FORECAST TODAY 06/01 05/01 04/01 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Wednesday, 6 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula H E H 84 63 456 5.2 93 19.3 18.9 60 63 20 0.0 90 Aut Waitangi Forest V E H 87 126 460 6.0 149 26.0 21.4 50 58 15 0.0 80 Aut Opouteke M E H 87 34 361 4.4 55 12.6 25.8 37 10 8 0.0 80 Aut Hokianga M E H 86 47 423 4.1 73 14.2 23.9 45 286 11 0.0 80 Aut Dargaville M E H 87 50 416 4.4 77 15.3 21.3 51 215 11 0.0 80 Aut Kaipara M E H 85 24 245 4.1 39 9.9 21.6 57 175 14 0.0 80 Aut Kaikohe M E M 86 60 465 3.7 91 14.6 22.0 51 260 7 0.0 65 Aut Whangarei Aero H E M 87 84 461 5.8 116 23.0 21.0 60 130 15 0.0 65 Aut Mangakahia H E H 88 76 476 4.4 108 18.5 25.8 42 48 5 0.0 80 Aut Pouto M E H 85 48 375 4.1 73 13.9 20.3 56 203 14 0.0 80 Aut Auckland Wednesday, 6 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi Forest L V L 82 19 261 1.6 33 3.6 20.9 55 272 3 0.0 40 Aut Woodhill M E M 86 47 299 4.4 67 14.2 21.1 58 190 12 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast M E M 85 24 271 3.0 39 7.3 24.3 49 354 6 0.0 60 Aut Cornwallis Depot M E M 85 19 245 3.7 32 7.9 23.7 49 171 10 0.0 60 Aut Great Barrier Island M E M 85 50 301 4.1 71 13.9 22.4 60 64 14 0.0 60 Aut Hunua East M E M 85 30 232 3.3 45 9.0 23.6 58 9 10 0.0 60 Aut Waikato Wednesday, 6 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata M E M 85 30 218 3.1 45 8.3 24.5 55 50 9 0.0 65 Aut Bodley Road M E M 85 22 166 3.3 33 7.4 22.2 56 3 9 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa L E L 85 11 130 3.2 18 4.8 20.0 59 250 9 0.0 40 Aut Paeroa M E L 86 33 300 3.1 51 9.2 23.0 52 260 6 0.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero M E M 87 59 236 3.8 73 13.2 22.0 54 350 6 0.0 60 Aut Athol M E M 85 15 136 4.3 23 7.6 21.1 57 251 16 0.0 65 Aut Waihi Gold M E M 85 25 200 4.7 39 10.9 22.7 54 57 16 0.0 65 Aut Waikawau Bay M E M 83 42 215 2.8 57 8.8 20.3 69 0 12 0.0 65 Aut Central North Island Wednesday, 6 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero M E H 85 41 335 4.7 62 14.3 21.0 68 10 15 0.0 80 Aut Rotorua Aero M E M 87 40 314 4.2 60 12.9 21.0 57 0 9 0.0 60 Aut Taupo Aero M E M 85 35 359 4.1 56 12.0 20.0 61 220 13 0.0 65 Aut Tauranga Aero H E M 87 66 342 5.0 89 18.1 21.0 63 40 11 0.0 60 Aut Matea M E M 85 16 205 5.2 27 9.7 18.6 56 285 19 0.0 60 Aut Minginui M E M 85 29 298 3.5 46 9.5 19.7 62 330 10 0.0 55 Aut Rotoehu V E H 90 61 432 8.3 90 26.3 23.6 47 323 13 0.0 65 Aut Goudies M E M 86 26 264 4.6 42 11.3 20.5 51 300 13 0.0 65 Aut Galatea H E M 88 87 407 5.1 114 20.9 22.1 57 355 8 0.0 70 Aut Kawerau E E V 90 61 355 11.3 86 31.7 23.3 51 320 20 0.0 