FORECAST TODAY 23/02 22/02 21/02 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Tuesday, 23 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula E E V 87 82 730 12.4 128 40.2 23.1 64 95 29 0.0 90 Aut Waitangi Forest E E V 89 50 557 14.4 82 36.4 24.2 46 75 28 0.0 80 Aut Opouteke M E H 89 42 280 4.8 61 14.4 25.1 51 17 6 0.0 80 Aut Hokianga E E E 91 59 602 21.1 94 49.8 27.3 37 96 29 0.0 80 Aut Dargaville H E H 87 36 494 7.4 61 20.0 23.2 53 91 19 0.0 80 Aut Kaipara H E H 87 43 415 5.0 69 15.8 24.6 54 86 11 0.0 80 Aut Kaikohe H E H 88 53 517 6.5 84 21.6 24.0 52 50 15 0.2 65 Aut Whangarei Aero H E H 87 30 448 6.3 52 16.2 24.0 62 90 17 0.0 65 Aut Mangakahia V E H 90 75 592 8.8 113 30.5 26.9 53 77 16 0.0 80 Aut Pouto M E H 88 29 500 5.5 50 14.2 24.9 53 105 12 0.0 80 Aut Auckland Tuesday, 23 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 87 24 350 6.2 41 14.2 21.5 65 62 17 0.0 60 Aut Woodhill H E H 88 38 506 6.5 64 18.4 24.3 53 47 15 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast H E H 90 48 515 5.7 78 18.8 28.1 41 76 6 0.0 70 Aut Cornwallis Depot H E M 89 40 461 5.9 65 17.5 26.5 49 79 10 0.0 60 Aut Great Barrier Island M E M 87 27 373 5.1 46 12.8 24.8 54 83 11 0.0 70 Aut Hunua East M E M 88 44 421 3.9 70 13.3 24.1 56 103 4 0.0 65 Aut Waikato Tuesday, 23 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata M E M 85 17 125 3.6 26 6.8 23.7 68 59 11 0.0 65 Aut Bodley Road M E M 87 22 307 4.5 37 10.2 22.0 57 36 10 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa M E L 87 13 228 3.3 23 5.9 23.0 53 60 4 0.0 40 Aut Paeroa M E L 87 21 336 3.9 36 9.0 24.0 55 90 7 0.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero M E M 88 21 167 4.3 32 9.2 24.0 49 60 7 0.0 60 Aut Athol M E M 87 16 173 3.6 26 6.9 21.4 53 51 5 0.0 65 Aut Waihi Gold M E M 87 17 166 5.3 26 9.7 24.7 55 78 12 0.0 65 Aut Waikawau Bay M E H 87 17 312 6.6 29 12.3 24.7 58 0 18 0.0 75 Aut Central North Island Tuesday, 23 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero M E M 86 19 300 4.4 33 9.5 23.0 63 20 13 0.0 60 Aut Rotorua Aero M E L 85 13 208 2.9 23 5.2 21.0 69 30 7 0.0 40 Aut Taupo Aero M E M 86 19 355 3.6 33 8.0 21.0 59 340 9 0.0 55 Aut Tauranga Aero H E L 88 34 205 6.3 48 15.6 24.0 53 90 15 0.0 40 Aut Matea M E L 85 12 197 4.1 20 6.7 18.5 63 303 14 0.0 40 Aut Minginui M E L 85 15 198 2.9 25 5.5 15.1 57 276 6 0.0 40 Aut Rotoehu M E L 87 22 263 4.4 36 9.9 23.2 58 61 9 0.0 40 Aut Goudies M E L 87 15 283 3.7 26 7.1 20.3 59 334 7 0.0 40 Aut Galatea M E L 88 37 293 5.0 56 14.2 22.4 56 303 8 0.0 40 Aut Kawerau M E L 86 18 270 3.7 30 7.7 23.2 65 42 9 0.0 45 Aut