4 146 27.1 20.4 54 223 21 0.4 80 Aut Opouteke L H M 71 30 353 0.9 50 2.6 19.6 56 210 7 0.0 80 Aut Hokianga M V M 73 44 415 1.3 69 4.9 22.6 49 215 12 0.2 80 Aut Dargaville M E H 83 47 408 4.4 74 15.0 19.6 51 210 19 0.0 80 Aut Kaipara M E M 79 22 237 3.2 36 7.5 19.5 56 201 22 0.0 80 Aut Kaikohe M E M 83 58 457 2.8 88 11.7 22.0 50 170 11 0.0 65 Aut Whangarei Aero H E H 87 82 454 6.3 113 24.4 22.0 47 210 17 0.0 65 Aut Mangakahia M E M 82 72 468 3.8 104 16.2 21.7 51 194 19 0.2 80 Aut Pouto M E M 80 46 368 2.2 70 8.1 18.7 58 178 14 0.0 80 Aut Auckland Tuesday, 5 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 72 17 254 2.4 29 5.0 19.9 61 190 25 0.0 40 Aut Woodhill M E M 86 45 292 4.9 65 15.1 19.8 56 201 16 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast L V M 75 21 263 1.6 35 3.5 21.2 50 218 14 0.0 60 Aut Cornwallis Depot L V M 75 16 237 1.5 28 2.8 19.1 62 207 13 0.0 60 Aut Great Barrier Island M E M 81 48 293 3.7 68 12.5 22.7 49 215 21 0.1 60 Aut Hunua East M E M 78 28 224 2.3 42 6.2 21.0 52 189 18 0.0 60 Aut Waikato Tuesday, 5 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L H M 76 28 210 1.1 42 2.8 23.5 47 216 7 0.0 65 Aut Bodley Road L V M 80 20 158 1.7 30 3.4 21.4 49 265 8 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa M E L 82 9 123 6.8 15 9.0 19.0 57 210 32 0.0 40 Aut Paeroa M E L 80 30 292 2.5 48 7.1 21.0 50 190 15 0.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero M E M 87 57 228 3.9 70 13.2 20.0 52 240 7 0.0 60 Aut Athol L V M 78 13 129 1.8 20 2.8 19.4 47 225 13 0.0 65 Aut Waihi Gold M V M 76 23 193 2.0 35 4.8 19.7 50 219 18 0.0 65 Aut Waikawau Bay M V M 79 41 208 2.0 55 6.4 20.4 56 0 13 0.0 65 Aut Central North Island Tuesday, 5 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 85 39 328 5.7 60 16.3 21.0 47 30 19 0.0 80 Aut Rotorua Aero M E M 87 38 306 5.2 57 14.7 20.0 50 340 13 0.0 60 Aut Taupo Aero M E M 84 33 351 3.3 53 9.9 17.0 55 260 13 0.0 65 Aut Tauranga Aero V E M 88 64 334 8.0 86 25.0 22.0 42 300 17 0.0 60 Aut Matea L E M 79 14 198 2.2 24 4.0 17.8 46 219 15 0.0 60 Aut Minginui M E M 84 27 291 3.4 44 9.0 20.8 39 88 11 0.0 55 Aut Rotoehu V E H 90 58 424 8.4 87 26.1 23.2 34 258 13 0.0 65 Aut Goudies M E M 82 24 256 2.8 38 7.1 18.4 48 331 14 0.0 65 Aut Galatea H E H 89 85 399 5.5 111 21.8 23.7 33 268 7 0.0 70 Aut Kawerau V E H 91 59 347 8.8 83 26.3 24.2 31 273 11 0.0 80 Aut Rotoaira L V L 77 16 157 1.9 26 3.5 17.6 55 338 16 0.0 45 Sub Tahorakuri M E M 82 42 308 2.1 63 7.4 19.5 47 238 7 0.0 70 Aut Hautu L V M 77 17 164 1.9 27 3.6 17.6 55 338 