FORECAST TODAY 18/02 17/02 16/02 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Thursday, 18 February 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 71 694 3.9 113 17.2 23.0 81 70 15 0.2 90 Aut Waitangi Forest M E M 79 38 521 2.3 65 8.0 23.5 85 45 16 1.0 80 Aut Opouteke M E M 85 42 251 2.5 59 8.4 25.5 76 93 3 0.6 80 Aut Hokianga M E H 88 43 563 4.4 72 14.6 28.5 63 355 6 0.0 80 Aut Dargaville M V M 82 26 459 1.9 46 5.4 18.9 88 116 6 0.0 80 Aut Kaipara M V M 81 33 378 1.6 54 5.2 22.6 90 51 4 0.0 80 Aut Kaikohe M V M 83 45 481 1.9 73 7.6 24.0 85 240 4 0.0 65 Aut Whangarei Aero M V M 77 22 411 1.9 39 4.7 23.0 98 140 15 0.2 65 Aut Mangakahia M E M 85 61 554 2.5 95 11.0 26.2 79 69 3 0.0 80 Aut Pouto L V M 80 18 465 1.5 33 3.3 23.2 86 70 5 0.2 80 Aut Auckland Thursday, 18 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi Forest L V M 80 17 315 1.7 30 3.6 21.3 93 71 9 0.4 60 Aut Woodhill M E M 81 28 470 3.2 48 9.0 23.5 83 48 18 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast M V M 80 35 478 1.3 59 4.5 26.6 67 62 3 0.0 70 Aut Cornwallis Depot M E M 84 38 436 2.9 63 9.7 24.1 78 94 9 0.0 60 Aut Great Barrier Island L L L 39 24 346 0.1 41 0.1 22.5 94 90 10 5.8 70 Aut Hunua East M V M 82 33 384 1.9 55 6.0 24.1 76 136 4 0.0 65 Aut Waikato Thursday, 18 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L L L 44 8 89 0.1 14 0.1 20.6 94 73 4 0.4 65 Aut Bodley Road M E M 83 19 282 2.7 33 6.0 22.4 75 37 11 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa L E L 81 8 199 2.6 14 3.2 24.0 69 20 13 0.0 40 Aut Paeroa L V L 82 11 300 2.0 21 3.2 24.0 78 170 6 0.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero L E M 83 12 132 2.4 20 3.8 24.0 74 40 9 0.0 60 Aut Athol L V M 79 8 139 1.5 13 1.3 22.6 69 12 7 0.8 65 Aut Waihi Gold L L L 41 6 130 0.0 11 0.0 20.6 94 73 4 0.4 65 Sub Waikawau Bay L L L 39 7 275 0.1 14 0.0 22.5 93 0 13 6.1 75 Aut Central North Island Thursday, 18 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero L H M 67 10 264 1.0 19 0.8 22.0 84 80 11 0.0 60 Aut Rotorua Aero L H L 63 6 173 1.1 11 0.7 21.0 90 20 17 1.0 40 Aut Taupo Aero L H L 62 14 322 0.6 25 0.7 22.0 76 30 7 0.4 55 Aut Tauranga Aero L V L 74 24 169 1.4 35 3.1 22.0 83 70 13 0.0 40 Aut Matea L V L 65 10 174 1.3 17 1.1 20.0 77 292 17 1.3 40 Aut Minginui L H L 62 9 171 0.8 15 0.6 13.7 76 39 11 1.2 40 Aut Rotoehu L V L 73 11 227 1.3 20 1.6 23.3 78 49 12 1.5 40 Aut Goudies L H L 64 9 250 1.0 17 0.8 19.8 83 63 14 1.3 40 Aut Galatea L H L 70 25 256 1.0 40 2.4 