FORECAST TODAY 17/02 16/02 15/02 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Wednesday, 17 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula V E H 87 70 687 6.6 112 25.0 24.3 63 81 17 0.0 90 Aut Waitangi Forest H E H 88 38 514 8.7 64 22.7 25.2 57 44 21 0.0 80 Aut Opouteke M E H 89 41 243 4.9 57 14.0 29.5 49 7 6 0.4 80 Aut Hokianga H E H 89 40 555 6.7 68 19.6 27.8 51 99 13 0.0 80 Aut Dargaville M E H 87 26 452 4.6 45 11.7 26.5 56 107 10 0.0 80 Aut Kaipara M E M 86 32 371 3.0 53 9.2 26.9 63 70 5 0.0 80 Aut Kaikohe M E M 85 44 474 4.3 72 14.5 25.0 63 30 15 0.8 65 Aut Whangarei Aero M E M 87 22 404 5.6 39 12.5 27.0 61 60 15 0.0 65 Aut Mangakahia H E H 88 59 546 6.6 93 22.9 29.8 56 25 13 0.2 80 Aut Pouto L V M 80 17 458 1.6 32 3.3 26.7 57 26 6 0.0 80 Aut Auckland Wednesday, 17 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi Forest M E M 84 17 308 3.6 30 7.4 27.0 66 20 14 0.4 60 Aut Woodhill M V M 81 27 463 2.0 47 5.8 26.7 63 249 9 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast L H M 69 33 470 0.8 56 2.5 25.4 72 323 7 2.6 70 Aut Cornwallis Depot M E M 84 37 428 2.7 61 8.9 25.4 73 147 8 0.2 60 Aut Great Barrier Island M E M 85 39 356 3.7 61 11.6 25.1 75 85 10 0.0 70 Aut Hunua East M V M 81 32 377 1.7 53 5.5 26.3 70 63 7 0.0 65 Aut Waikato Wednesday, 17 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L L L 36 8 82 0.0 13 0.0 23.5 90 65 6 0.4 65 Aut Bodley Road L V M 81 18 275 1.9 31 4.0 25.3 68 45 7 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa L V L 72 6 192 1.3 11 0.8 24.0 76 300 13 1.4 40 Aut Paeroa L V L 81 10 292 1.6 19 2.2 25.0 75 330 4 0.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero L H M 80 11 125 1.2 18 1.2 24.0 74 330 2 0.4 60 Aut Athol L V M 75 6 132 1.3 11 0.8 23.5 68 235 10 0.2 65 Aut Waihi Gold L L L 33 6 124 0.0 11 0.0 22.4 86 110 4 4.0 65 Aut Waikawau Bay L V M 77 12 283 1.5 22 2.4 24.0 81 0 11 0.0 75 Aut Central North Island Wednesday, 17 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero L L L 52 10 257 0.3 17 0.3 23.0 86 40 9 2.0 60 Aut Rotorua Aero L L L 58 6 166 0.5 10 0.3 22.0 80 330 6 1.2 40 Aut Taupo Aero L L L 38 13 315 0.0 23 0.0 19.0 94 200 6 2.6 55 Aut Tauranga Aero L H L 63 23 162 0.8 34 1.0 23.0 81 40 9 0.4 40 Aut Matea L L L 48 9 167 0.2 15 0.2 19.6 83 247 10 5.3 40 Aut Minginui L L L 54 8 165 0.3 14 0.2 13.5 78 295 5 2.0 40 Aut Rotoehu L H L 74 11 220 1.0 19 0.9 23.6 76 307 7 1.5 40 Aut Goudies L L L 55 8 244 0.4 15 0.3 20.9 79 335 8 2.8 40 Aut Galatea L V L 79 26 249 1.4 41 3.7 26.9 65 257 6 1.2 40 Aut Kawerau L