FORECAST TODAY 26/02 25/02 24/02 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Friday, 26 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula M E H 74 21 558 4.5 38 10.5 21.6 54 186 36 0.2 90 Aut Waitangi Forest M E M 78 46 579 2.6 77 10.2 22.3 50 200 20 2.8 80 Aut Opouteke L H M 77 34 294 1.2 53 3.6 22.3 55 210 6 0.2 80 Aut Hokianga M E M 80 42 598 4.0 72 13.7 22.9 52 201 24 0.0 80 Aut Dargaville E E V 88 42 515 14.5 69 33.7 21.1 48 193 31 0.0 80 Aut Kaipara V E H 87 49 437 9.4 77 26.5 21.6 54 206 24 0.0 80 Aut Kaikohe M E M 75 31 494 2.1 53 6.6 21.0 62 220 20 1.6 65 Aut Whangarei Aero M E M 73 17 451 2.8 31 6.1 22.0 55 210 28 2.8 65 Aut Mangakahia E E V 88 81 615 11.3 122 37.1 23.0 49 213 25 0.0 80 Aut Pouto H E H 86 33 521 7.7 57 19.8 20.1 59 177 23 0.0 80 Aut Auckland Friday, 26 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi Forest V E H 86 29 371 15.5 48 29.4 21.1 55 190 37 0.0 60 Aut Woodhill V E H 87 43 527 9.1 72 25.1 21.9 54 203 24 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast M V M 75 28 475 1.9 48 5.5 22.8 50 211 18 0.4 70 Aut Cornwallis Depot H E M 87 46 483 5.2 75 17.2 22.7 53 239 12 0.0 60 Aut Great Barrier Island M E M 79 21 379 3.3 36 7.7 23.2 55 220 23 0.4 70 Aut Hunua East L H M 66 20 403 1.1 36 2.3 23.5 49 195 14 6.4 65 Aut Waikato Friday, 26 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L H M 74 16 147 1.0 25 1.3 22.4 64 205 7 1.2 65 Aut Bodley Road L H M 72 15 300 1.1 26 1.5 22.8 54 188 9 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa L E L 75 10 214 2.9 17 4.3 22.0 63 200 26 0.0 40 Aut Paeroa M E L 86 26 357 5.3 44 12.9 21.0 57 210 15 0.4 50 Aut Hamilton Aero L V M 73 16 177 1.3 26 2.2 21.0 59 210 13 0.0 60 Aut Athol L H M 75 14 185 1.1 23 1.3 21.5 50 202 7 0.2 65 Aut Waihi Gold M E H 87 21 187 9.0 33 16.6 21.0 53 255 24 0.4 65 Aut Waikawau Bay M E H 86 21 334 5.2 37 11.5 22.4 58 0 15 0.2 75 Aut Central North Island Friday, 26 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 66 11 293 1.0 20 0.9 25.0 52 140 11 9.8 60 Aut Rotorua Aero L L L 56 8 195 0.6 15 0.4 22.0 65 200 13 13.8 40 Aut Taupo Aero L L L 49 7 325 0.3 13 0.2 19.0 66 260 15 7.8 55 Aut Tauranga Aero M E L 81 34 227 4.1 50 11.3 23.0 55 250 24 2.2 40 Aut Matea L L L 60 6 197 1.3 12 0.9 18.2 59 94 23 8.4 40 Aut Minginui L L L 49 7 153 0.4 12 0.3 12.7 53 268 20 25.4 40 Aut Rotoehu L H L 63 9 204 0.9 17 0.7 24.3 51 146 13 26.9 40 Aut Goudies L V L 67 9 255 2.1 17 2.9 20.7 51 126 26 16.3 40 Aut Galatea M V L 72 22 289 1.7 38 4.3 24.4 47 133 19 8.9 40 Aut Kawerau L H L 71 13 