16 0.0 55 Aut Opotiki L V M 76 17 285 1.7 30 3.6 20.6 52 356 15 0.0 65 Aut Te Puke H E H 87 59 331 7.0 81 22.1 22.0 42 300 17 0.0 80 Sub Waihau Bay M E L 80 22 214 2.5 35 5.9 19.9 61 323 15 0.0 50 Aut Eastern North Island Tuesday, 5 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hicks Bay M E M 70 12 256 2.8 22 4.8 19.0 70 100 30 0.8 55 Aut Pouawa H E H 86 82 354 5.3 104 20.6 16.5 64 288 15 0.0 75 Aut Poroporo M E M 85 62 305 4.0 82 14.8 18.5 59 313 14 0.0 55 Aut Waimarama 17.2 60 124 9 0.0 85 Aut Tuai M E M 86 36 229 3.4 51 9.8 20.1 53 99 6 0.2 55 Aut Crownthorpe V E H 92 71 285 8.0 88 25.4 21.3 40 195 8 0.0 75 Aut Kaiwaka H E M 87 62 311 4.8 83 17.0 18.0 62 108 10 0.0 60 Man Waipukurau H E H 91 54 326 7.4 76 22.3 19.5 42 218 8 0.0 85 Aut Bridge Pa E E V 90 105 345 11.0 119 36.1 20.9 51 69 19 0.0 95 Aut Te Haroto M E M 87 57 327 3.7 79 13.5 21.2 42 191 6 0.0 80 Aut Gwavas H E H 91 56 258 8.1 73 23.2 19.2 40 270 9 0.0 75 Aut Waihau M E M 91 41 243 5.4 57 15.1 20.1 46 15 3 0.0 60 Aut Te Pohue H E M 88 53 264 5.9 70 18.2 19.4 57 94 12 0.0 65 Aut Ongaonga H E H 91 55 318 8.1 77 24.0 20.8 41 215 9 0.0 85 Aut Cricklewood H E M 89 50 289 5.3 70 16.7 20.3 56 64 8 0.0 55 Aut Gisborne Aero V E H 88 79 358 7.9 102 27.1 19.0 57 140 19 0.0 75 Aut Mahia H E H 85 65 396 4.8 93 18.2 18.0 63 150 17 0.0 95 Aut Napier Aero V E V 88 59 305 8.5 79 25.0 19.0 63 70 20 0.0 95 Aut Taranaki Tuesday, 5 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT New Plymouth Aero M E L 82 7 106 6.8 11 7.7 20.0 56 250 30 0.0 40 Aut Eltham H E L 86 27 175 14.3 39 25.2 16.2 55 254 36 0.0 40 Aut Waverly M E L 78 9 116 4.3 16 6.0 16.1 70 281 30 0.0 40 Aut Okato L E L 80 6 98 4.3 11 4.8 17.3 59 192 27 0.4 40 Aut Marco L V L 77 11 62 1.7 15 1.9 18.8 54 208 13 0.0 40 Aut Hawera M E L 83 20 177 7.4 31 13.9 16.0 64 260 30 0.0 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Tuesday, 5 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 77 8 106 2.6 14 3.3 10.9 65 241 23 0.0 50 Aut Webb L V L 75 10 103 1.7 16 2.0 11.7 67 190 16 0.0 50 Aut Westlawn L V L 75 11 137 1.6 19 2.1 13.1 60 248 14 0.2 50 Aut Desert Road Summit L E L 80 15 142 2.1 24 3.7 13.1 63 223 12 0.0 50 Aut Alfredton L V L 75 6 127 1.5 11 0.9 17.7 61 329 14 0.0 40 Aut Dannevirke M E L 87 20 172 5.3 31 10.7 17.7 60 267 13 0.2 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L H L 74 10 55 1.1 13 0.8 17.6 51 251 8 0.2 30 Aut National Park L L L 60 7 72 0.5 11 0.3 15.2 62 273 6 0.0 30 Aut Ngamatea M E M 82 21 181 3.5 33 7.7 14.7 65 219 18 0.0 55 Aut Waitarere