L L 50 9 227 0.2 16 0.1 23.4 80 300 4 2.2 45 Aut Rotoaira L L L 36 4 199 0.0 8 0.0 18.9 87 352 12 12.2 40 Sub Tahorakuri L L L 58 17 222 0.5 29 0.5 21.6 79 127 6 1.6 45 Aut Hautu L L L 36 6 209 0.0 12 0.0 18.9 87 352 12 12.2 55 Aut Opotiki L L L 55 12 224 0.5 21 0.4 22.2 88 19 9 2.8 50 Aut Te Puke L L L 39 13 388 0.0 25 0.0 22.5 83 29 3 3.0 60 Aut Waihau Bay L L L 34 9 142 0.0 15 0.0 22.0 89 290 15 17.6 40 Sub Eastern North Island Wednesday, 17 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hicks Bay L L L 30 4 78 0.0 7 0.0 22.0 89 290 15 17.6 40 Aut Pouawa L H M 75 34 546 0.9 60 2.9 21.2 80 268 3 0.0 65 Aut Poroporo M E M 81 40 490 3.7 66 12.3 21.2 81 75 22 0.0 60 Aut Waimarama M V M 83 41 523 1.9 68 7.1 20.1 84 83 3 0.1 70 Aut Tuai L H L 60 8 70 0.8 12 0.5 22.9 71 335 12 1.2 40 Aut Crownthorpe L L L 58 11 94 0.5 16 0.4 22.1 81 77 7 2.2 50 Aut Kaiwaka L L L 47 5 65 0.2 8 0.1 20.9 82 345 6 0.0 40 Aut Waipukurau L H M 78 25 217 1.2 39 2.8 20.7 80 61 5 1.0 60 Aut Bridge Pa M E L 85 29 315 3.5 47 9.6 22.8 76 57 11 0.4 50 Aut Te Haroto L V L 73 22 109 1.3 30 2.6 20.7 78 359 14 1.6 40 Aut Gwavas L L L 49 12 102 0.2 19 0.2 20.0 81 41 4 4.2 65 Aut Waihau L L L 34 6 86 0.0 11 0.0 20.3 89 151 9 2.8 40 Aut Te Pohue L L L 57 6 72 0.6 10 0.4 21.7 77 12 11 0.6 40 Aut Ongaonga L H L 63 18 180 0.6 29 0.7 20.2 85 115 6 2.4 40 Aut Cricklewood L H L 62 7 87 0.6 12 0.4 23.0 79 11 4 0.4 40 Aut Gisborne Aero L H L 64 15 168 0.6 24 0.6 24.0 79 30 4 0.2 40 Aut Mahia M E L 84 15 259 2.7 27 5.3 22.0 77 140 7 0.0 45 Aut Napier Aero L H L 68 7 121 0.9 12 0.6 21.0 87 80 9 0.2 40 Aut Taranaki Wednesday, 17 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT New Plymouth Aero L L L 8 3 183 0.0 5 0.0 23.0 99 340 15 36.4 40 Aut Eltham L L L 43 9 322 0.1 18 0.1 19.7 92 356 16 5.0 40 Aut Waverly L L L 21 7 190 0.0 12 0.0 20.6 93 0 0 11.8 65 Aut Okato L L L 15 4 142 0.0 7 0.0 20.5 97 332 17 29.6 40 Aut Marco L L L 8 3 106 0.0 5 0.0 23.0 99 340 15 36.4 40 Sub Hawera L L L 30 7 291 0.0 14 0.0 20.0 93 220 9 11.2 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Wednesday, 17 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Three Kings L L L 32 3 78 0.0 6 0.0 14.4 96 307 24 3.8 50 Aut Webb L L L 44 10 86 0.3 16 0.3 13.3 99 1 29 2.6 50 Aut Westlawn L L L 38 5 87 0.0 9 0.0 16.1 92 340 13 4.4 50 Aut Desert Road Summit L L L 45 11 88 0.4 16 0.3 15.4 95 25 30 2.8 50 Aut Alfredton L L L 35 8 83 0.0 12 0.0 19.2 94 5 0 4.6 40 Aut Dannevirke L L L 54 10 152 0.4 17 0.3 19.9 90 89 6 3.0 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L