FORECAST TODAY 24/02 23/02 22/02 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Wednesday, 24 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula L L L 34 39 615 0.0 67 0.1 20.6 93 63 25 15.6 90 Aut Waitangi Forest V E H 84 52 564 9.4 84 27.7 24.0 70 59 32 0.8 80 Aut Opouteke M V M 82 43 287 1.6 62 5.6 24.5 81 307 3 0.8 80 Aut Hokianga V E H 88 61 609 9.1 97 29.1 26.3 62 62 20 0.0 80 Aut Dargaville H E H 87 38 501 6.1 64 17.7 25.2 61 49 15 0.0 80 Aut Kaipara M E M 87 46 422 3.9 72 13.4 26.1 58 31 6 0.0 80 Aut Kaikohe M E M 85 54 524 4.2 86 15.7 23.0 79 40 15 0.4 65 Aut Whangarei Aero M E M 77 30 455 2.1 52 6.5 24.0 76 50 17 1.6 65 Aut Mangakahia E E H 88 77 600 9.0 116 31.4 26.0 63 43 21 0.0 80 Aut Pouto M E H 87 30 508 4.8 53 13.1 24.1 67 29 11 0.0 80 Aut Auckland Wednesday, 24 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi Forest H E H 87 26 357 9.8 44 20.6 24.5 63 22 26 0.0 60 Aut Woodhill H E H 88 40 513 8.6 67 23.2 25.0 54 45 21 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast H E H 91 52 524 6.5 83 21.2 30.0 41 67 6 0.0 70 Aut Cornwallis Depot H E H 89 43 469 8.4 70 23.2 28.8 52 73 17 0.0 60 Aut Great Barrier Island M E H 86 29 380 5.5 48 14.1 25.2 70 68 15 0.0 70 Aut Hunua East M E M 88 46 428 4.3 73 14.6 25.4 62 58 6 0.0 65 Aut Waikato Wednesday, 24 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L H M 71 16 133 1.1 24 1.4 24.0 78 48 10 2.2 65 Aut Bodley Road M E M 87 24 314 5.3 40 12.2 23.9 55 42 12 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa M E L 89 16 236 5.9 28 10.9 26.0 44 60 9 0.0 40 Aut Paeroa M E L 87 23 343 5.4 39 12.3 26.0 58 40 13 0.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero M E M 88 24 174 4.8 35 10.6 25.0 55 10 9 0.0 60 Aut Athol M E M 87 18 180 5.6 29 10.7 23.3 57 349 13 0.0 65 Aut Waihi Gold M E M 86 18 173 4.9 29 9.6 23.1 69 24 13 0.2 65 Aut Waikawau Bay M E H 85 18 319 5.6 32 11.2 24.8 75 0 18 0.0 75 Aut Central North Island Wednesday, 24 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 84 20 307 3.6 35 8.2 22.0 79 70 13 0.2 60 Aut Rotorua Aero M E L 85 15 215 3.6 25 6.6 22.0 73 10 11 0.0 40 Aut Taupo Aero M E M 86 20 362 3.6 35 8.3 21.0 67 10 9 0.0 55 Aut Tauranga Aero M E L 86 36 213 5.5 50 14.3 24.0 69 80 15 0.2 40 Aut Matea M E L 84 13 203 4.0 22 6.9 19.4 75 313 14 0.0 40 Aut Minginui M E L 85 16 204 4.4 27 8.3 14.8 68 345 14 0.0 40 Aut Rotoehu M E L 86 23 271 4.5 38 10.3 22.9 70 347 12 0.2 40 Aut Goudies M E L 85 16 290 4.7 28 9.0 19.4 73 60 16 0.0 40 Aut Galatea H E L 87 38 300 5.8 58 16.1 23.6 68 311 15 0.0 40 Aut Kawerau M E L 86 19 277 3.6 32 7.7 23.0 