FORECAST TODAY 25/02 24/02 23/02 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Thursday, 25 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 25 19 551 0.0 34 0.0 20.5 92 192 20 11.6 90 Aut Waitangi Forest M V M 82 54 572 1.9 87 8.3 27.0 61 40 6 1.2 80 Aut Opouteke L L L 55 32 287 0.4 50 0.6 22.4 84 204 6 3.8 80 Aut Hokianga L L M 49 40 591 0.5 69 1.0 20.7 92 236 24 5.0 80 Aut Dargaville M E H 85 39 508 4.1 66 13.4 20.5 75 241 13 0.0 80 Aut Kaipara H E H 87 47 430 6.6 74 20.3 24.7 66 197 17 0.2 80 Aut Kaikohe L H M 62 30 487 0.7 52 1.8 26.0 66 250 9 9.4 65 Aut Whangarei Aero L L L 45 19 444 0.2 35 0.3 23.0 92 210 17 5.2 65 Aut Mangakahia E E H 88 79 608 10.0 119 33.8 26.2 64 229 24 0.0 80 Aut Pouto M E H 86 32 515 4.3 55 12.4 22.8 72 240 12 0.2 80 Aut Auckland Thursday, 25 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 80 27 364 3.7 45 9.7 20.8 92 193 23 0.4 60 Aut Woodhill H E M 86 41 520 5.2 69 16.3 23.5 74 200 17 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast L L L 35 25 468 0.0 45 0.0 19.6 88 210 6 12.6 70 Aut Cornwallis Depot H E M 86 44 476 4.7 72 15.6 24.1 71 226 13 0.0 60 Aut Great Barrier Island L L L 47 18 372 0.1 33 0.2 23.9 88 359 5 5.3 70 Aut Hunua East L L L 42 30 418 0.1 51 0.1 21.4 93 9 9 5.2 65 Aut Waikato Thursday, 25 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L H M 63 14 140 0.6 22 0.6 25.9 80 44 3 2.2 65 Aut Bodley Road L L L 36 12 293 0.0 22 0.0 20.9 89 13 5 9.6 65 Aut Port Taharoa L L L 43 8 207 0.1 15 0.1 21.0 85 240 13 14.0 40 Aut Paeroa H E L 85 24 351 7.3 41 16.1 24.0 75 310 24 0.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero L L L 43 14 170 0.1 24 0.1 21.0 91 270 9 6.0 60 Aut Athol L L L 47 12 178 0.2 20 0.2 18.5 91 271 14 4.8 65 Aut Waihi Gold M E M 85 19 180 3.8 30 8.0 23.7 77 43 12 0.0 65 Aut Waikawau Bay M E H 85 19 327 5.6 34 11.6 25.1 76 0 19 0.5 75 Aut Central North Island Thursday, 25 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero L V M 69 17 314 1.7 30 3.4 24.0 82 30 20 2.6 60 Aut Rotorua Aero L V L 70 15 221 1.7 25 3.0 21.0 94 10 20 1.4 40 Aut Taupo Aero L L L 29 11 341 0.0 20 0.0 19.0 96 350 9 8.4 55 Aut Tauranga Aero H E L 86 37 220 6.9 52 17.3 25.0 74 10 22 0.0 40 Aut Matea M E L 83 13 210 3.0 23 5.3 20.3 83 320 13 0.5 40 Sub Minginui L L L 60 13 209 0.9 23 0.9 12.1 91 15 16 2.3 40 Aut Rotoehu L H L 60 17 271 0.9 30 1.2 22.0 85 330 15 3.6 40 Aut Goudies M E L 83 16 296 3.0 29 6.2 20.3 83 320 13 0.5 40 Aut Galatea M V L 74 38 307 1.9 58 6.3 21.9 85 0 19 1.5 40 Aut Kawerau M V L 72 18 285 2.1 31 4.4 23.0 86 341 22 1.8 45 