80 Aut Rotoaira M E L 84 18 164 3.7 29 7.5 19.4 57 332 15 0.0 45 Sub Tahorakuri M E M 87 45 316 4.3 66 13.7 21.5 48 327 9 0.0 70 Aut Hautu M E M 84 19 171 3.7 29 7.6 19.4 57 332 15 0.0 55 Aut Opotiki M E M 82 19 293 3.1 32 6.8 21.0 68 10 15 0.0 65 Sub Te Puke H E H 88 61 339 5.5 84 18.9 21.5 57 25 12 0.0 80 Aut Waihau Bay M E L 84 24 222 3.2 37 7.7 21.5 63 341 11 0.0 50 Aut Eastern North Island Wednesday, 6 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 80 13 264 4.2 24 7.5 21.0 73 320 26 0.0 55 Aut Pouawa E E V 86 84 361 14.5 107 41.4 20.4 60 209 35 0.0 75 Aut Poroporo E E H 85 64 312 16.0 84 39.6 20.1 63 108 40 0.0 55 Aut Waimarama 19.5 72 58 14 0.0 85 Aut Tuai E E H 87 38 237 17.8 54 34.3 20.5 53 340 37 0.0 55 Aut Crownthorpe V E H 92 75 294 10.1 92 30.4 27.8 30 8 10 0.0 75 Aut Kaiwaka V E H 90 66 319 10.5 87 30.3 23.5 38 323 18 0.0 60 Aut Waipukurau V E V 93 58 335 9.6 81 27.7 26.7 24 341 7 0.0 85 Aut Bridge Pa E E V 90 108 353 11.0 123 36.6 25.3 46 76 19 0.0 95 Aut Te Haroto E E V 88 59 335 13.7 82 35.4 21.7 45 351 28 0.0 80 Aut Gwavas H E H 91 60 266 7.7 77 23.1 24.6 36 127 8 0.0 75 Aut Waihau E E H 91 44 251 15.5 61 33.2 24.0 40 357 24 0.0 60 Aut Te Pohue V E H 89 56 272 9.9 74 26.9 23.3 45 355 20 0.2 65 Aut Ongaonga V E H 93 60 327 8.5 82 25.5 27.2 27 95 6 0.0 85 Aut Cricklewood V E M 89 53 297 11.9 73 30.4 23.7 42 324 22 0.0 55 Aut Gisborne Aero E E H 90 83 366 10.5 106 33.4 26.0 42 310 19 0.0 75 Aut Mahia E E V 85 67 403 10.3 94 31.4 21.0 73 30 32 0.0 95 Aut Napier Aero V E V 86 60 312 8.5 81 25.5 22.0 68 70 24 0.0 95 Aut Taranaki Wednesday, 6 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 83 8 113 3.3 13 4.1 18.0 74 340 15 0.0 40 Aut Eltham M E L 86 28 182 4.3 41 10.4 18.6 66 352 12 0.0 40 Aut Waverly M E L 84 11 123 7.2 18 10.3 19.8 64 292 29 0.0 40 Aut Okato L E L 82 7 105 3.2 12 3.8 17.9 73 245 16 0.0 40 Aut Marco L E L 84 13 70 2.5 17 3.7 21.7 57 219 7 0.0 40 Aut Hawera M E L 84 21 184 7.2 33 14.0 18.0 69 270 28 0.0 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Wednesday, 6 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 85 10 113 4.0 17 5.8 16.9 41 240 12 0.0 50 Aut Webb M E L 81 11 109 4.1 18 6.1 14.1 67 359 24 0.0 50 Aut Westlawn M E L 84 13 144 4.2 21 7.0 17.5 51 297 17 0.0 50 Aut Desert Road Summit M E L 84 16 148 7.1 26 12.2 17.1 59 14 26 0.0 50 Aut Alfredton L E L 82 8 134 2.7 13 3.3 19.3 61 309 12 0.0 40 Aut Dannevirke M E L 88 23 179 6.7 35 13.6 22.3 51 252 16 0.0 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L E L 84 12 62 3.1 16 4.4 20.6 49 22 10 0.0 30 Aut National Park L H L 70 8 78 0.8 12 0.5 16.3 74 336 4 0.2 30 