Forest L V M 78 10 162 1.5 18 1.9 19.2 55 302 10 0.2 55 Aut Lismore M E L 84 26 213 3.2 40 8.0 21.1 44 252 10 0.2 30 Aut Waione M E L 84 23 215 2.4 37 5.9 18.5 62 325 7 0.8 40 Aut Tapuae L H L 63 4 103 1.0 8 0.5 -10.9 65 225 15 0.2 55 Aut Raumai L V L 77 10 137 1.3 17 1.3 17.9 60 293 9 0.0 40 Aut Levin L V L 75 5 80 1.5 9 0.8 18.0 63 330 13 0.0 40 Aut Spriggins Park M E L 85 23 192 3.6 36 8.3 18.2 60 319 10 0.0 30 Aut Waiouru Aero L V M 72 13 156 1.3 21 1.8 14.0 65 260 13 0.0 55 Aut Wanganui Aero M E L 85 18 172 8.3 28 14.4 19.0 59 280 28 0.0 30 Aut Palmerston North Aero L E L 77 11 86 2.3 16 3.1 19.0 61 290 19 1.2 40 Aut Wairarapa Tuesday, 5 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi M E L 87 35 308 5.1 54 14.0 18.0 58 180 11 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point M E L 82 18 200 2.8 29 5.8 16.0 68 40 13 0.8 40 Aut Stony Creek M V L 81 27 208 1.9 41 5.0 18.9 61 82 9 1.2 40 Aut Haurangi M E L 87 46 258 4.2 64 13.2 17.0 64 274 10 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station M E L 83 18 150 2.1 28 4.3 20.5 47 45 6 0.0 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 88 32 238 4.6 48 12.1 18.0 51 274 7 0.2 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome M E L 88 34 236 4.9 50 13.1 21.0 43 110 9 0.0 40 Aut Wellington Tuesday, 5 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 85 25 253 5.3 39 12.2 19.9 49 12 20 0.8 40 Aut Belmont L E M 79 3 120 2.9 6 2.1 16.4 58 358 21 0.4 60 Aut Titahi Bay M E M 84 11 238 4.0 19 6.3 20.4 54 328 17 0.0 60 Aut Chatham Island L L L 59 3 243 3.3 6 2.6 13.0 66 250 43 1.2 30 Aut Wellington Aero M E M 86 19 266 6.5 32 12.7 19.0 47 0 20 0.0 60 Aut Lower Hutt M E L 87 22 169 4.5 34 9.7 21.0 32 340 9 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu L V L 78 6 98 1.8 10 1.3 18.0 60 350 13 0.0 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Tuesday, 5 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 85 16 196 3.4 26 6.5 20.9 49 230 9 0.0 30 Aut Keneperu Head M E L 82 19 149 2.4 29 5.0 20.3 52 77 10 0.0 30 Aut Totaranui L E L 83 14 129 2.7 22 4.6 20.1 51 23 10 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley V E H 88 74 414 7.1 103 25.1 17.8 60 65 17 0.0 90 Aut Hira M E L 86 28 291 4.6 45 11.6 20.0 44 329 14 0.0 40 Aut Dovedale M E L 88 18 252 5.6 31 11.0 20.7 34 156 12 0.0 40 Aut Rai Valley L E L 83 15 123 2.5 23 4.4 21.3 39 96 8 0.0 30 Aut Molesworth E E H 94 65 356 12.0 89 33.7 21.2 17 244 9 0.0 70 Aut Murchison L H L 70 5 13 0.9 5 0.4 17.0 49 152 7 0.0 20 Sub Ngaruru L V M 81 