Aut Rotoaira L L L 20 5 153 0.0 9 0.0 17.8 94 356 6 33.3 40 Sub Tahorakuri L L L 59 22 275 0.6 36 0.7 20.2 91 1 7 2.4 45 Aut Hautu L L L 20 5 160 0.0 9 0.0 17.8 94 356 6 33.3 55 Aut Opotiki H E L 84 27 283 7.7 43 17.0 21.4 79 20 28 0.0 50 Aut Te Puke M E M 83 26 445 2.8 45 7.8 22.2 84 13 11 0.2 60 Aut Waihau Bay L H L 72 15 185 0.9 25 0.9 22.5 78 352 6 1.8 40 Aut Eastern North Island Thursday, 25 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 80 7 85 3.3 12 3.8 22.0 92 310 22 0.0 40 Aut Pouawa H E H 86 45 600 7.0 75 21.3 27.0 60 330 22 0.0 65 Sub Poroporo M E M 79 48 543 3.0 78 11.5 22.0 92 310 22 0.0 60 Sub Waimarama M E M 85 52 578 3.6 85 13.7 22.3 72 1 11 0.0 70 Aut Tuai M E L 85 15 102 5.6 22 9.3 20.5 77 352 21 0.0 40 Aut Crownthorpe L V L 78 19 142 1.5 29 2.8 22.4 80 32 9 1.2 50 Aut Kaiwaka M E L 84 16 113 2.8 24 5.0 19.7 81 39 9 0.0 40 Aut Waipukurau L V M 81 30 264 1.4 46 4.0 21.9 81 318 2 0.8 60 Aut Bridge Pa M E L 82 33 359 2.5 53 7.7 22.8 80 355 12 0.8 50 Aut Te Haroto L V L 67 22 152 1.3 33 2.7 18.6 88 349 16 2.0 40 Aut Gwavas L H M 71 21 157 0.8 32 0.9 20.1 83 17 3 1.6 65 Aut Waihau L V L 79 17 130 1.7 25 3.2 20.3 82 350 11 1.0 40 Aut Te Pohue L E L 78 15 105 2.2 23 3.8 19.8 80 339 17 1.2 40 Aut Ongaonga M V L 83 34 238 2.0 50 6.1 21.4 84 186 4 0.6 40 Aut Cricklewood M E L 85 16 131 5.5 25 9.8 22.1 74 331 19 0.0 40 Aut Gisborne Aero H E L 87 31 228 8.2 46 18.4 27.0 60 330 22 0.0 40 Aut Mahia M E L 82 16 304 6.2 28 11.4 22.0 80 20 30 0.0 45 Aut Napier Aero M E L 84 16 177 4.3 26 8.0 22.0 79 320 17 0.4 40 Aut Taranaki Thursday, 25 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 45 4 49 0.3 7 0.1 21.0 83 270 26 83.0 40 Aut Eltham L L L 56 8 210 1.4 14 1.2 20.3 73 259 31 50.0 40 Aut Waverly L L L 26 6 109 0.0 10 0.0 20.5 75 0 0 38.4 65 Aut Okato L L L 48 5 159 0.3 10 0.2 19.2 83 213 19 10.0 40 Aut Marco L L L 49 7 151 0.2 13 0.1 21.9 68 344 7 27.4 40 Aut Hawera L L L 54 8 310 1.3 15 1.0 19.0 81 260 32 11.0 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Thursday, 25 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 53 8 112 1.2 13 0.8 13.1 98 323 32 2.4 50 Aut Webb L L L 23 6 109 0.0 11 0.0 13.1 99 358 48 8.8 50 Aut Westlawn M E L 72 12 129 3.5 20 5.7 15.3 86 340 33 1.6 50 Aut Desert Road Summit L L L 50 9 127 1.3 16 1.2 16.7 90 5 40 5.4 50 Aut Alfredton L E L 79 14 103 2.3 21 3.7 19.2 76 344 16 1.2 40 Aut Dannevirke L V L 72 14 192 1.4 24 2.3 20.9 84 271 15 1.8 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L L L 21 4 126 0.0 8 0.0 17.0 95 257 8 24.6 30 Aut National Park L L L 33 3 