FORECAST TODAY 02/03 01/03 28/02 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Tuesday, 2 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula M E M 82 26 584 3.0 47 8.4 20.3 87 63 16 0.6 90 Aut Waitangi Forest L H M 73 32 568 1.2 55 3.7 22.7 69 60 10 0.0 80 Aut Opouteke M V M 80 36 321 1.3 56 4.1 24.2 52 8 3 0.2 80 Aut Hokianga L H M 77 31 588 1.2 54 3.7 24.7 66 54 7 0.2 80 Aut Dargaville L H M 65 36 528 0.8 61 2.6 19.5 70 42 9 3.2 80 Aut Kaipara M E M 86 58 464 2.9 88 12.1 25.7 50 49 3 0.8 80 Aut Kaikohe L H M 72 25 504 0.8 44 1.8 23.0 69 330 4 0.0 65 Aut Whangarei Aero M E M 85 23 477 3.1 41 8.0 23.0 65 160 9 0.4 65 Aut Mangakahia L H M 69 61 622 0.7 99 3.5 25.4 55 86 4 4.2 80 Aut Pouto L L L 55 15 484 0.3 28 0.4 21.8 62 25 5 9.4 80 Aut Auckland Tuesday, 2 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi Forest M E M 86 31 396 3.7 51 10.5 23.2 58 19 9 0.2 60 Aut Woodhill M E M 83 53 554 2.5 85 10.5 24.3 51 39 8 1.4 65 Aut Clevedon Coast L H M 76 35 504 1.0 60 3.2 24.1 62 356 4 2.2 70 Aut Cornwallis Depot H E M 89 58 513 5.1 91 18.8 25.0 56 243 6 0.0 60 Aut Great Barrier Island M E M 84 28 405 2.9 48 8.2 22.9 63 60 10 0.9 70 Aut Hunua East L H M 71 22 422 1.1 39 2.7 22.6 67 29 11 3.2 65 Aut Waikato Tuesday, 2 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata M E M 87 24 174 3.7 36 8.5 24.6 63 55 5 0.0 65 Aut Bodley Road M E M 86 23 327 3.2 39 7.8 20.2 73 37 7 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa M E L 85 17 240 3.0 29 6.2 20.2 73 37 7 0.0 40 Sub Paeroa M E L 88 36 384 4.6 58 13.6 24.0 57 0 6 0.2 50 Aut Hamilton Aero M E M 87 24 203 3.9 37 9.3 23.0 60 340 6 0.0 60 Aut Athol M E M 87 23 210 5.5 36 11.8 20.5 62 297 12 0.0 65 Aut Waihi Gold M E M 88 29 213 3.9 44 10.0 24.6 63 55 5 0.0 65 Sub Waikawau Bay L L M 58 14 329 0.6 25 0.6 22.8 70 0 11 9.6 75 Aut Central North Island Tuesday, 2 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero L V M 66 11 304 1.3 20 1.6 24.0 70 320 17 6.0 60 Aut Rotorua Aero M E L 85 14 220 2.9 24 5.3 22.0 67 350 7 0.0 40 Aut Taupo Aero M E L 85 13 348 3.4 23 6.0 19.0 71 240 9 0.0 40 Aut Tauranga Aero M E L 86 41 253 4.7 59 13.9 23.0 63 40 13 0.0 40 Aut Matea M E L 85 13 221 5.4 22 8.9 18.0 71 275 19 0.0 40 Aut Minginui M E L 85 12 173 5.6 21 8.9 14.0 53 93 18 0.0 40 Aut Rotoehu L H L 66 10 216 0.9 18 0.8 23.6 61 340 11 6.3 40 Aut Goudies M E L 87 16 279 9.3 29 15.9 19.4 60 300 25 0.0 40 Aut Galatea M E L 88 32 316 6.0 51 15.4 23.8 54 347 12 0.0 40 Aut Kawerau L H L 72 14 291 1.2 25 1.8 24.8 52 278 11 5.4 45 Aut Rotoaira L L L 56 10 183 0.3 18 0.3 14.3 79 0 0 2.6 