Aut Ngamatea M E M 86 24 189 6.8 36 14.1 19.9 52 240 21 0.0 55 Aut Waitarere Forest L E M 83 12 169 2.6 20 4.3 20.2 66 328 11 0.0 55 Aut Lismore M E L 89 30 221 5.2 45 12.8 26.3 39 347 6 0.0 30 Aut Waione M E L 87 26 223 4.1 40 9.9 23.1 53 277 9 0.0 40 Aut Tapuae L V M 71 4 106 1.8 8 0.9 -6.0 59 270 20 0.0 55 Aut Raumai M E L 83 12 144 5.2 19 8.1 19.5 63 294 23 0.0 40 Aut Levin L E L 80 6 86 2.8 10 2.9 17.0 77 320 19 0.0 40 Aut Spriggins Park H E L 86 25 199 8.5 38 17.2 20.4 61 277 26 0.0 30 Aut Waiouru Aero M E M 82 14 163 2.7 24 4.9 19.0 59 250 13 0.0 55 Aut Wanganui Aero H E L 85 20 180 10.1 31 17.5 20.0 61 280 30 0.0 30 Aut Palmerston North Aero M E L 83 12 93 4.0 19 6.1 21.0 63 270 17 0.0 40 Aut Wairarapa Wednesday, 6 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi E E L 89 38 315 18.5 58 36.3 22.0 42 350 32 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point V E L 85 20 207 43.7 32 48.1 20.0 59 320 59 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek M E L 87 30 216 5.1 44 12.7 22.0 43 334 11 0.0 40 Aut Haurangi H E L 87 48 265 8.0 66 21.9 18.0 57 314 22 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station M E L 88 21 158 7.7 31 14.4 21.8 44 342 18 0.0 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 88 34 246 5.6 51 14.7 21.6 53 334 11 0.0 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome E E L 89 37 243 21.2 53 38.2 23.0 44 10 35 0.0 40 Aut Wellington Wednesday, 6 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 26 260 6.6 42 14.9 19.5 64 27 23 0.0 40 Aut Belmont M E H 80 4 127 11.8 7 10.2 15.1 82 1 47 0.2 60 Aut Titahi Bay M E M 83 11 245 7.6 21 11.5 17.0 78 341 30 0.0 60 Aut Chatham Island L V L 69 4 250 2.0 7 1.1 15.0 87 260 24 0.0 30 Aut Wellington Aero V E V 86 20 273 26.7 34 36.3 19.0 63 10 48 0.0 60 Aut Lower Hutt H E L 88 25 176 8.4 37 16.7 20.0 48 30 20 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu M E L 81 7 104 6.1 11 7.0 16.0 77 10 32 0.0 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Wednesday, 6 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 87 18 204 5.0 30 9.8 22.6 53 257 12 0.0 30 Aut Keneperu Head M E L 87 22 157 6.1 33 12.2 22.3 47 124 15 0.0 30 Aut Totaranui M E L 85 16 137 3.4 24 6.3 21.9 60 25 9 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley E E E 93 79 423 23.8 108 56.7 27.3 27 344 27 0.0 90 Aut Hira M E L 88 30 299 5.2 49 13.5 23.2 45 298 9 0.0 40 Aut Dovedale M E L 89 21 260 5.6 35 11.9 23.1 40 128 7 0.0 40 Aut Rai Valley M E L 87 17 131 6.2 26 11.1 21.9 47 296 15 0.0 30 Aut Molesworth E E V 95 69 364 19.0 94 46.4 24.2 15 206 15 0.0 70 Aut Murchison L V L 82 7 20 1.9 