22.3 81 350 10 1.8 40 Aut Kawerau L L L 56 9 234 0.5 16 0.4 21.9 86 324 10 1.6 45 Aut Rotoaira L L L 49 3 195 0.3 6 0.1 21.8 72 12 11 5.8 40 Sub Tahorakuri L H L 73 18 229 0.9 31 1.3 22.0 73 349 5 0.4 45 Aut Hautu L L L 49 4 204 0.3 8 0.1 21.8 72 12 11 5.8 55 Aut Opotiki L H L 72 13 231 1.0 23 0.9 22.4 75 216 8 0.0 50 Aut Te Puke L L L 54 14 395 0.3 26 0.3 21.4 85 44 4 0.4 60 Aut Waihau Bay L L L 40 8 157 0.0 15 0.0 22.6 84 294 3 2.0 40 Aut Eastern North Island Thursday, 18 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 12 2 78 0.0 3 0.0 21.0 100 160 13 4.8 40 Aut Pouawa M E M 79 35 553 2.2 61 7.5 21.4 82 194 15 0.0 65 Aut Poroporo M V M 78 40 496 1.3 66 4.8 20.0 96 312 7 0.0 60 Aut Waimarama H E M 84 42 530 4.8 71 15.6 22.4 70 3 19 0.0 70 Aut Tuai L E L 77 9 77 2.4 14 2.9 20.7 68 328 20 0.6 40 Aut Crownthorpe L H L 61 7 92 0.9 12 0.6 25.1 69 54 13 6.0 50 Aut Kaiwaka L H L 68 6 72 0.8 10 0.5 20.9 73 358 7 0.0 40 Aut Waipukurau L L L 57 17 215 0.7 28 0.8 22.6 81 37 14 4.8 60 Aut Bridge Pa L L L 53 18 308 0.5 32 0.6 22.9 85 72 13 5.6 50 Aut Te Haroto M E L 81 24 115 3.2 31 7.0 21.2 68 333 18 0.0 40 Aut Gwavas L H M 71 14 109 1.1 21 1.0 22.8 70 58 10 0.6 65 Aut Waihau L H L 66 8 93 1.0 13 0.7 22.9 65 5 13 1.2 40 Aut Te Pohue L H L 74 8 78 1.1 12 0.7 21.6 71 105 8 0.4 40 Aut Ongaonga M E L 74 19 188 2.2 30 4.6 23.5 73 5 22 1.6 40 Aut Cricklewood L E L 74 8 93 2.2 13 2.5 19.8 82 352 22 0.2 40 Aut Gisborne Aero L H L 77 16 175 1.2 27 1.9 25.0 73 10 6 0.0 40 Aut Mahia M E L 80 16 266 5.3 28 9.9 21.0 91 20 30 0.0 45 Aut Napier Aero L E L 79 8 129 2.3 14 2.9 23.0 76 20 17 0.0 40 Aut Taranaki Thursday, 18 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 46 3 190 0.3 5 0.1 24.0 81 20 20 1.8 40 Aut Eltham L E L 66 8 323 2.8 14 3.6 21.8 71 10 33 3.2 40 Aut Waverly L L L 33 5 149 0.0 9 0.0 25.9 58 0 0 21.4 65 Aut Okato L L L 50 3 142 0.6 5 0.3 22.7 79 15 26 4.4 40 Aut Marco L H L 67 6 169 0.9 11 0.5 24.4 69 28 9 1.4 40 Aut Hawera L E L 69 7 298 3.9 13 4.9 24.0 69 0 37 2.4 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Thursday, 18 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Three Kings L V L 60 4 84 2.1 7 1.2 17.0 81 0 32 0.2 50 Sub Webb L L L 44 11 91 2.6 16 3.6 13.4 97 358 72 1.4 50 Aut Westlawn L M L 61 7 94 0.5 12 0.3 23.0 66 50 2 0.8 50 Sub Desert Road Summit L E L 67 11 94 2.8 17 4.1 17.0 81 0 32 0.2 50 Aut Alfredton L L L 57 5 68 0.6 9 0.3 25.6 63 324 13 13.4 40 Aut Dannevirke L H L 69 8 150 1.2 14 0.9 26.0 53 301 13 5.8 