Rotoaira M E L 86 10 223 5.0 18 7.5 20.5 56 336 14 0.0 40 Sub Tahorakuri M E L 86 24 262 3.1 39 7.6 20.3 59 304 5 0.0 45 Aut Hautu M E M 86 11 232 5.0 19 7.8 20.5 56 336 14 0.0 55 Aut Opotiki M E L 88 24 268 6.7 39 14.4 25.6 50 353 14 0.0 50 Aut Te Puke M E M 86 24 431 3.7 42 9.3 22.8 57 35 7 0.0 60 Aut Waihau Bay M E L 85 13 170 4.9 22 8.3 21.0 75 40 17 0.0 40 Sub Eastern North Island Tuesday, 23 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hicks Bay L E L 85 6 71 4.7 10 5.1 21.0 75 40 17 0.0 40 Aut Pouawa H E H 85 42 586 6.9 72 20.6 21.4 64 191 23 0.0 65 Aut Poroporo H E M 86 47 530 6.7 77 20.9 20.7 63 112 20 0.0 60 Aut Waimarama H E M 85 49 564 5.0 80 17.2 22.4 71 34 18 0.0 70 Aut Tuai M E L 87 13 88 10.4 19 14.0 21.7 57 339 26 0.0 40 Aut Crownthorpe M E L 87 16 128 5.1 25 9.0 25.8 59 85 13 0.0 50 Aut Kaiwaka M E L 87 13 99 3.5 20 5.7 24.3 51 145 4 0.6 40 Aut Waipukurau M E M 88 26 250 3.6 42 9.0 25.4 53 112 3 0.0 60 Aut Bridge Pa M E L 87 29 344 5.8 48 14.6 26.1 57 75 14 0.0 50 Aut Te Haroto M E L 87 23 139 7.2 32 13.9 21.4 58 358 20 0.0 40 Aut Gwavas M E M 87 20 143 4.7 29 9.3 23.6 55 114 9 0.0 65 Aut Waihau M E L 87 14 117 5.7 21 9.2 23.9 55 24 15 0.6 40 Aut Te Pohue M E L 87 13 91 7.3 19 10.6 23.1 56 351 20 0.0 40 Aut Ongaonga M E L 89 31 224 4.6 46 11.7 26.1 49 263 3 0.0 40 Aut Cricklewood M E L 88 14 117 6.4 21 10.2 23.5 52 325 13 0.0 40 Aut Gisborne Aero M E L 88 27 213 5.4 41 12.6 26.0 56 340 11 0.0 40 Aut Mahia M E L 82 15 291 8.2 26 13.7 21.0 79 30 35 0.0 45 Aut Napier Aero M E L 84 14 163 4.9 23 8.5 24.0 73 70 20 0.0 40 Aut Taranaki Tuesday, 23 February 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 84 8 219 4.1 14 5.3 23.0 73 10 17 0.0 40 Aut Eltham M E L 86 15 356 4.5 27 8.6 21.7 62 18 14 0.0 40 Aut Waverly L H M 75 9 182 0.8 16 0.6 20.2 82 0 0 0.0 65 Aut Okato M E L 84 8 166 4.7 14 6.1 21.8 72 23 18 0.0 40 Aut Marco M E L 86 12 203 3.2 21 5.2 23.2 56 280 4 0.0 40 Aut Hawera M E L 82 12 331 2.6 23 4.6 20.0 85 220 11 0.0 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Tuesday, 23 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Three Kings L E L 86 9 101 3.1 15 4.2 17.4 62 230 6 0.0 50 Aut Webb M E L 83 12 114 5.1 19 7.8 14.9 73 8 22 0.0 50 Aut Westlawn M E L 88 11 118 4.6 18 7.0 19.1 58 232 9 0.2 50 Aut Desert Road Summit M E L 85 14 124 5.5 22 9.1 18.2 64 35 20 0.2 50 Aut Alfredton M E L 86 11 90 6.1 16 8.4 22.5 61 334 19 0.2 40 Aut Dannevirke M E L 86 13 178 6.1 21 9.8 23.4 58 258 18 0.0 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L E L 85 8 168 2.8 14 3.6 21.5 59 270 5 0.0 30 Aut National Park L H