40 Sub Tahorakuri M E L 86 28 306 4.4 46 11.4 21.3 61 311 11 0.0 45 Aut Hautu L L L 56 11 190 0.3 19 0.3 14.3 79 0 0 2.6 40 Sub Opotiki L H L 65 19 292 1.0 32 1.7 22.1 79 356 12 3.2 50 Aut Te Puke L V M 80 20 381 1.3 35 2.9 23.4 60 15 4 1.4 60 Aut Waihau Bay L H L 67 15 212 0.8 26 0.9 22.9 76 280 7 2.8 40 Aut Eastern North Island Tuesday, 2 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hicks Bay M E L 81 9 110 4.0 15 5.5 23.0 88 310 22 0.0 40 Aut Pouawa H E H 88 53 631 6.4 87 21.7 23.3 62 200 15 0.0 65 Aut Poroporo V E H 85 55 574 8.6 88 26.7 22.0 75 82 28 0.0 60 Aut Waimarama M E M 85 58 609 3.0 94 12.8 21.1 67 192 6 0.0 70 Aut Tuai M E L 87 12 106 6.6 19 9.7 20.5 59 356 18 0.0 40 Aut Crownthorpe M E L 87 27 174 5.6 39 12.7 22.5 64 278 14 0.0 50 Aut Kaiwaka M E L 85 16 135 5.6 24 9.7 19.0 70 334 18 0.0 40 Sub Waipukurau M E L 89 40 297 4.8 60 14.1 23.1 54 344 5 0.0 40 Aut Bridge Pa H E L 89 44 393 7.1 68 20.4 24.3 56 242 13 0.0 50 Aut Te Haroto M E L 84 25 182 3.8 37 8.8 16.6 78 328 15 0.0 40 Aut Gwavas M E L 88 30 187 4.0 43 10.1 20.9 60 358 5 0.0 40 Aut Waihau M E L 86 21 161 4.8 31 9.9 20.8 67 345 13 0.0 40 Aut Te Pohue M E L 86 22 135 5.8 31 11.4 19.0 70 334 18 0.0 40 Aut Ongaonga M E L 88 44 270 4.8 62 14.5 22.6 59 359 7 0.0 40 Aut Cricklewood M E L 87 15 153 6.5 24 11.0 22.3 55 324 17 0.0 40 Aut Gisborne Aero H E L 89 40 261 8.2 58 20.8 25.0 58 340 17 0.0 40 Aut Mahia M E L 83 21 335 7.0 36 14.3 22.0 81 20 28 0.0 45 Aut Napier Aero H E L 89 25 210 9.6 38 18.8 26.0 49 320 19 0.0 40 Aut Taranaki Tuesday, 2 March 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 55 6 75 0.7 10 0.4 21.0 85 350 17 4.6 40 Aut Eltham M E L 83 14 241 4.4 24 7.9 19.0 77 10 21 0.6 40 Aut Waverly M E M 85 11 141 5.0 19 7.7 20.1 76 358 18 0.4 65 Aut Okato L V L 76 12 190 2.0 20 3.1 19.9 76 356 17 1.4 40 Aut Marco M E L 83 17 184 2.2 28 4.4 20.5 69 330 6 0.8 40 Aut Hawera M E L 85 14 342 5.5 26 10.0 21.0 75 10 19 0.0 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Tuesday, 2 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Three Kings L V L 71 11 137 1.8 19 2.6 11.2 86 305 21 1.4 50 Aut Webb L E L 67 9 133 3.3 15 4.6 11.8 87 347 35 1.8 50 Aut Westlawn L L L 55 10 149 0.4 16 0.3 13.2 86 286 5 2.8 50 Aut Desert Road Summit L L L 50 10 147 0.3 17 0.3 13.6 86 193 13 4.4 50 Aut Alfredton M E L 85 23 135 3.6 32 7.7 19.2 74 324 10 0.0 40 Aut Dannevirke M E L 86 22 222 5.6 36 12.1 19.7 68 283 16 0.2 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L L L 41 6 144 0.1 12 0.0 15.9 84 338 4 6.6 30 Aut National Park L L L 54 6 129 0.3 10 0.2 