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L H L 62 3 145 0.8 6 0.3 23.2 66 16 10 1.8 30 Aut National Park L L L 40 2 81 0.0 3 0.0 19.6 80 24 3 0.6 30 Aut Ngamatea L V M 74 5 90 1.9 9 1.4 22.3 57 327 19 1.0 60 Aut Waitarere Forest L L L 56 6 275 0.7 12 0.5 25.0 72 320 17 13.2 55 Sub Lismore L H M 71 11 345 0.8 20 0.7 28.4 50 3 4 2.8 60 Aut Waione L E M 80 14 140 2.1 22 3.6 28.1 56 357 12 1.6 60 Aut Tapuae 270 32 2.5 55 Aut Raumai L L L 32 8 329 0.0 15 0.0 24.8 69 0 0 5.0 40 Aut Levin L L L 56 6 191 0.7 11 0.5 25.0 72 320 17 13.2 40 Aut Spriggins Park L V L 73 8 313 1.5 15 1.5 27.5 49 321 15 4.6 30 Aut Waiouru Aero L H L 64 13 214 0.5 23 0.5 23.0 66 50 2 0.8 55 Aut Wanganui Aero L V M 72 9 313 1.7 17 2.2 27.0 52 320 19 4.4 60 Aut Palmerston North Aero L V L 63 5 228 1.5 10 0.9 26.0 65 330 22 6.2 40 Aut Wairarapa Thursday, 18 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi M E L 84 22 376 6.8 39 14.5 23.0 69 70 26 0.4 40 Aut Castle Point L E L 69 6 97 3.5 10 3.6 25.0 68 340 35 7.4 40 Aut Stony Creek M E L 84 20 119 2.8 28 5.7 23.9 62 14 8 0.4 40 Aut Haurangi L E L 71 15 122 2.5 23 4.4 18.3 81 318 27 2.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station L H L 72 15 133 1.1 23 1.3 25.0 51 295 9 3.6 40 Aut Ngaumu L H L 62 11 103 0.8 17 0.6 25.6 60 321 10 7.6 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome L E L 76 13 150 2.4 21 4.0 27.0 50 330 22 6.0 40 Aut Wellington Thursday, 18 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 83 26 163 3.8 37 9.0 20.2 84 14 18 0.2 40 Aut Belmont L L L 38 3 228 0.3 6 0.1 18.2 97 358 51 5.2 60 Aut Titahi Bay L L L 39 15 424 0.4 27 0.4 18.2 97 358 51 5.2 60 Sub Chatham Island L L L 16 4 339 0.0 7 0.0 16.0 100 0 33 12.0 30 Aut Wellington Aero M E M 69 17 393 2.8 30 5.9 21.0 86 0 30 2.0 60 Aut Lower Hutt L L L 59 16 255 0.7 28 0.8 22.0 79 0 13 5.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu L V L 71 14 317 1.8 26 3.2 23.0 75 20 20 2.8 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Thursday, 18 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 29 333 4.8 48 12.5 21.8 64 282 16 0.2 30 Aut Keneperu Head M E L 80 28 271 2.6 45 7.2 22.6 63 304 17 1.6 30 Aut Totaranui L L L 33 7 154 0.0 13 0.0 19.1 92 334 18 13.8 20 Aut Awatere Valley E E V 86 60 611 11.6 96 34.2 22.4 61 315 32 0.0 90 Aut Hira L V L 68 22 342 1.3 38 3.2 17.0 93 359 16 1.5 20 Aut Dovedale M E L 74 17 215 2.2 28 4.5 21.0 86 50 22 1.4 20 Sub Rai Valley L L L 46 17 196 0.1 28 0.1 18.6 86 299 6 5.6 30 Aut Molesworth