72 346 9 0.2 45 Aut Rotoaira M E L 86 11 230 4.4 20 7.0 19.9 70 344 13 0.0 40 Sub Tahorakuri M E L 86 25 269 3.4 41 8.7 20.9 67 14 7 0.0 45 Aut Hautu M E M 86 12 239 4.4 21 7.3 19.9 70 344 13 0.0 55 Aut Opotiki M E L 88 26 276 5.6 42 13.0 25.2 62 312 12 0.0 50 Aut Te Puke M E M 86 25 438 3.8 44 10.0 23.3 70 39 9 0.0 60 Aut Waihau Bay M E L 87 16 178 5.8 26 10.4 25.3 66 13 15 0.0 40 Aut Eastern North Island Wednesday, 24 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hicks Bay L V L 81 7 78 2.1 11 2.0 21.0 89 120 9 0.0 40 Aut Pouawa M E M 78 42 593 2.8 72 10.3 18.0 95 201 21 0.0 65 Aut Poroporo M E M 79 47 536 2.1 77 8.5 18.8 95 291 15 0.0 60 Aut Waimarama H E H 85 50 571 5.3 83 18.2 21.7 67 35 19 0.0 70 Aut Tuai M E L 87 14 95 7.8 21 11.8 22.0 64 332 21 0.0 40 Aut Crownthorpe M E L 87 18 135 5.9 27 10.9 23.3 61 67 16 0.0 50 Aut Kaiwaka M E L 87 15 107 4.1 22 7.0 23.7 60 29 7 0.0 40 Aut Waipukurau M E M 88 29 257 4.7 45 11.9 23.8 51 42 8 0.0 60 Aut Bridge Pa H E L 88 32 352 8.5 52 20.1 24.4 51 71 20 0.0 50 Aut Te Haroto M E L 87 25 146 6.6 35 13.5 21.7 61 351 18 0.0 40 Aut Gwavas M E M 88 22 150 4.6 32 9.6 22.5 56 43 9 0.0 65 Aut Waihau M E L 87 16 124 12.7 24 18.5 23.3 54 16 30 0.0 40 Aut Te Pohue M E L 87 15 98 4.8 21 7.9 22.1 58 12 11 0.0 40 Aut Ongaonga M E L 90 33 231 6.0 49 15.1 24.1 50 16 8 0.0 40 Aut Cricklewood M E L 87 15 124 4.5 23 7.9 22.2 67 26 11 0.0 40 Aut Gisborne Aero M E L 86 28 220 5.5 43 13.1 25.0 70 70 15 0.0 40 Aut Mahia M E L 80 15 297 4.4 27 8.3 21.0 90 20 26 0.0 45 Aut Napier Aero M E L 84 15 170 7.4 25 12.4 22.0 74 70 28 0.0 40 Aut Taranaki Wednesday, 24 February 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 85 9 226 6.8 17 9.4 24.0 63 40 22 0.0 40 Aut Eltham H E L 88 18 363 9.7 32 17.3 23.8 47 2 22 0.0 40 Aut Waverly L V M 83 12 189 1.7 20 2.5 25.4 48 0 0 0.0 65 Aut Okato M E L 87 10 173 7.5 18 10.4 23.5 56 36 21 0.0 40 Aut Marco M E L 86 14 210 4.4 24 7.7 22.8 60 27 11 0.0 40 Aut Hawera M E L 88 15 339 10.5 27 17.0 25.0 48 10 24 0.0 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Wednesday, 24 February 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 10 107 6.0 16 8.3 15.6 69 347 21 0.2 50 Aut Webb H E L 82 12 119 20.6 20 23.7 13.3 80 359 52 0.0 50 Aut Westlawn M E L 86 13 124 13.0 20 17.2 16.7 63 359 32 0.0 50 Aut Desert Road Summit H E L 85 15 130 26.3 24 30.5 17.4 66 17 51 0.0 50 Aut Alfredton M E L 88 13 97 6.9 20 10.4 23.7 48 327 15 0.0 40 Aut Dannevirke M E L 88 15 185 3.7 25 6.8 23.6 50 133 4 0.0 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L E L 85 9 174 3.2 16 4.6 18.7 68 350 8 