7 1.0 19.0 55 129 7 0.0 20 Sub Ngaruru M E H 86 18 224 4.4 30 8.8 21.2 52 226 12 0.0 80 Aut Western Boundary L V L 82 9 121 1.9 15 2.3 19.0 55 129 7 0.0 20 Aut Kaikoura M E M 87 28 321 3.8 46 10.0 21.0 52 40 6 0.0 60 Aut Nelson Aero M E L 86 20 320 7.7 34 15.2 22.0 57 20 22 0.0 40 Aut Woodbourne Aero E E E 93 86 359 44.4 108 82.5 28.0 25 310 37 0.0 90 Aut Big Pokororo M E L 85 12 194 4.6 20 7.5 21.4 60 99 16 0.0 20 Aut St Arnaud L E L 84 7 20 3.9 8 3.6 18.6 49 301 15 0.0 20 Aut Cape Campbell V E E 83 20 416 32.6 36 42.4 17.0 82 10 61 0.0 85 Aut Onamalutu H E H 91 48 299 8.7 69 23.8 26.0 31 288 11 0.0 60 Aut West Coast Wednesday, 6 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Nelson Creek L H L 73 4 20 0.9 5 0.4 18.8 58 294 5 0.0 50 Sub Reefton L H L 73 4 20 0.9 5 0.4 18.8 58 294 5 0.0 30 Aut Westport L E L 78 3 20 2.1 5 0.9 17.0 85 320 17 0.0 30 Aut Haast L L L 23 0 14 0.0 1 0.0 14.0 100 40 19 4.0 30 Aut Hokitika Aero L H L 63 2 19 0.8 3 0.3 17.0 83 330 9 0.8 30 Aut Canterbury Wednesday, 6 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 90 48 339 9.6 71 25.8 24.0 36 10 15 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga E E H 93 62 541 22.8 97 52.8 22.1 24 340 26 0.0 60 Aut Lees Valley M E M 85 30 283 3.8 48 10.3 17.7 34 24 12 0.0 60 Aut Motukarara E E E 92 62 463 20.1 92 47.8 24.7 27 329 25 0.0 90 Aut Mount Somers V E L 91 17 207 47.8 28 48.4 19.7 27 309 45 0.0 30 Aut Pukaki Aero H E H 91 31 419 10.2 52 23.0 20.5 28 298 15 0.0 70 Aut Mount Cook L E M 86 7 19 7.7 7 7.1 15.7 42 340 23 0.0 60 Aut Burnham E E H 94 52 377 22.6 77 47.3 25.7 21 319 23 0.0 60 Aut Tekapo V E E 90 15 257 73.8 26 61.7 15.9 31 270 57 0.0 70 Aut Hakatere E E E 92 25 342 24.2 43 37.7 20.2 23 116 28 0.0 70 Aut Leeston E E L 94 66 432 21.0 95 49.8 26.8 21 354 20 0.0 50 Aut Le Bons Bay H E M 85 27 339 7.4 45 16.9 18.0 64 0 24 0.0 60 Aut Christchurch Aero V E V 92 44 352 10.6 67 26.9 25.0 29 350 13 0.0 85 Aut Hanmer E E L 90 51 278 13.7 70 32.6 21.5 36 323 22 0.0 50 Aut Cannington E E H 92 55 445 23.4 84 50.4 22.5 26 324 28 0.0 60 Aut Snowdon H E L 87 15 208 33.3 25 36.5 15.4 46 331 50 0.0 40 Aut Darfield E E L 92 51 342 21.6 75 45.3 22.4 26 323 26 0.0 50 Aut Bottle Lake H E H 90 50 462 5.3 78 17.7 25.3 39 90 5 0.0 75 Aut Ashley M E L 90 28 97 6.4 33 12.7 24.3 29 266 9 0.0 50 Aut Balmoral E E L 90 42 332 15.1 63 33.2 22.1 39 340 26 0.0 50 Aut Ashburton Plains E E L 94 82 505 12.8 117 39.7 26.4 20 348 10 0.0 50 Aut Oxford H E H 90 34 267 10.9 51 23.9 21.6 26 323 18 0.2 60 Aut Otago Wednesday, 6 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell E E E 89 53 656 22.8 89 50.8 20.8 40 24 