V E L 86 41 458 11.6 68 28.7 22.4 61 315 32 0.0 50 Sub Murchison L L L 48 14 98 0.2 21 0.2 14.0 97 38 8 3.0 20 Sub Ngaruru L H M 75 11 210 0.9 20 0.8 16.2 100 179 3 0.4 80 Aut Western Boundary L L L 46 10 142 0.2 17 0.1 14.0 97 38 8 3.0 20 Aut Kaikoura L H M 68 14 516 1.3 27 2.1 16.0 97 210 15 0.0 60 Aut Nelson Aero M E L 74 21 333 2.2 36 5.4 21.0 86 50 22 1.4 20 Aut Woodbourne Aero E E V 86 58 466 12.8 88 34.9 23.0 61 310 32 0.0 90 Aut Big Pokororo L L L 48 8 253 0.2 14 0.2 17.5 100 193 10 2.4 20 Aut St Arnaud L L L 33 9 64 0.0 13 0.0 15.7 91 272 1 6.4 20 Aut Cape Campbell E E E 83 26 608 22.3 47 37.3 20.0 72 320 52 0.0 85 Aut Onamalutu L H M 72 28 316 0.9 45 2.3 16.9 89 319 6 1.2 60 Aut West Coast Thursday, 18 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Reefton L L L 36 8 74 0.0 12 0.0 18.0 91 19 14 9.4 50 Aut Westport L L L 20 5 49 0.0 7 0.0 18.0 97 40 28 27.8 70 Aut Haast L L L 8 2 6 0.0 2 0.0 18.0 100 260 13 68.0 40 Aut Hokitika Aero L L L 8 3 6 0.0 3 0.0 18.0 100 30 30 106.8 50 Aut Canterbury Thursday, 18 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero L L L 47 32 518 0.3 55 0.5 15.0 92 170 19 4.2 60 Aut Waihaorunga L L L 41 36 667 0.1 63 0.1 13.0 93 161 7 4.6 75 Aut Lees Valley L L L 46 20 343 0.2 35 0.2 16.5 84 118 15 7.6 60 Aut Motukarara L H M 63 34 530 0.9 59 2.9 15.7 92 187 13 2.0 80 Aut Mount Somers L L L 26 1 169 0.0 2 0.0 13.6 95 181 7 3.2 40 Aut Pukaki Aero L L M 56 76 661 0.4 118 1.6 15.0 90 119 4 2.6 80 Aut Oxford L L L 29 11 349 0.0 20 0.0 14.9 93 227 18 12.6 60 Aut Mount Cook L L L 25 11 64 0.0 15 0.0 14.5 90 120 6 21.8 70 Aut Burnham L L L 35 24 502 0.0 43 0.0 16.1 91 221 12 9.2 60 Aut Tekapo L H M 61 58 393 0.7 85 3.2 12.7 93 209 10 2.0 80 Aut Hakatere M V M 79 60 448 1.9 90 8.5 14.8 82 272 13 0.8 70 Aut Leeston L L L 40 34 527 0.1 59 0.1 16.4 93 211 14 5.6 50 Aut Le Bons Bay L L L 18 7 464 0.0 13 0.0 15.0 100 180 11 9.6 60 Aut Christchurch Aero L L L 24 23 505 0.0 41 0.0 18.0 98 190 15 9.4 85 Aut Hanmer M E M 88 36 382 5.1 59 14.7 24.8 50 297 10 0.0 65 Aut Cannington L H M 67 40 650 1.1 70 4.1 13.4 95 128 13 1.4 65 Aut Snowdon L L L 27 8 205 0.0 14 0.0 13.0 94 182 5 7.6 40 Aut Darfield L L L 24 20 356 0.0 35 0.0 15.5 96 225 12 13.0 50 Aut Bottle Lake L L L 28 13 528 0.0 25 0.0 18.1 93 214 7 10.4 75 Aut Ashley L L L 22 6 113 0.0 10 0.0 16.4 93 251 7 19.4 50 Aut Balmoral M V M 80 53 590 1.5 86 6.5 21.1 70 228 5 0.8 65 Aut Ashburton Plains L L L 41 35 546 0.1 60 0.1 15.7 95 204 6 4.2 65 Aut Otago Thursday, 18 