L 79 4 96 1.1 8 0.6 17.8 72 337 2 0.0 30 Aut Ngamatea M E M 85 9 112 5.9 15 7.9 19.5 71 224 20 0.2 60 Aut Waitarere Forest L E M 84 8 271 2.8 15 3.9 22.1 65 278 8 0.0 55 Aut Lismore M E M 88 18 371 4.1 32 8.6 23.9 57 317 4 0.0 60 Aut Waione M E M 89 25 175 5.4 36 11.8 24.4 57 290 9 0.0 60 Aut Tapuae 225 14 0.2 55 Aut Raumai L V L 82 11 355 1.4 21 2.1 20.3 75 263 0 0.0 40 Aut Levin L E L 83 8 194 2.3 14 2.8 22.0 72 270 7 0.0 40 Aut Spriggins Park M E L 84 12 340 3.0 21 5.1 20.0 76 210 9 0.0 30 Sub Waiouru Aero M E M 86 19 246 3.8 31 8.1 19.0 67 250 9 0.0 55 Aut Wanganui Aero M E M 84 12 337 3.0 21 5.1 20.0 76 210 9 0.0 60 Aut Palmerston North Aero M E L 85 13 262 4.5 23 7.8 23.0 67 270 15 0.0 40 Aut Wairarapa Tuesday, 23 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi V E L 88 24 396 16.4 42 28.6 24.0 50 350 33 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point H E L 87 11 126 41.3 18 36.9 23.0 58 320 54 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek M E L 90 23 142 8.8 33 16.4 24.4 47 1 15 0.0 40 Aut Haurangi H E L 88 18 138 12.1 27 18.7 19.8 59 284 27 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station M E L 90 19 150 7.2 29 13.2 26.1 41 294 11 0.0 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 88 16 131 4.5 25 8.2 25.3 54 343 8 0.0 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome M E L 90 19 178 7.7 31 14.2 26.0 48 240 13 0.0 40 Aut Wellington Tuesday, 23 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 86 25 189 5.2 38 11.7 22.2 63 18 17 0.0 40 Aut Belmont M E H 81 5 229 8.6 9 8.6 17.4 81 351 38 0.0 60 Aut Titahi Bay M E M 84 20 455 5.3 35 11.5 21.3 69 330 22 0.0 60 Aut Chatham Island M E L 83 6 332 11.4 11 11.7 21.0 74 340 39 0.0 30 Aut Wellington Aero H E H 85 19 417 15.7 34 25.2 22.0 65 10 39 0.0 60 Aut Lower Hutt M E L 89 21 267 7.5 35 14.8 22.0 48 10 15 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu M E L 84 15 334 5.7 27 10.5 20.0 72 10 24 0.0 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Tuesday, 23 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay H E L 86 22 332 10.0 38 19.4 21.9 56 273 27 0.0 30 Aut Keneperu Head M E L 88 25 282 4.7 41 11.2 23.8 51 225 9 0.0 30 Aut Totaranui M E L 86 10 150 5.9 17 8.3 22.3 58 311 19 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley E E E 90 61 646 30.3 98 63.3 25.6 43 347 40 0.0 90 Aut Hira M E L 86 23 351 3.6 39 8.7 19.9 70 14 8 0.0 20 Aut Dovedale M E L 85 23 250 6.7 37 14.2 23.0 70 20 22 0.0 20 Sub Rai Valley M E L 90 21 176 5.2 32 10.6 23.3 54 16 5 0.0 30 Aut Molesworth E E L 90 46 493 30.3 74 55.8 25.6 43 347 40 0.0 50 