0.4 30 Sub National Park L E L 82 6 102 2.1 10 1.9 18.7 68 350 8 0.4 30 Aut Ngamatea M E M 87 11 119 7.1 18 10.2 22.4 51 339 18 0.0 60 Aut Waitarere Forest M E M 89 12 279 4.8 21 7.8 26.7 42 310 6 0.0 55 Aut Lismore M E M 90 21 379 7.5 37 15.4 27.2 39 321 10 0.0 60 Aut Waione M E M 89 27 183 4.7 40 11.1 25.5 50 296 6 0.0 60 Aut Tapuae 315 13 0.0 55 Aut Raumai M E L 87 14 363 2.6 26 5.0 24.6 45 0 0 0.0 40 Aut Levin M E L 88 11 201 8.5 19 12.0 24.0 45 350 19 0.0 40 Aut Spriggins Park M E L 89 15 348 9.2 27 15.2 27.0 42 340 17 0.0 30 Sub Waiouru Aero M E M 86 21 253 4.5 34 9.7 21.0 56 30 11 0.0 55 Aut Wanganui Aero M E H 89 15 345 9.2 27 15.2 27.0 42 340 17 0.0 60 Aut Palmerston North Aero M E L 88 15 269 5.5 27 10.1 25.0 49 0 11 0.0 40 Aut Wairarapa Wednesday, 24 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi V E L 89 27 403 17.7 46 31.6 24.0 46 340 32 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point M E L 84 12 132 9.1 20 13.0 20.0 79 40 32 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek M E L 90 26 150 6.8 36 14.2 24.5 44 13 10 0.0 40 Aut Haurangi H E L 88 20 144 12.3 30 19.9 20.2 50 288 28 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station M E L 90 22 158 6.9 33 13.7 25.5 44 57 10 0.0 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 88 19 138 6.6 28 11.9 23.6 51 4 15 0.0 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome H E L 90 22 185 11.1 34 19.8 25.0 45 0 20 0.0 40 Aut Wellington Wednesday, 24 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Rimutaka Forest Park H E L 89 28 197 8.5 41 17.9 24.9 44 22 17 0.0 40 Aut Belmont M E H 86 7 235 13.1 13 14.1 21.0 55 346 34 0.0 60 Aut Titahi Bay M E M 87 22 462 6.8 39 14.7 24.2 56 350 19 0.0 60 Aut Chatham Island M E L 84 7 338 8.9 13 10.4 21.0 71 0 32 0.0 30 Aut Wellington Aero V E H 89 22 424 21.4 39 33.1 24.0 43 350 35 0.0 60 Aut Lower Hutt H E L 92 24 275 10.3 40 20.3 26.0 31 0 13 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu M E L 87 17 342 8.9 31 15.8 23.0 54 10 24 0.0 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Wednesday, 24 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 88 25 340 5.5 42 13.0 23.5 51 277 12 0.0 30 Aut Keneperu Head M E L 89 28 290 6.5 45 15.3 24.4 47 323 13 0.0 30 Aut Totaranui M E L 86 12 157 5.9 20 9.0 23.4 66 307 18 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley E E V 90 64 654 12.3 103 36.6 25.5 41 307 21 0.0 90 Aut Hira M E L 86 24 358 6.9 42 15.4 21.3 63 349 21 0.0 20 Aut Dovedale M E L 86 25 257 3.1 40 7.8 22.5 66 354 6 0.0 20 Aut Rai Valley M E L 88 23 183 6.5 35 13.3 22.0 62 273 15 0.0 