15 217 1.8 26 3.3 21.3 50 285 6 0.0 80 Aut Western Boundary L H L 71 7 114 0.9 12 0.6 17.0 49 152 7 0.0 20 Aut Kaikoura M E M 86 26 313 6.8 43 15.5 16.0 67 40 20 0.2 60 Aut Nelson Aero M E L 86 18 312 7.1 31 13.4 20.0 57 350 22 0.0 40 Aut Woodbourne Aero V E V 89 81 351 8.3 103 28.2 19.0 51 70 15 0.0 90 Aut Big Pokororo L E L 81 10 187 2.9 17 4.3 19.0 50 215 17 0.2 20 Aut St Arnaud L H L 74 5 13 1.2 5 0.5 17.8 45 298 10 0.8 20 Aut Cape Campbell M E H 84 20 409 3.9 35 8.8 15.0 78 70 15 0.0 85 Aut Onamalutu M E M 87 44 290 4.1 64 13.0 21.5 43 71 9 0.0 60 Aut West Coast Tuesday, 5 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 52 2 13 0.3 3 0.1 16.0 55 217 9 2.8 50 Sub Reefton L L L 52 2 13 0.3 3 0.1 16.0 55 217 9 2.8 30 Aut Westport L E L 75 3 14 3.8 4 2.3 17.0 54 240 32 0.6 30 Aut Haast L L L 52 2 12 0.2 2 0.1 13.0 78 0 0 0.0 30 Aut Hokitika Aero L L L 53 1 13 0.5 2 0.1 15.0 73 290 13 0.6 30 Aut Canterbury Tuesday, 5 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero V E H 89 44 331 9.4 66 24.6 20.0 55 80 19 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga H E M 90 59 533 5.3 92 19.3 22.0 33 164 5 0.4 60 Aut Lees Valley L H M 70 27 276 0.7 44 1.5 20.1 46 158 4 3.8 60 Aut Motukarara E E E 89 57 455 13.9 87 36.7 16.5 55 49 27 0.0 90 Aut Mount Somers M E L 84 14 199 4.8 23 8.4 18.8 56 69 20 0.6 30 Aut Pukaki Aero M E M 87 27 412 3.6 47 9.7 21.7 29 220 4 0.0 70 Aut Mount Cook L E M 79 5 13 3.2 5 2.1 19.8 32 3 23 0.2 60 Aut Burnham V E H 90 47 368 9.3 72 25.3 19.4 47 46 16 0.6 60 Aut Tekapo M E H 87 13 251 9.0 22 13.6 19.6 28 241 24 0.0 70 Aut Hakatere H E H 89 22 335 8.4 38 16.8 21.2 28 163 17 0.0 70 Aut Leeston E E L 91 61 424 10.6 90 31.2 20.4 44 39 16 0.2 50 Aut Le Bons Bay H E H 85 25 332 11.6 43 22.8 13.0 66 350 33 0.2 60 Aut Christchurch Aero H E V 89 40 344 9.5 62 24.0 18.0 57 50 20 0.2 85 Aut Hanmer H E L 90 48 271 9.1 66 24.0 20.6 34 253 14 0.0 50 Aut Cannington V E H 89 51 437 9.6 79 27.3 18.8 51 57 20 0.0 60 Aut Snowdon M E L 83 13 202 2.8 22 4.8 19.4 46 38 10 0.0 40 Aut Darfield H E L 90 48 335 8.4 70 23.4 19.9 48 61 13 0.2 50 Aut Bottle Lake M E M 87 46 454 4.5 74 15.1 18.6 54 43 9 0.0 75 Aut Ashley L V L 77 24 88 1.5 29 2.9 18.5 60 64 11 2.0 50 Aut Balmoral H E L 89 38 324 5.5 59 15.7 20.3 50 63 7 0.0 50 Aut Ashburton Plains V E L 92 78 496 8.1 112 28.8 22.0 37 4 8 0.0 50 Aut Oxford M V M 80 30 259 1.9 47 5.5 19.1 55 59 11 1.8 60 Aut Otago Tuesday, 5 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell M E H 87 51 649 4.0 85 15.1 18.7 44 321 8 0.0 85 Aut