278 1.1 23 1.3 25.8 50 98 10 6.0 45 Aut Rotoaira L H L 64 7 160 0.7 13 0.5 21.7 46 315 7 0.2 40 Sub Tahorakuri L H L 69 21 282 0.9 35 1.7 20.5 59 238 8 2.0 45 Aut Hautu L H L 64 8 167 0.7 14 0.5 21.7 46 315 7 0.2 55 Aut Opotiki L V L 72 17 271 1.6 29 3.2 23.7 50 117 17 7.4 50 Aut Te Puke L H L 60 12 355 0.6 23 0.6 23.2 50 198 8 23.6 60 Aut Waihau Bay L V L 65 10 183 1.7 18 2.4 23.0 74 160 24 5.2 40 Sub Eastern North Island Friday, 26 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 66 5 84 1.8 9 1.1 23.0 74 160 24 5.2 40 Aut Pouawa V E H 83 45 607 9.1 77 25.9 18.6 81 6 34 0.0 65 Aut Poroporo H E M 84 49 550 7.2 80 22.4 20.5 65 309 28 0.0 60 Aut Waimarama H E M 85 53 584 5.1 86 18.2 18.8 68 197 18 0.1 70 Aut Tuai L L L 55 9 96 0.6 15 0.5 17.3 72 162 15 7.2 40 Aut Crownthorpe M E L 80 20 148 2.5 30 5.2 16.3 80 214 16 0.2 50 Aut Kaiwaka M E L 79 16 119 2.7 24 4.9 13.7 94 178 20 0.4 40 Aut Waipukurau M E M 82 30 270 4.1 48 11.0 16.8 73 187 20 0.2 60 Aut Bridge Pa M E L 85 34 366 5.2 55 14.6 20.4 62 202 19 0.0 50 Aut Te Haroto L L L 56 18 158 1.3 28 2.2 14.1 86 181 28 2.8 40 Aut Gwavas L H M 72 22 163 1.1 33 2.0 15.5 79 239 9 1.0 65 Aut Waihau L V L 74 17 136 2.1 26 3.9 14.6 91 191 20 0.8 40 Aut Te Pohue L H L 66 16 110 1.0 23 1.0 14.6 90 166 12 1.4 40 Aut Ongaonga M E L 83 35 244 3.3 51 9.6 17.0 72 168 13 0.2 40 Aut Cricklewood L L L 52 13 136 0.4 21 0.4 15.1 95 159 15 2.8 40 Aut Gisborne Aero M E L 86 32 235 5.0 48 12.9 22.0 71 160 15 0.4 40 Aut Mahia M E L 82 17 311 5.1 29 10.1 19.0 79 180 26 0.4 45 Aut Napier Aero M E L 84 17 183 4.3 28 8.4 20.0 73 220 17 0.4 40 Aut Taranaki Friday, 26 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT New Plymouth Aero L V L 73 6 56 1.3 9 0.8 23.0 66 120 13 0.0 40 Aut Eltham L V L 68 8 216 1.4 15 1.2 16.8 84 190 17 0.0 40 Aut Waverly L L M 59 6 116 1.7 11 1.2 19.9 76 151 29 1.6 65 Aut Okato L E L 77 7 166 2.6 13 3.1 21.6 62 176 23 0.0 40 Aut Marco L H L 72 9 158 0.8 16 0.6 22.2 58 284 4 0.2 40 Aut Hawera L E L 70 9 317 2.3 16 3.2 18.0 82 160 26 0.2 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Friday, 26 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Three Kings L H L 66 8 117 1.1 14 0.8 11.8 79 118 13 0.0 50 Aut Webb L L L 51 7 114 0.5 12 0.3 12.3 74 186 20 0.6 50 Aut Westlawn L L L 57 9 129 0.7 15 0.5 13.9 71 144 16 4.4 50 Aut Desert Road Summit L H L 70 11 133 1.2 18 1.2 14.8 67 178 14 0.2 50 Aut Alfredton L E L 82 16 110 2.2 23 3.9 18.9 64 208 9 0.6 40 Aut Dannevirke L H L 66 15 197 0.7 25 0.7 15.4 85 226 4 1.2 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L