Sub Murchison M E L 89 19 118 5.1 27 9.5 23.2 55 46 6 0.0 20 Sub Ngaruru M E H 91 20 235 7.6 32 14.5 26.9 34 234 7 0.0 80 Aut Western Boundary M E L 89 19 172 5.1 29 10.0 23.2 55 46 6 0.0 20 Aut Kaikoura M E M 90 19 534 6.1 35 12.8 25.0 33 190 6 0.0 60 Aut Nelson Aero H E L 85 27 369 6.7 46 15.8 23.0 70 20 22 0.0 20 Aut Woodbourne Aero E E E 91 57 491 32.7 88 63.2 26.0 39 330 37 0.0 90 Aut Big Pokororo M E L 82 17 288 4.2 30 8.5 19.1 86 51 20 0.0 20 Aut St Arnaud M E L 92 18 75 8.5 22 13.0 24.7 30 349 9 0.0 20 Aut Cape Campbell V E E 82 21 614 16.8 39 28.2 18.0 79 10 50 0.0 85 Aut Onamalutu H E H 90 29 334 8.4 48 19.1 23.9 49 307 13 0.0 60 Aut West Coast Tuesday, 23 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Reefton M E L 87 17 108 4.3 25 7.7 21.3 64 332 9 0.0 50 Aut Westport M E M 84 10 79 4.2 15 5.8 18.0 78 60 17 0.0 70 Aut Haast L E L 76 5 37 2.1 7 1.3 18.0 84 30 19 0.0 40 Aut Hokitika Aero L E L 81 6 34 2.1 8 1.6 18.0 81 350 11 0.0 50 Aut Canterbury Tuesday, 23 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero H E H 93 29 504 9.9 51 22.2 28.0 27 110 9 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga E E E 95 41 674 21.8 71 44.5 27.3 20 173 20 0.0 75 Aut Lees Valley E E V 96 31 366 35.7 51 52.4 27.5 14 333 25 0.0 60 Aut Motukarara E E V 95 46 565 15.9 77 37.6 30.1 16 314 12 0.0 80 Aut Mount Somers H E L 95 12 142 18.9 20 22.7 28.0 18 290 17 0.0 40 Aut Pukaki Aero E E E 97 55 591 18.5 89 44.6 28.4 11 200 11 0.0 80 Aut Oxford H E H 97 21 354 14.8 37 25.4 31.8 13 340 7 0.0 60 Aut Mount Cook V E E 96 24 94 41.5 29 45.1 25.5 12 10 28 0.0 70 Aut Burnham E E H 97 31 520 17.8 54 34.2 32.0 12 332 10 0.0 60 Aut Tekapo E E E 96 71 428 22.2 100 52.7 26.7 11 98 15 0.0 80 Aut Hakatere E E E 96 54 461 44.9 83 74.5 26.8 13 173 30 0.0 80 Aut Leeston V E L 96 34 534 14.6 59 31.3 32.6 14 348 8 0.0 50 Aut Le Bons Bay M E H 90 11 480 12.3 20 16.4 24.0 34 0 22 0.0 60 Aut Christchurch Aero V E E 95 29 525 17.4 51 33.0 30.0 17 70 13 0.0 85 Aut Hanmer E E H 96 36 380 16.4 58 33.5 29.8 15 279 10 0.0 65 Aut Cannington V E H 94 35 624 10.8 62 26.1 28.3 21 1 7 0.0 65 Aut Snowdon H E L 93 17 198 29.6 28 35.4 25.0 24 339 30 0.0 40 Aut Darfield E E L 96 25 367 37.1 43 49.6 30.9 13 319 25 0.0 50 Aut Bottle Lake H E H 92 25 564 9.3 46 20.1 28.6 31 117 10 0.0 75 Aut Ashley H E L 96 17 111 14.3 25 20.4 31.4 16 236 8 0.0 50 Aut Balmoral E E V 96 65 630 28.4 103 62.1 30.7 16 313 21 0.0 65 Aut Ashburton Plains H E H 92 35 544 8.0 60 20.8 29.9 34 185 7 0.0 65 Aut Otago Tuesday, 23 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Dansey Pass E E E 97 27 536 50.0 