14.3 79 0 0 2.6 30 Aut Ngamatea L E M 79 14 153 2.2 23 4.0 14.5 92 233 15 0.6 60 Aut Waitarere Forest M E M 85 14 299 2.9 26 5.5 20.5 74 299 7 0.4 55 Aut Lismore L H M 76 20 383 1.0 35 1.9 20.4 75 336 4 1.4 60 Aut Waione M E M 88 38 222 4.7 53 13.0 22.0 59 274 7 0.0 60 Aut Tapuae 270 20 2.3 55 Aut Raumai L H L 79 15 356 1.1 28 1.7 20.4 72 0 0 0.8 40 Aut Levin L V L 77 13 215 2.0 22 3.3 19.0 81 320 17 1.2 40 Aut Spriggins Park L H L 72 12 334 1.1 23 1.2 21.0 69 10 9 2.4 30 Sub Waiouru Aero M V M 80 20 274 2.0 33 4.5 16.0 69 270 11 1.0 55 Aut Wanganui Aero L H M 72 12 332 1.1 23 1.2 21.0 69 10 9 2.4 60 Aut Palmerston North Aero L V L 73 14 278 1.8 24 3.1 20.0 71 290 19 2.6 40 Aut Wairarapa Tuesday, 2 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi V E L 87 37 441 12.4 61 28.5 21.0 61 20 30 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point H E L 87 20 169 17.8 31 26.3 21.0 63 330 37 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek M E L 87 38 188 5.0 50 13.3 19.8 64 12 12 0.0 40 Aut Haurangi M E L 84 28 179 4.9 41 11.6 15.8 77 293 20 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station M E L 86 31 196 2.7 44 7.4 19.9 73 158 2 0.0 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 85 28 176 3.2 41 8.1 18.8 75 352 8 0.0 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome M E L 87 34 224 5.5 50 14.3 20.0 68 30 15 0.0 40 Aut Wellington Tuesday, 2 March 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 82 35 234 3.7 51 10.6 19.1 81 358 20 0.2 40 Aut Belmont M E M 78 7 242 5.7 14 7.2 16.6 94 348 36 0.0 60 Aut Titahi Bay M E M 83 20 477 5.9 37 12.7 19.4 83 328 27 0.0 60 Aut Chatham Island L L L 26 3 305 0.0 6 0.0 19.0 100 340 24 6.0 30 Aut Wellington Aero M E M 83 20 444 6.5 36 13.5 20.0 79 0 28 0.2 60 Aut Lower Hutt M E L 87 25 281 5.2 41 12.2 20.0 64 350 13 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu M E L 84 17 351 5.2 30 10.3 20.0 80 350 22 0.0 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Tuesday, 2 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay M E L 86 25 353 5.4 42 12.7 21.4 68 273 15 0.0 30 Aut Keneperu Head L H L 78 21 267 1.2 35 2.7 18.8 83 11 6 1.0 30 Aut Totaranui M E L 84 15 163 3.1 24 5.7 20.0 80 335 12 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley E E V 89 81 695 10.5 125 35.8 22.6 58 7 22 0.0 95 Aut Hira M E L 80 22 365 2.5 38 6.3 16.2 92 10 16 0.5 20 Aut Dovedale M E L 85 24 274 2.6 40 6.5 19.1 75 66 3 0.0 20 Aut Rai Valley M E L 85 21 180 2.5 32 5.6 19.3 76 341 5 0.0 30 Aut Molesworth V E H 89 69 540 7.3 105 26.0 19.0 53 31 13 0.0 70 Aut Murchison