36 0.0 85 Aut Naseby Forest E E V 90 49 427 24.2 76 49.1 17.0 33 297 35 0.0 65 Aut Butchers Dam E E E 90 71 713 19.9 114 52.1 18.8 36 356 32 0.0 80 Aut Cherry Farm V E H 92 25 376 20.1 42 33.0 24.5 27 305 26 0.0 60 Aut Dansey Pass E E H 91 70 573 13.1 107 38.8 20.1 29 293 19 0.0 70 Aut Tapanui M E M 87 14 339 7.2 25 12.2 20.0 45 323 19 0.2 60 Aut Glenledi L V L 82 8 266 1.8 14 2.1 19.5 49 326 5 0.0 40 Aut Rock and Pillar E E V 91 54 543 20.8 87 47.5 20.3 32 43 30 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero H E H 90 21 442 16.3 37 27.1 21.0 36 340 28 0.0 65 Aut Deep Stream M E H 83 6 131 8.9 11 9.6 14.4 48 314 33 0.2 65 Aut Oamaru Aero M E L 86 27 515 5.7 48 14.3 21.0 57 60 17 0.0 40 Aut Queenstown Aero M E M 87 14 272 5.2 25 9.2 18.0 45 250 13 0.0 65 Aut Tara Hills V E H 90 36 379 12.4 59 28.0 19.0 31 350 20 0.0 70 Aut McRaes V E V 89 37 423 13.9 60 30.7 17.8 36 305 26 0.0 70 Aut Herbert M E M 86 34 270 4.8 52 13.1 18.3 36 327 14 1.2 55 Aut Oamaru E E L 92 34 379 23.8 56 42.0 24.0 26 340 28 0.0 50 Aut Lauder E E E 91 175 808 26.2 227 71.6 20.0 31 341 33 0.0 70 Aut Windsor E E L 89 36 433 24.0 60 43.8 21.2 38 203 36 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly E E E 90 74 616 29.3 114 65.8 19.4 33 311 37 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu M E M 85 9 166 7.5 15 9.7 17.0 41 328 25 0.0 60 Aut Clyde H E H 87 75 720 5.4 120 22.4 20.1 59 8 14 0.0 75 Aut Nugget Point L H L 71 4 273 1.1 7 0.6 15.0 80 30 11 0.0 40 Aut Wanaka V E V 88 26 360 21.4 45 35.4 18.0 41 0 37 0.0 70 Aut Traquair V E E 88 16 358 37.1 28 41.2 17.3 41 312 48 0.0 65 Aut Southland Wednesday, 6 January 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore L E M 81 4 138 5.6 8 5.5 18.0 57 320 30 0.4 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L E L 77 2 46 2.8 4 1.5 18.0 64 350 24 0.0 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 24 0 6 0.0 1 0.0 14.0 91 50 48 20.6 40 Aut South West Cape L L L 10 0 110 0.0 0 0.0 12.0 98 300 50 19.2 40 Aut Garston H E H 87 16 330 12.4 28 19.5 17.6 45 347 31 0.0 65 Aut Lumsden M E M 87 9 225 7.4 16 9.9 20.0 43 320 19 0.0 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L E L 81 5 54 4.8 8 4.7 16.0 64 10 26 0.0 50 Aut Barn Hill M E V 85 6 204 52.9 12 36.4 17.8 55 350 64 0.0 60 Aut Blackmount M E L 82 4 66 21.3 7 15.9 16.3 64 355 53 0.0 50 Aut Wreys Bush M E H 84 8 280 20.5 15 20.9 18.1 57 346 47 0.2 55 Aut Tuatapere L E L 81 5 139 6.0 10 6.3 18.6 57 348 31 0.0 50 Aut Slopedown L V L 68 2 13 1.7 3 0.6 18.1 56 322 21 0.4 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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