101 0.0 5 0.0 16.3 98 343 5 4.8 30 Aut Ngamatea L V M 67 9 125 1.9 16 2.3 18.8 84 338 24 2.6 60 Aut Waitarere Forest L L L 57 7 267 0.7 13 0.5 21.8 77 297 15 7.2 55 Aut Lismore L L L 35 11 351 0.0 20 0.0 18.6 87 353 3 10.0 60 Aut Waione M E M 85 28 190 3.4 41 8.5 21.3 78 278 10 0.2 60 Aut Tapuae 1 225 18 13.0 55 Aut Raumai L L L 35 7 324 0.0 14 0.0 20.6 78 290 1 13.4 40 Aut Levin L L L 54 6 184 0.8 11 0.5 21.0 81 310 24 10.4 40 Aut Spriggins Park L L L 55 8 303 0.9 14 0.7 20.0 75 280 24 15.6 30 Sub Waiouru Aero L L L 38 12 246 0.0 22 0.0 18.0 94 300 9 5.8 55 Aut Wanganui Aero L L M 55 8 301 0.9 14 0.7 20.0 75 280 24 15.6 60 Aut Palmerston North Aero L L L 46 8 245 0.3 15 0.2 19.0 85 280 22 11.4 40 Aut Wairarapa Thursday, 25 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi E E L 87 28 410 22.2 48 37.6 21.0 63 340 41 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point H E L 84 13 139 32.4 21 33.5 21.0 73 320 57 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek M E L 87 28 157 5.8 39 12.9 22.5 55 351 14 0.6 40 Aut Haurangi M E L 83 20 150 3.5 31 7.3 15.2 80 328 15 0.6 40 Aut Holdsworth Station M E L 85 25 165 5.9 36 12.5 22.1 53 301 21 1.2 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 82 21 145 2.7 30 5.7 23.5 60 326 13 1.4 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome H E L 89 24 192 8.9 37 17.6 22.0 56 310 19 0.4 40 Aut Wellington Thursday, 25 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 78 27 203 2.5 41 6.6 21.8 70 7 20 1.8 40 Aut Belmont L L L 39 3 214 0.2 6 0.1 16.9 92 358 38 11.2 60 Aut Titahi Bay M E M 66 14 446 4.3 26 8.0 21.3 77 328 41 6.1 60 Aut Chatham Island M E L 80 7 345 7.2 14 9.0 19.0 91 30 37 0.4 30 Aut Wellington Aero M E M 70 15 413 3.3 27 6.5 21.0 68 0 33 5.4 60 Aut Lower Hutt L V L 66 13 249 1.3 24 1.9 22.0 56 350 17 12.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu L L L 57 10 320 1.2 18 1.1 20.0 78 340 26 9.2 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Thursday, 25 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay L V L 68 15 321 1.3 27 2.3 23.2 57 271 16 8.6 30 Aut Keneperu Head L H L 61 12 235 1.1 22 1.3 21.7 62 243 19 21.2 30 Aut Totaranui L V L 66 7 132 1.5 13 1.1 22.7 54 290 19 15.4 20 Aut Awatere Valley E E E 91 67 662 17.8 107 47.3 25.8 36 298 26 0.0 95 Aut Hira L L L 58 13 334 0.8 24 0.8 20.1 70 270 17 9.5 20 Aut Dovedale M E L 72 15 242 3.1 26 5.9 22.0 52 220 30 8.8 20 Sub Rai Valley L H L 67 12 148 1.1 20 1.1 24.5 52 299 14 18.6 30 Aut Molesworth H E H 86 50 508 5.4 80 18.2 21.0 31 259 15 1.6 70 Man Murchison L H L 66 14 