H L 60 6 133 0.7 11 0.4 20.3 60 172 11 0.4 30 Aut National Park L V L 64 4 108 1.3 7 0.7 17.4 68 208 19 0.0 30 Aut Ngamatea L V M 76 10 131 1.9 17 2.5 15.8 75 76 17 0.2 60 Aut Waitarere Forest L H L 72 8 274 0.9 15 0.7 19.2 69 274 5 0.0 55 Aut Lismore L V M 68 12 358 1.3 23 1.9 20.5 65 127 16 0.0 60 Aut Waione M V M 78 29 196 2.0 43 5.3 17.6 71 170 14 1.2 60 Aut Tapuae 90 23 1.5 55 Aut Raumai L M L 61 9 331 0.5 17 0.4 19.9 61 122 2 0.0 40 Aut Levin L V L 73 7 191 1.3 13 0.9 19.0 70 280 13 0.0 40 Aut Spriggins Park L E L 77 9 309 2.3 17 3.3 20.0 61 120 19 0.0 30 Sub Waiouru Aero L H L 64 14 252 0.7 24 0.7 17.0 60 130 7 0.4 55 Aut Wanganui Aero L E M 77 9 307 2.3 17 3.3 20.0 61 120 19 0.0 60 Aut Palmerston North Aero L E L 71 9 252 2.2 17 3.1 20.0 64 130 24 1.4 40 Aut Wairarapa Friday, 26 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi M E L 83 30 416 3.0 51 8.7 19.0 60 190 13 1.0 40 Aut Castle Point M E L 79 14 145 4.8 22 8.2 16.0 82 210 30 0.8 40 Aut Stony Creek M V L 81 30 163 1.8 41 4.6 17.7 62 205 6 1.0 40 Aut Haurangi M E L 85 22 156 2.7 32 6.1 16.5 59 224 6 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station L H L 65 22 171 0.7 33 0.9 15.9 79 237 6 2.2 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 82 21 151 2.5 31 5.4 14.9 79 180 11 0.2 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome M E L 80 25 198 2.3 38 5.9 17.0 78 250 15 1.0 40 Aut Wellington Friday, 26 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 84 29 210 2.9 43 7.7 19.5 56 172 9 0.2 40 Aut Belmont L V M 62 4 220 1.7 8 0.9 16.4 74 198 25 1.2 60 Aut Titahi Bay M E M 80 15 453 2.6 28 5.2 18.6 61 138 16 0.0 60 Aut Chatham Island L L L 50 4 298 0.7 7 0.4 16.0 77 210 30 16.0 30 Aut Wellington Aero L E M 74 14 419 2.2 26 4.3 18.0 60 170 22 2.0 60 Aut Lower Hutt M E L 84 16 256 3.3 27 6.6 21.0 44 230 13 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu M E L 80 12 326 3.4 21 5.7 20.0 54 150 22 0.0 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Friday, 26 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 82 17 327 2.2 30 4.7 19.6 51 80 10 0.2 30 Aut Keneperu Head L V L 79 14 242 2.0 25 3.6 18.6 52 69 12 0.0 30 Aut Totaranui L V L 80 9 138 1.7 15 2.1 20.6 62 53 10 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley V E V 90 69 668 7.9 110 28.0 18.4 43 128 12 0.0 95 Aut Hira L H L 75 15 341 0.9 27 1.2 18.9 56 118 4 0.0 20 Aut Dovedale M E L 84 17 249 4.5 29 8.9 22.0 58 0 19 0.0 20 Sub Rai Valley M E L 83 14 155 3.3 23 5.8 19.9 47 69 14 0.0 30 Aut Molesworth V E H 