L L 35 2 137 0.0 4 0.0 19.0 87 31 12 10.8 30 Aut National Park L L L 19 1 75 0.0 1 0.0 16.7 93 344 4 10.8 30 Aut Ngamatea L L L 43 3 83 0.1 6 0.0 18.3 90 85 4 2.6 60 Aut Waitarere Forest L L L 54 11 307 0.4 19 0.3 20.0 88 60 9 3.6 55 Sub Lismore L L L 48 11 337 0.2 20 0.1 22.4 84 342 5 6.0 60 Aut Waione L H L 65 12 132 0.6 20 0.5 21.4 82 154 2 2.0 60 Aut Tapuae 1 270 15 9.1 55 Aut Raumai L L L 23 11 334 0.0 20 0.0 20.4 96 0 0 9.2 40 Aut Levin L L L 54 10 215 0.4 18 0.3 20.0 88 60 9 3.6 40 Aut Spriggins Park L L L 42 9 316 0.1 17 0.0 21.8 86 307 2 5.4 30 Aut Waiouru Aero L L L 43 12 207 0.1 21 0.1 19.0 83 0 0 3.2 55 Aut Wanganui Aero L L L 32 10 316 0.0 19 0.0 21.0 89 0 0 6.2 60 Aut Palmerston North Aero L L L 25 7 233 0.0 12 0.0 20.0 99 90 9 7.4 40 Aut Wairarapa Wednesday, 17 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi L V L 81 21 369 1.3 36 3.0 17.0 90 0 0 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point L L L 55 8 102 0.5 13 0.4 17.0 95 190 13 2.4 40 Aut Stony Creek L H L 80 18 112 1.2 25 1.8 19.3 80 5 1 0.0 40 Aut Haurangi L V L 82 16 115 1.7 24 3.0 16.2 87 324 5 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station L H L 63 17 130 0.6 26 0.6 18.8 87 111 4 1.2 40 Aut Ngaumu L L L 54 16 108 0.4 23 0.4 17.9 89 76 10 3.2 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome L H L 63 17 152 0.5 26 0.6 18.0 89 110 2 1.8 40 Aut Wellington Wednesday, 17 February 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 26 157 3.2 36 7.5 20.7 74 253 8 0.0 40 Aut Belmont L V M 79 6 233 1.7 12 1.4 17.0 90 193 10 0.0 60 Aut Titahi Bay M V M 83 23 435 2.0 41 5.2 19.7 77 306 4 0.2 60 Aut Chatham Island M E L 81 8 374 6.7 16 9.0 16.0 76 250 33 0.0 30 Aut Wellington Aero M E M 80 18 387 2.3 33 5.1 17.0 90 200 13 0.0 60 Aut Lower Hutt M E L 86 24 258 3.2 39 7.8 19.0 70 230 6 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu L V L 81 17 309 1.7 30 3.6 19.0 85 240 7 0.6 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Wednesday, 17 February 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 27 327 2.3 45 6.5 19.4 69 50 3 0.0 30 Aut Keneperu Head M E L 84 28 264 2.5 44 6.8 18.9 69 99 6 0.0 30 Aut Totaranui M E L 84 15 177 2.6 25 4.9 18.4 79 122 8 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley M E H 86 58 604 3.5 94 14.4 19.4 69 74 8 0.0 90 Aut Hira M E L 86 22 336 2.8 38 6.8 20.1 59 302 4 0.0 20 Aut Dovedale M E L 85 16 208 2.5 27 4.9 33.9 70 12 2 0.0 20 Aut Rai Valley M E L 87 27 201 3.4 40 8.5 21.0 57 322 4 0.0 30 Aut Molesworth M E L 86 40 451 3.5 65 11.6 19.4 