126 0.9 22 0.9 16.6 63 98 10 3.4 20 Sub Ngaruru L L M 59 14 237 0.6 25 0.6 16.8 66 203 9 5.4 80 Aut Western Boundary L H L 67 16 180 0.9 26 1.1 16.6 63 98 10 3.4 20 Aut Kaikoura 0.0 60 Aut Nelson Aero M E L 72 17 354 3.1 30 6.5 22.0 52 220 30 8.8 20 Aut Woodbourne Aero V E V 86 56 507 8.5 88 26.3 26.0 39 270 24 2.2 95 Aut Big Pokororo L E L 65 12 286 2.5 21 4.2 17.0 66 243 31 6.0 20 Aut St Arnaud L L L 60 12 77 0.8 17 0.6 16.2 59 311 13 7.2 20 Aut Cape Campbell V E E 84 23 627 17.8 43 30.6 20.0 70 10 46 0.0 90 Aut Onamalutu L H L 61 14 291 0.7 25 0.7 22.2 54 277 10 17.4 60 Aut West Coast Thursday, 25 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Reefton L L L 51 10 102 0.2 17 0.2 18.6 60 216 4 10.2 45 Aut Westport L L L 50 6 72 0.5 10 0.3 18.0 79 300 22 11.8 60 Aut Haast L L L 19 2 6 0.0 2 0.0 17.0 96 270 24 44.8 40 Aut Hokitika Aero L L L 34 4 9 0.0 4 0.0 17.0 82 280 6 23.4 45 Aut Canterbury Thursday, 25 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero H E M 88 35 518 7.9 60 20.6 21.0 60 80 17 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga E E V 94 49 690 18.0 83 42.4 23.6 28 317 18 0.0 75 Aut Lees Valley E E E 92 37 380 23.0 60 42.4 20.5 35 323 28 0.0 80 Aut Motukarara E E V 89 52 579 14.9 85 38.0 20.3 57 148 28 0.0 80 Aut Mount Somers H E L 92 18 156 25.9 28 32.7 21.3 35 301 30 0.0 40 Aut Pukaki Aero E E V 93 62 606 14.6 99 40.1 21.2 31 308 15 0.0 80 Aut Oxford V E V 94 29 369 14.3 49 28.2 25.3 27 306 12 0.0 80 Aut Mount Cook L E M 65 12 60 2.4 16 3.3 18.0 49 359 30 25.4 70 Aut Burnham E E V 91 38 535 15.1 64 33.4 23.4 44 141 22 0.0 80 Aut Tekapo E E E 91 77 441 33.2 107 69.3 19.4 32 272 37 0.6 80 Aut Hakatere E E E 92 59 475 20.2 90 47.5 20.6 34 165 25 0.0 80 Aut Leeston E E H 91 41 549 17.3 69 37.9 22.7 48 129 26 0.0 60 Aut Le Bons Bay H E H 88 15 494 17.7 29 25.2 21.0 56 220 33 0.0 60 Aut Christchurch Aero E E E 95 38 541 23.9 65 45.2 27.0 21 300 20 0.0 85 Aut Hanmer E E V 92 42 394 14.6 67 33.3 22.0 36 277 18 0.0 70 Aut Cannington E E V 90 42 638 20.2 71 42.5 21.3 52 26 32 0.0 65 Aut Snowdon V E L 90 21 211 25.7 34 35.3 18.7 47 336 37 0.2 40 Aut Darfield E E H 94 33 382 21.1 55 38.5 26.3 21 263 20 0.0 60 Aut Bottle Lake H E H 93 34 580 8.8 59 22.2 27.7 27 294 6 0.0 75 Aut Ashley H E H 93 24 126 13.7 33 22.4 23.2 35 275 16 0.0 65 Aut Balmoral E E E 93 71 645 24.9 112 59.2 23.4 33 278 27 0.0 75 Aut Ashburton Plains H E H 91 42 559 8.5 70 23.7 22.9 46 115 11 0.0 70 Aut Otago Thursday, 25 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 92 34 550 25.0 59 44.4 20.9 36 266 28 0.2 80 Aut