88 56 514 7.6 88 24.4 17.8 46 87 18 0.0 70 Aut Murchison L V L 80 16 132 1.6 25 2.8 18.6 51 187 6 0.2 20 Sub Ngaruru L H M 68 15 242 0.7 26 0.7 14.5 75 36 3 0.0 80 Aut Western Boundary M E L 82 18 187 3.6 29 7.3 19.6 56 59 19 0.0 20 Sub Kaikoura M V M 79 26 554 1.7 46 4.8 17.0 49 20 9 1.8 60 Aut Nelson Aero M E L 84 19 361 4.5 33 9.6 22.0 58 0 19 0.0 20 Aut Woodbourne Aero H E H 88 58 513 4.6 91 17.4 19.0 42 60 7 0.0 95 Aut Big Pokororo M E L 81 13 293 3.4 24 6.1 19.6 56 59 19 0.0 20 Aut St Arnaud L V L 80 14 83 1.8 20 2.7 18.8 47 332 10 0.2 20 Aut Cape Campbell M E H 85 25 633 5.9 45 14.4 17.0 57 180 20 0.0 90 Aut Onamalutu L H M 76 16 297 1.2 28 2.1 17.2 57 60 7 0.0 60 Aut West Coast Friday, 26 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Reefton L H L 74 12 109 1.0 19 0.9 18.6 51 187 6 0.2 45 Aut Westport L E M 78 8 78 3.8 13 4.6 20.0 52 230 28 1.0 60 Aut Haast L L L 48 3 12 0.2 4 0.1 17.0 75 270 11 0.0 40 Aut Hokitika Aero L H L 60 5 15 0.7 5 0.3 17.0 70 310 11 0.0 45 Aut Canterbury Friday, 26 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero L H M 69 23 500 1.1 42 2.6 20.0 44 90 11 5.8 60 Aut Waihaorunga L L M 58 26 616 0.5 47 0.9 17.5 49 111 8 11.2 75 Aut Lees Valley L H M 63 27 374 0.7 45 1.2 17.0 58 297 6 4.4 80 Aut Motukarara V E H 89 54 586 9.6 88 28.8 18.1 49 22 20 0.0 80 Aut Mount Somers L L L 59 11 146 0.7 19 0.6 16.3 59 91 12 8.2 40 Aut Pukaki Aero V E H 92 65 612 8.1 102 27.6 19.0 33 184 6 0.0 80 Aut Oxford L L M 56 14 329 0.5 26 0.5 18.0 57 60 10 13.6 80 Aut Mount Cook L V M 79 14 66 1.4 18 1.7 17.3 51 89 6 0.0 70 Aut Burnham L H M 71 27 522 1.2 48 3.5 18.9 44 1 13 4.8 80 Aut Tekapo H E H 91 79 448 6.0 109 23.0 17.0 40 87 5 0.0 80 Aut Hakatere V E H 91 62 481 9.0 94 28.5 18.2 36 296 11 0.0 80 Aut Leeston V E H 91 44 556 8.6 73 24.2 20.2 41 354 12 0.2 60 Aut Le Bons Bay L V M 66 11 488 1.6 22 2.6 15.0 71 0 22 3.6 60 Aut Christchurch Aero M E M 80 35 548 3.1 61 10.1 18.0 47 30 19 2.2 85 Aut Hanmer M E M 87 44 400 3.8 69 12.8 16.0 63 57 6 0.6 70 Aut Cannington L H M 69 30 620 1.0 54 2.9 18.8 46 87 9 4.6 65 Aut Snowdon L H L 74 20 217 1.0 32 1.7 17.3 58 58 6 2.2 40 Aut Darfield M V M 77 29 389 1.5 49 4.5 18.9 49 60 11 2.6 60 Aut Bottle Lake L H M 64 21 552 0.7 39 0.9 19.8 47 17 6 6.8 75 Aut Ashley L L L 49 12 102 0.2 18 0.2 16.8 63 23 7 15.6 65 Aut Balmoral L L M 59 40 594 0.7 68 2.5 17.1 60 44 13 9.0 75 Aut Ashburton Plains L H M 75 35 555 1.1 60 3.7 20.5 43 45 7 3.2 70 Aut Otago Friday, 26 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Dansey Pass V E V 93 37 557 10.5 