69 74 8 0.0 50 Sub Murchison M E L 85 19 96 2.4 25 4.4 17.9 63 36 2 0.0 20 Sub Ngaruru L V M 80 11 204 1.3 20 1.6 17.1 73 28 2 0.0 80 Aut Western Boundary L V L 83 13 140 1.9 22 3.1 17.9 63 36 2 0.0 20 Aut Kaikoura L H M 67 14 510 0.9 27 1.0 17.0 87 110 9 0.0 60 Aut Nelson Aero M E L 86 20 326 3.2 35 7.4 22.0 61 10 6 0.0 20 Aut Woodbourne Aero M E H 86 56 459 3.6 86 13.9 20.0 66 50 7 0.0 90 Aut Big Pokororo L E L 81 10 247 2.6 18 3.9 18.3 86 79 15 0.0 20 Aut St Arnaud M E L 85 15 67 3.2 20 5.2 17.9 58 64 8 0.0 20 Aut Cape Campbell M E M 81 25 602 2.9 45 7.8 18.0 80 170 17 0.0 85 Aut Onamalutu M V M 84 27 310 2.0 45 5.6 17.6 70 59 3 0.0 60 Aut West Coast Wednesday, 17 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Reefton L V L 84 15 84 2.1 21 3.3 18.1 75 309 3 0.0 50 Aut Westport M E M 86 11 94 3.6 17 5.3 21.0 70 160 9 0.0 70 Aut Haast L V L 80 6 112 1.5 10 0.9 18.0 83 350 6 0.0 40 Aut Hokitika Aero L E L 82 7 113 3.2 13 3.9 18.0 82 10 15 0.0 50 Aut Canterbury Wednesday, 17 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero M E M 84 45 529 2.4 75 9.1 16.0 80 40 6 0.2 60 Aut Waihaorunga M E M 83 52 688 2.2 88 9.6 14.0 84 19 5 0.0 75 Sub Lees Valley M E M 83 36 361 4.0 58 11.9 15.7 69 10 17 0.0 60 Aut Motukarara H E H 85 38 524 5.7 64 16.8 17.0 67 24 19 0.0 80 Aut Mount Somers L L L 37 2 168 0.0 4 0.0 12.9 93 109 8 2.8 40 Aut Pukaki Aero H E H 87 96 655 4.6 140 21.0 17.5 61 200 9 0.0 80 Aut Oxford M E M 82 24 389 2.4 41 6.3 17.7 67 54 11 0.2 60 Aut Mount Cook M E M 84 27 99 2.6 32 5.7 14.0 78 123 7 0.0 70 Aut Burnham H E M 86 46 542 5.7 75 18.3 17.6 66 56 17 0.0 60 Aut Tekapo H E H 86 65 388 4.2 92 16.4 15.5 66 139 10 0.0 80 Aut Hakatere M E M 84 59 443 3.8 89 14.9 13.5 80 343 15 0.0 70 Aut Leeston H E L 86 54 546 5.6 87 19.5 18.0 65 57 16 0.0 50 Aut Le Bons Bay M E M 78 14 502 2.6 26 4.9 13.0 93 50 20 0.0 60 Aut Christchurch Aero H E H 84 44 546 6.6 73 20.0 17.0 78 70 26 0.0 85 Aut Hanmer M E M 85 34 374 2.7 55 8.4 16.6 70 275 4 0.0 65 Aut Cannington M E M 83 40 644 2.1 70 7.9 14.0 84 19 5 0.0 65 Aut Snowdon L H L 74 14 217 1.1 25 1.4 13.6 81 65 7 0.0 40 Aut Darfield M E L 85 43 398 4.3 68 13.9 16.7 72 69 15 0.0 50 Aut Bottle Lake L H M 77 27 579 1.3 49 3.6 17.4 78 101 7 0.0 75 Aut Ashley L H L 74 13 148 1.0 21 0.9 17.7 73 55 6 0.0 50 Aut Balmoral M V M 80 51 584 1.7 84 7.4 16.8 73 63 7 0.0 65 Aut Ashburton Plains M E M 87 49 557 3.7 81 13.6 17.8 64 3 7 0.0 65 Aut Otago Wednesday, 17 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Dansey Pass M E M 87 34 613 3.3 59 10.5 17.1 64 183 