Tapanui M E M 77 25 275 3.1 41 7.9 12.5 85 238 25 1.2 60 Aut Glenledi M E L 79 31 357 4.1 51 11.4 13.8 76 259 27 1.2 40 Aut Rock and Pillar E E V 91 43 530 20.6 71 43.0 20.7 41 206 27 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero H E H 86 30 451 11.3 51 24.4 16.0 73 240 32 0.0 65 Aut Deep Stream M E H 77 17 166 6.9 27 12.2 8.9 96 232 41 0.8 65 Aut Oamaru Aero M E L 83 23 677 4.0 43 10.1 17.0 82 90 17 0.0 50 Aut Queenstown Aero H E H 89 37 408 8.6 60 21.9 19.0 53 230 17 0.0 75 Aut Tara Hills E E E 92 93 601 20.1 134 55.4 22.0 35 290 24 0.4 80 Aut McRaes E E E 91 31 482 30.6 53 48.4 19.1 42 232 37 0.0 70 Aut Lauder E E E 92 51 622 31.2 85 60.5 21.6 35 309 33 0.0 70 Aut Windsor E E L 92 38 630 13.5 67 31.5 23.5 38 154 18 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly V E V 92 36 570 12.4 62 28.8 20.7 38 279 16 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu L E M 63 13 131 2.5 21 4.1 10.7 86 265 33 2.8 60 Aut Herbert V E H 91 34 421 11.1 57 25.5 19.2 36 238 17 0.0 65 Aut Oamaru M E M 85 24 523 3.0 44 8.1 18.0 74 100 7 0.0 60 Aut Cromwell E E V 92 63 584 10.5 99 32.4 22.7 34 283 11 0.0 85 Aut Nugget Point H E L 74 24 316 8.1 41 17.3 13.0 77 250 48 2.0 40 Aut Clyde E E V 92 49 633 11.7 82 31.6 22.4 34 317 13 0.0 75 Aut Wanaka E E V 90 75 546 11.7 112 36.6 21.0 46 280 19 0.4 80 Aut Traquair H E H 86 28 423 11.3 49 24.0 16.0 73 240 32 0.0 65 Sub Butchers Dam E E E 90 52 680 14.7 88 38.3 19.4 48 194 24 0.2 90 Aut Naseby Forest E E E 91 29 401 62.6 49 71.9 18.6 39 280 50 0.2 65 Aut Cherry Farm H E M 89 27 492 7.8 47 18.0 21.6 44 229 15 0.0 60 Aut Southland Thursday, 25 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore M E M 78 22 169 3.5 33 7.7 13.0 79 240 26 1.2 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L L L 56 8 185 3.3 14 4.2 14.0 86 270 48 5.2 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 40 1 6 0.1 1 0.0 15.0 68 280 15 40.8 40 Aut South West Cape 12.0 270 44 10.0 40 Aut Garston M E M 86 27 343 5.1 45 12.7 15.7 68 205 14 0.4 65 Aut Lumsden L V M 67 14 196 1.5 24 2.4 15.0 79 220 19 2.6 60 Aut Manapouri Aero H E M 84 31 190 7.8 44 17.5 18.0 53 290 28 1.0 60 Aut Barn Hill M E M 82 18 259 3.6 30 7.6 12.7 87 217 19 0.4 60 Aut Blackmount M E L 87 26 158 5.1 37 11.3 16.6 49 214 13 0.0 50 Aut Wreys Bush M E M 82 30 300 5.9 48 14.7 15.0 66 224 28 1.0 55 Aut Tuatapere M V L 71 23 263 1.9 38 4.8 16.1 67 227 22 2.8 50 Aut Slopedown M E L 62 15 147 2.5 24 4.5 10.6 85 238 34 3.0 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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