Naseby Forest E E E 88 46 420 50.0 73 74.9 18.4 34 277 53 0.0 65 Aut Butchers Dam H E H 89 69 706 6.0 110 23.2 18.3 39 12 11 0.0 80 Aut Cherry Farm M E M 85 20 368 3.5 36 8.1 18.5 56 191 10 0.0 60 Aut Dansey Pass E E V 91 66 565 22.8 103 54.2 20.5 31 258 31 0.2 70 Aut Tapanui M E M 81 11 332 8.0 21 12.0 18.5 51 275 37 1.8 60 Aut Glenledi L E L 71 5 259 6.3 10 6.7 17.4 59 270 45 4.4 40 Aut Rock and Pillar H E M 90 51 536 5.0 83 17.5 19.5 36 65 4 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero M E H 85 18 434 7.3 32 14.0 21.0 47 250 24 0.8 65 Aut Deep Stream M E V 71 4 125 29.6 8 21.3 15.1 54 237 76 6.6 65 Aut Oamaru Aero H E L 85 25 507 9.2 44 19.6 18.0 62 30 30 0.0 40 Aut Queenstown Aero M E M 83 12 265 5.4 21 8.7 17.0 52 220 24 0.0 65 Aut Tara Hills H E H 88 33 372 5.9 55 15.9 22.0 27 240 11 0.0 70 Aut McRaes V E V 88 34 416 14.2 56 30.2 16.2 45 249 31 0.0 70 Aut Herbert H E M 89 31 263 9.6 48 21.1 18.0 40 235 20 0.2 55 Aut Oamaru M E L 87 30 371 4.9 50 13.0 20.0 51 50 11 0.2 50 Aut Lauder E E V 91 172 801 23.5 223 67.1 21.2 30 296 31 0.0 70 Aut Windsor M E L 86 33 425 4.4 56 12.7 19.4 54 305 11 0.2 50 Aut Ranfurly E E H 90 71 609 10.7 110 34.4 20.6 34 273 18 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu M E M 72 6 159 5.9 11 6.8 16.2 50 278 43 5.0 60 Aut Clyde H E M 87 74 712 4.4 117 19.1 21.2 48 299 10 0.0 75 Aut Nugget Point L E L 61 3 266 2.3 6 1.3 14.0 87 280 33 1.6 40 Aut Wanaka M E H 86 24 353 5.4 41 12.5 19.0 38 290 17 0.0 70 Aut Traquair H E V 85 13 351 21.2 24 26.6 17.0 51 266 46 0.8 65 Aut Southland Tuesday, 5 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore L H L 63 3 131 0.9 5 0.4 15.0 72 240 13 1.8 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L L L 56 1 39 2.7 2 0.8 15.0 87 280 43 0.0 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 12 0 6 0.0 0 0.0 12.0 93 30 7 9.6 40 Aut South West Cape L L L 38 1 144 0.5 2 0.2 12.0 97 300 61 2.2 40 Aut Garston L V M 81 13 323 1.8 24 3.2 17.0 48 325 7 1.0 65 Aut Lumsden L E M 81 6 218 5.5 11 6.4 17.0 56 310 30 0.0 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L H L 73 4 48 1.2 6 0.6 15.0 68 50 11 0.0 50 Aut Barn Hill L E M 76 4 197 6.9 8 6.7 15.1 64 341 42 0.0 60 Aut Blackmount L E L 74 3 59 5.2 5 3.9 15.6 66 6 40 0.4 50 Aut Wreys Bush L V M 76 6 273 1.9 12 1.8 16.6 59 292 17 0.2 55 Aut Tuatapere L H L 61 3 132 1.1 6 0.5 16.7 72 218 18 1.0 50 Aut Slopedown L L L 30 0 6 0.0 1 0.0 12.2 89 333 24 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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