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Dansey Pass L L L 21 13 510 0.0 24 0.0 12.3 96 180 15 18.0 80 Aut Tapanui L H M 65 8 227 0.8 15 0.6 14.1 85 224 8 1.8 60 Aut Glenledi M E L 81 15 309 3.2 27 6.2 16.2 72 231 19 0.8 40 Aut Rock and Pillar L L L 36 18 478 0.0 32 0.0 12.4 87 192 18 12.8 70 Aut Dunedin Aero L L M 57 10 401 1.1 18 0.9 17.0 74 250 24 7.6 65 Aut Deep Stream L L L 40 4 130 0.2 7 0.1 10.5 88 231 39 10.4 65 Aut Oamaru Aero L L L 41 16 655 0.1 30 0.1 15.0 90 180 19 6.6 50 Aut Queenstown Aero L L M 54 17 360 1.2 31 2.3 16.0 77 180 30 9.2 75 Aut Tara Hills L H M 64 68 551 0.7 103 3.4 17.0 79 10 6 2.6 80 Aut McRaes L L L 24 10 434 0.0 20 0.0 9.8 97 198 27 10.4 70 Aut Lauder L L L 24 28 572 0.0 50 0.0 12.9 94 271 17 19.4 70 Aut Windsor L L L 31 18 580 0.0 33 0.0 14.7 94 36 17 8.4 50 Aut Ranfurly L L L 28 14 521 0.0 27 0.0 13.0 91 210 16 19.4 75 Aut Glendhu L L L 28 3 98 0.0 6 0.0 8.7 93 257 20 10.8 60 Aut Herbert L L M 58 16 375 0.8 29 0.9 10.2 46 186 17 8.0 65 Aut Oamaru L L L 20 10 476 0.0 19 0.0 13.0 99 190 20 10.8 60 Aut Cromwell L L L 45 39 533 0.2 66 0.4 15.0 84 158 19 9.6 85 Aut Nugget Point M E L 83 13 270 5.1 23 8.7 16.0 73 200 22 0.0 40 Aut Clyde L L L 32 25 581 0.0 45 0.0 14.2 84 346 5 16.4 75 Aut Wanaka L L L 35 53 497 0.0 84 0.1 16.0 94 120 13 7.6 80 Aut Traquair L L M 51 10 375 1.2 19 1.2 12.7 81 249 38 8.4 65 Aut Butchers Dam L L M 48 29 630 0.5 52 0.8 13.6 78 150 26 13.0 90 Aut Naseby Forest L L L 21 9 354 0.0 17 0.0 10.2 95 189 12 19.2 65 Aut Cherry Farm L L L 41 10 443 0.0 20 0.0 14.3 84 175 4 6.2 60 Aut Southland Thursday, 18 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 11 124 3.0 18 4.6 14.0 79 230 17 0.2 55 Aut Invercargill Aero M E L 78 7 169 5.1 13 6.3 12.0 92 240 33 0.2 50 Aut Secretary Island L E L 81 6 26 2.3 8 1.6 15.0 77 140 11 0.2 40 Aut South West Cape M E L 73 7 247 6.0 13 7.4 12.0 72 230 43 2.0 40 Aut Garston L L L 43 11 297 0.1 19 0.1 16.0 68 304 4 11.8 65 Aut Lumsden L L L 55 6 155 0.4 10 0.2 16.0 76 270 6 3.4 60 Aut Manapouri Aero M E M 84 17 144 3.6 27 6.9 18.0 62 260 13 0.4 60 Aut Barn Hill L L M 57 6 214 2.4 11 2.4 11.0 85 247 40 3.4 60 Aut Blackmount M E L 78 15 113 5.0 22 8.3 10.7 93 142 33 0.2 50 Aut Wreys Bush M E M 81 15 253 4.4 26 8.2 12.0 86 202 25 0.0 55 Aut Tuatapere M E L 73 14 215 3.3 24 6.0 10.7 90 220 31 1.0 50 Aut Slopedown L V L 81 12 118 1.7 20 2.5 11.6 85 199 6 0.2 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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