30 Aut Molesworth E E L 90 49 501 12.3 78 32.2 25.5 41 307 21 0.0 50 Sub Murchison M E L 87 18 124 3.8 26 7.3 20.8 60 3 7 0.0 20 Sub Ngaruru M E H 88 21 242 4.4 35 9.7 21.1 60 317 5 0.0 80 Aut Western Boundary M E L 88 20 179 4.4 32 9.2 20.8 60 3 7 0.0 20 Aut Kaikoura H E H 92 23 541 11.2 41 21.9 25.0 28 140 13 0.0 60 Aut Nelson Aero H E L 86 29 376 10.6 48 22.8 25.0 64 20 30 0.0 20 Aut Woodbourne Aero E E E 91 60 499 25.6 93 55.6 26.0 37 320 32 0.0 90 Aut Big Pokororo M E L 82 18 295 3.9 31 8.1 20.0 85 79 20 0.0 20 Aut St Arnaud M E L 89 19 82 4.2 24 7.6 18.8 58 185 3 0.0 20 Aut Cape Campbell H E V 82 22 620 12.7 41 23.7 18.0 76 10 43 0.0 85 Aut Onamalutu M E M 89 31 341 5.1 50 13.5 20.3 56 261 8 0.0 60 Aut West Coast Wednesday, 24 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Reefton M E L 84 18 115 2.9 26 5.6 19.6 79 344 9 0.2 50 Aut Westport M E H 83 11 86 6.9 17 9.6 20.0 80 30 28 0.0 70 Aut Haast L E L 81 6 43 3.6 9 3.6 19.0 71 40 20 0.0 40 Aut Hokitika Aero L E L 84 7 41 4.0 10 4.3 21.0 68 40 17 0.0 50 Aut Canterbury Wednesday, 24 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero E E H 93 33 511 20.5 57 38.5 25.3 25 17 22 0.0 60 Sub Waihaorunga E E E 95 45 682 25.0 77 50.4 25.3 25 17 22 0.0 75 Sub Lees Valley E E V 93 34 373 32.2 56 51.0 22.2 34 352 32 0.0 60 Aut Motukarara E E E 95 50 573 24.6 82 51.5 27.0 26 334 22 0.0 80 Aut Mount Somers H E L 93 16 149 43.8 25 43.3 22.5 33 302 38 0.0 40 Aut Pukaki Aero E E E 96 59 599 24.6 95 54.8 25.5 21 31 19 0.0 80 Aut Oxford H E H 95 25 362 12.6 43 24.4 26.8 28 319 8 0.0 60 Aut Mount Cook V E E 93 27 101 37.4 32 44.0 20.7 31 5 34 0.0 70 Aut Burnham E E V 95 35 528 34.3 60 54.8 27.5 26 333 27 0.0 60 Aut Tekapo E E E 94 74 435 31.7 104 66.6 21.6 28 49 29 0.0 80 Aut Hakatere E E E 93 57 468 111.0 87 127.7 21.1 34 171 58 0.0 80 Aut Leeston E E L 95 39 542 31.0 66 53.5 28.4 26 338 25 0.0 50 Aut Le Bons Bay H E V 90 13 487 29.3 25 33.6 24.0 41 340 39 0.0 60 Aut Christchurch Aero E E E 95 34 534 26.2 58 45.7 29.0 26 330 22 0.0 85 Aut Hanmer E E V 94 39 387 17.5 63 36.4 25.6 31 330 17 0.0 65 Aut Cannington E E V 94 39 631 23.7 68 46.0 25.3 25 17 22 0.0 65 Aut Snowdon V E L 91 19 205 39.8 31 45.2 20.7 42 340 42 0.0 40 Aut Darfield E E L 94 29 375 34.1 49 49.6 25.6 30 326 30 0.0 50 Aut Bottle Lake H E H 93 30 572 8.6 53 20.4 29.8 31 347 7 0.0 75 Aut Ashley H E L 94 21 119 11.0 29 18.1 26.6 33 275 8 0.0 50 Aut Balmoral E E H 94 68 638 16.2 108 44.6 26.3 33 296 16 0.0 65 Aut Ashburton Plains E E H 94 39 552 16.8 67 36.4 28.6 24 353 17 0.0 65 Aut Otago Wednesday, 24 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 