48 62.3 28.2 11 4 30 0.0 80 Aut Tapanui H E H 91 22 262 16.9 36 27.3 23.9 36 19 26 0.0 60 Aut Glenledi H E L 91 27 344 12.7 46 25.1 23.3 44 56 20 0.0 40 Aut Rock and Pillar E E V 95 36 515 23.3 61 43.3 28.5 17 28 19 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero H E H 93 25 438 12.5 44 24.5 28.0 27 100 13 0.0 65 Aut Deep Stream H E E 93 14 154 42.8 22 41.0 23.0 23 346 38 0.0 65 Aut Oamaru Aero M E L 87 20 664 5.5 37 12.1 23.0 54 120 13 0.0 50 Aut Queenstown Aero H E H 92 32 395 8.3 53 20.2 24.0 31 30 9 0.0 75 Aut Tara Hills E E E 94 86 587 27.9 126 66.2 23.0 26 290 26 0.0 80 Sub McRaes V E V 94 25 468 16.2 45 29.3 25.2 18 347 15 0.0 70 Aut Lauder E E V 95 45 608 15.2 75 36.3 26.5 17 349 12 0.0 70 Aut Windsor V E L 93 32 616 11.1 57 25.5 27.4 25 297 10 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly H E H 94 30 556 10.5 52 23.5 26.1 20 290 7 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu M E H 91 13 119 10.3 21 14.5 22.8 29 350 13 0.0 60 Aut Herbert H E H 92 29 408 11.6 50 24.6 22.9 27 28 14 0.0 65 Aut Oamaru M E M 87 21 510 4.9 39 11.2 21.0 58 90 11 0.0 60 Aut Cromwell E E E 93 56 569 27.7 90 57.7 25.8 26 27 29 0.0 85 Aut Nugget Point H E L 89 24 304 10.7 40 20.8 21.0 54 30 22 0.0 40 Aut Clyde V E H 93 42 618 10.9 71 28.2 26.2 25 44 10 0.0 75 Aut Wanaka E E E 92 69 532 22.3 104 53.9 23.0 26 290 26 0.0 80 Aut Traquair E E V 95 24 409 30.3 42 43.2 26.5 18 346 26 0.0 65 Aut Butchers Dam E E E 94 46 666 26.1 79 52.3 25.8 21 353 25 0.0 90 Aut Naseby Forest V E V 95 23 388 19.1 40 31.0 26.2 14 323 15 0.0 65 Aut Cherry Farm M E M 89 22 478 6.2 40 13.9 23.1 42 108 10 0.0 60 Aut Southland Tuesday, 23 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore M E M 88 18 157 5.3 28 10.1 21.0 59 30 11 0.0 55 Aut Invercargill Aero M E L 87 11 182 11.2 19 14.8 23.0 55 0 28 0.0 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 53 1 8 3.2 1 0.9 17.0 79 40 52 4.2 40 Aut South West Cape H E L 93 12 271 96.2 22 67.3 20.0 23 10 54 0.2 40 Aut Garston V E V 91 23 330 17.4 40 29.2 21.3 32 17 26 0.0 65 Aut Lumsden M E M 87 15 183 4.2 24 7.5 21.0 63 140 7 0.0 60 Aut Manapouri Aero H E H 88 28 177 13.9 40 25.0 22.0 46 320 28 0.0 60 Aut Barn Hill H E H 88 15 246 22.6 26 28.6 19.3 58 355 40 0.0 60 Aut Blackmount V E L 88 23 146 46.1 33 50.5 21.3 50 349 54 0.0 50 Aut Wreys Bush V E H 88 26 287 17.2 43 30.0 21.9 49 356 34 0.0 55 Aut Tuatapere V E L 89 25 250 19.8 40 32.0 22.4 49 350 34 0.0 50 Aut Slopedown M E L 89 16 138 8.1 25 13.3 22.9 41 33 15 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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