4 0.0 80 Aut Tapanui L V M 80 9 222 1.4 17 1.6 16.9 68 75 5 0.0 60 Aut Glenledi M E L 83 14 303 2.6 25 4.9 14.1 80 72 11 0.0 40 Aut Rock and Pillar M E M 87 38 538 3.8 65 12.3 16.0 64 242 7 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero M E M 83 16 423 2.7 30 5.6 14.1 80 72 11 0.0 65 Sub Deep Stream M E M 81 8 145 5.9 14 7.6 13.5 79 26 31 0.0 65 Aut Oamaru Aero M E L 81 27 694 3.6 49 10.0 15.0 87 40 20 0.0 50 Aut Queenstown Aero M E M 85 33 386 4.3 55 12.3 16.0 73 260 15 0.0 75 Aut Tara Hills H E H 89 83 545 5.3 120 22.1 19.0 49 100 6 0.0 80 Aut McRaes M E M 83 21 474 3.9 38 9.3 12.1 82 75 17 0.0 70 Aut Lauder M E M 87 65 711 3.5 106 15.5 17.8 60 81 6 0.0 70 Aut Windsor M V L 80 34 624 1.4 60 4.9 13.6 93 293 5 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly M E M 87 36 639 3.7 63 12.0 16.9 60 109 7 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu L H M 78 7 113 1.2 12 0.8 14.4 69 127 5 0.0 60 Aut Herbert H E H 86 28 398 6.7 47 16.0 9.5 46 343 20 0.2 65 Aut Oamaru M V M 82 21 523 1.9 38 4.8 14.0 87 30 7 0.0 60 Aut Cromwell H E H 89 73 579 4.7 112 19.6 20.4 53 126 6 0.0 85 Aut Nugget Point M E L 83 12 264 3.2 22 5.5 16.0 69 50 13 0.0 40 Aut Clyde M E M 87 55 694 3.5 92 14.2 16.7 61 184 5 0.0 75 Aut Wanaka H E H 90 94 527 5.6 130 23.8 20.0 48 320 6 0.0 80 Aut Traquair M E H 83 18 399 7.5 33 14.5 13.5 79 26 31 0.0 65 Sub Butchers Dam M E H 87 59 725 3.9 99 16.1 17.3 60 350 6 0.0 90 Aut Naseby Forest M E M 86 21 425 3.5 37 8.3 15.7 66 87 9 0.0 65 Aut Cherry Farm M E M 82 17 461 3.1 32 6.8 14.3 82 42 15 0.0 60 Aut Southland Wednesday, 17 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore L E M 81 11 118 2.1 17 3.0 15.0 75 80 11 0.0 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L V L 80 7 164 1.7 12 1.5 16.0 76 40 7 0.0 50 Aut Secretary Island L V L 81 5 21 1.7 6 0.8 17.0 68 30 7 0.0 40 Aut South West Cape L E L 80 8 242 2.2 14 2.8 15.0 70 310 13 0.2 40 Aut Garston L V M 81 20 327 1.3 35 2.9 16.6 67 310 2 0.0 65 Aut Lumsden L H M 72 8 153 0.9 14 0.7 14.0 86 130 7 0.0 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L V M 82 16 138 2.0 25 3.6 16.0 78 270 7 0.0 60 Aut Barn Hill L H M 75 9 214 0.9 16 0.7 13.1 84 281 4 0.4 60 Aut Blackmount M E L 82 14 108 3.1 22 5.4 15.9 75 329 15 0.0 50 Aut Wreys Bush L V M 82 14 248 1.8 25 3.3 15.9 74 43 4 0.0 55 Aut Tuatapere L E L 81 14 210 2.4 24 4.4 15.2 76 98 13 0.0 50 Aut Slopedown M E L 83 12 113 3.7 19 5.8 16.1 71 9 17 0.0 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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