63 25.8 18.5 27 190 11 0.0 80 Aut Tapanui M E M 84 27 281 3.9 44 10.0 16.9 55 239 16 0.0 60 Aut Glenledi H E L 84 32 363 9.4 53 21.9 15.7 56 275 32 0.2 40 Aut Rock and Pillar V E H 92 46 536 10.4 75 28.1 19.9 29 300 13 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero H E H 87 31 458 6.4 54 16.7 18.0 49 230 17 0.0 65 Aut Deep Stream M E M 75 15 171 4.5 24 8.0 13.1 49 255 36 2.6 65 Aut Oamaru Aero M E L 85 25 683 4.2 46 10.9 18.0 58 60 15 0.6 50 Aut Queenstown Aero H E H 89 39 414 8.3 63 21.9 17.0 36 260 15 0.0 75 Aut Tara Hills E E H 92 96 608 8.6 138 32.4 20.0 26 120 7 0.0 80 Aut McRaes H E H 91 33 488 7.3 57 18.9 16.0 34 283 8 0.0 70 Aut Lauder V E H 92 54 629 8.3 89 26.2 18.7 34 30 8 0.0 70 Aut Windsor M E L 86 40 636 3.3 69 11.5 17.5 53 306 7 0.8 50 Aut Ranfurly V E H 92 39 576 9.2 66 24.1 17.7 32 296 10 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu L E M 77 14 137 2.4 22 4.2 13.0 59 271 20 0.4 60 Aut Herbert M V M 77 31 426 1.7 53 5.4 13.9 46 35 14 2.2 65 Aut Oamaru M E M 86 26 530 4.0 46 10.7 18.0 57 100 11 0.0 60 Aut Cromwell E E V 92 66 590 12.1 103 36.1 20.4 32 27 14 0.0 85 Aut Nugget Point M E L 82 26 321 6.0 43 14.1 14.0 57 260 28 0.4 40 Aut Clyde V E H 92 51 639 7.7 85 24.3 19.8 37 106 7 0.0 75 Aut Wanaka V E H 90 77 553 7.8 115 28.4 19.0 36 270 11 0.0 80 Aut Traquair H E H 86 30 428 8.8 52 20.6 14.9 49 251 25 0.0 65 Aut Butchers Dam H E H 91 55 687 6.8 92 23.1 19.9 31 48 7 0.0 90 Aut Naseby Forest V E H 91 31 407 14.0 52 28.7 16.0 26 279 21 0.6 65 Aut Cherry Farm H E M 90 30 498 7.1 52 17.5 20.0 35 279 10 0.0 60 Aut Southland Friday, 26 February 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore M E M 82 23 175 3.4 34 7.8 15.0 64 230 17 0.0 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L L L 59 5 180 1.9 9 1.5 16.0 68 260 32 5.8 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 60 2 12 0.5 3 0.2 18.0 54 280 6 2.2 40 Aut South West Cape 13.0 310 61 1.0 40 Aut Garston M E M 88 29 349 4.6 49 12.1 17.4 39 180 6 0.0 65 Aut Lumsden M E M 84 17 203 5.8 27 10.7 18.0 40 280 22 0.0 60 Aut Manapouri Aero H E H 87 33 196 11.9 47 24.3 17.0 44 280 28 0.0 60 Aut Barn Hill M E M 86 20 265 5.9 33 12.0 17.7 47 330 17 0.0 60 Aut Blackmount V E L 88 28 164 19.7 39 31.4 16.7 43 17 36 0.0 50 Aut Wreys Bush M E M 86 32 306 3.5 51 9.9 18.3 51 226 9 0.0 55 Aut Tuatapere M E L 84 25 269 2.7 41 7.0 19.4 43 269 8 0.0 50 Aut Slopedown L L L 53 9 135 0.5 15 0.4 15.2 60 301 15 9.2 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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