96 31 544 30.3 54 48.4 25.6 19 342 22 0.0 80 Aut Tapanui V E H 91 25 270 18.3 41 30.6 24.5 35 27 26 0.0 60 Aut Glenledi H E L 91 30 352 8.0 50 19.0 23.8 40 68 11 0.0 40 Aut Rock and Pillar E E E 95 40 523 25.6 68 48.1 27.0 23 333 21 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero V E H 92 29 445 15.7 49 30.2 25.0 36 150 19 0.0 65 Aut Deep Stream H E V 92 17 161 21.3 26 27.7 21.2 33 15 25 0.0 65 Aut Oamaru Aero H E L 88 23 671 8.7 42 18.2 22.0 46 50 19 0.0 50 Aut Queenstown Aero V E V 91 35 402 12.1 57 27.3 21.0 38 20 17 0.0 75 Aut Tara Hills E E E 94 90 594 39.9 131 83.0 26.0 24 0 33 0.0 80 Aut McRaes V E V 94 29 475 14.5 50 28.8 22.8 28 321 14 0.0 70 Aut Lauder E E V 94 48 615 20.1 81 44.8 24.7 27 358 19 0.0 70 Aut Windsor V E L 92 35 623 13.0 62 29.6 24.5 40 290 17 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly V E V 94 33 563 12.1 58 27.4 24.6 28 14 10 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu M E H 92 16 126 11.7 25 17.6 22.8 30 345 16 0.0 60 Aut Herbert H E H 91 32 414 9.6 53 22.2 19.9 43 29 14 0.0 65 Aut Oamaru M E M 87 24 517 5.1 42 12.2 22.0 52 70 11 0.0 60 Aut Cromwell E E E 93 60 577 23.5 95 53.2 24.2 33 23 26 0.0 85 Aut Nugget Point M E L 90 27 311 5.8 44 13.8 22.0 38 140 7 0.0 40 Aut Clyde E E V 93 46 626 13.4 77 33.7 25.4 29 356 14 0.0 75 Aut Wanaka E E E 92 72 540 35.4 109 72.4 24.0 31 340 35 0.0 80 Aut Traquair V E H 93 27 417 16.4 47 30.4 25.0 36 150 19 0.0 65 Sub Butchers Dam E E E 94 50 674 43.4 85 73.7 25.7 27 349 35 0.0 90 Aut Naseby Forest V E H 95 26 395 15.5 45 28.6 23.0 25 335 13 0.0 65 Aut Cherry Farm H E H 89 24 485 9.3 43 19.6 21.3 51 113 18 0.0 60 Aut Southland Wednesday, 24 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore M E M 90 21 164 5.8 32 11.7 23.0 35 50 6 0.0 55 Aut Invercargill Aero M E L 87 13 189 4.3 21 7.2 21.0 59 80 9 0.0 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 46 1 6 0.7 1 0.2 16.0 85 50 41 7.8 40 Aut South West Cape 17.0 90 11 0.4 40 Aut Garston H E H 91 26 337 12.8 44 24.7 21.0 38 340 19 0.0 65 Aut Lumsden M E M 89 17 191 4.8 28 9.3 23.0 43 270 6 0.0 60 Aut Manapouri Aero M E M 87 29 183 3.9 42 9.8 18.0 63 350 7 0.0 60 Aut Barn Hill M E M 88 17 253 3.7 30 7.6 22.1 47 211 3 0.0 60 Aut Blackmount M E L 85 24 152 5.8 34 12.1 16.6 70 338 20 0.6 50 Aut Wreys Bush M E M 89 29 294 4.8 47 12.2 23.0 45 310 6 0.0 55 Aut Tuatapere M E L 89 27 257 6.9 43 15.7 21.4 49 100 12 0.0 50 Aut Slopedown M E L 91 20 145 7.9 29 14.2 24.9 35 38 10 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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