L V L 81 20 146 1.8 29 3.6 16.0 90 356 6 0.2 20 Sub Ngaruru M E M 85 24 267 2.8 39 6.9 18.0 73 280 4 0.0 80 Aut Western Boundary M V L 81 25 210 1.8 38 4.4 16.0 90 356 6 0.2 20 Aut Kaikoura M E M 84 32 578 3.0 56 9.3 18.0 78 210 9 0.0 60 Aut Nelson Aero M E L 81 25 386 4.1 42 10.3 19.0 90 40 24 0.0 20 Aut Woodbourne Aero E E E 89 70 540 16.1 105 44.0 22.0 56 310 30 0.0 95 Aut Big Pokororo M E L 83 18 317 2.8 32 6.1 18.6 83 222 11 0.0 20 Aut St Arnaud L L L 38 12 94 0.0 18 0.0 15.5 88 336 5 7.4 20 Aut Cape Campbell H E H 83 28 655 7.6 51 18.3 17.0 82 350 32 0.0 90 Aut Onamalutu M E M 86 25 323 4.3 41 10.6 19.4 71 283 12 0.0 60 Aut West Coast Tuesday, 2 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Reefton L L L 56 11 120 0.4 17 0.4 15.9 59 218 7 6.6 45 Aut Westport L V M 68 8 89 2.0 12 2.0 18.0 50 230 24 7.4 60 Aut Haast L L L 35 3 4 0.0 2 0.0 15.0 77 310 6 19.8 40 Aut Hokitika Aero L L L 48 4 8 0.3 4 0.1 16.0 67 270 13 18.6 45 Aut Canterbury Tuesday, 2 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero M E M 88 32 525 5.1 56 14.2 19.0 57 70 9 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga H E H 90 36 640 5.6 63 16.5 19.0 47 144 6 0.0 75 Sub Lees Valley E E E 95 40 399 27.1 65 48.9 20.2 11 336 22 0.0 80 Aut Motukarara E E E 90 66 611 22.5 104 54.0 19.1 45 30 33 0.0 80 Aut Mount Somers M E L 90 22 170 7.1 33 14.0 18.1 36 72 10 0.0 40 Aut Pukaki Aero E E V 93 77 637 15.1 118 44.2 18.9 23 42 18 0.0 80 Aut Oxford M E H 88 25 354 6.6 42 15.1 19.6 59 77 15 0.0 80 Aut Mount Cook L L M 57 9 21 1.0 9 0.6 14.4 47 4 22 38.2 70 Aut Burnham V E V 90 39 547 10.3 66 26.2 19.9 48 53 18 0.0 80 Aut Tekapo E E E 92 90 471 48.0 122 90.3 16.1 29 262 42 0.0 80 Aut Hakatere E E V 94 75 506 13.3 109 39.6 19.6 14 299 10 0.0 80 Aut Leeston E E H 91 56 582 11.3 90 32.5 21.7 40 29 16 0.0 60 Aut Le Bons Bay M E M 86 18 511 7.2 33 14.2 17.0 68 70 22 0.0 60 Aut Christchurch Aero E E E 88 47 573 16.6 78 39.0 19.0 59 70 33 0.0 85 Aut Hanmer H E M 90 54 425 5.0 82 17.5 21.0 50 285 4 0.0 70 Aut Cannington H E M 90 40 645 5.7 69 17.6 19.0 47 144 6 0.0 65 Aut Snowdon E E L 93 30 241 21.4 46 36.0 18.8 19 342 24 0.2 40 Aut Darfield H E M 88 40 414 7.8 65 21.2 19.6 57 63 17 0.0 60 Aut Bottle Lake M E H 88 31 577 5.1 54 14.1 20.0 58 64 10 0.0 75 Aut Ashley M E M 87 23 128 4.5 32 9.3 19.8 64 89 8 0.0 65 Aut Balmoral E E E 91 52 620 20.1 86 46.2 21.4 39 317 27 0.0 75 Aut Ashburton Plains V E H 91 47 582 8.3 78 24.5 21.4 39 17 10 0.0 70 Aut Otago Tuesday, 2 March 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 48 581 18.8 79 42.7 19.2 26 256 24 0.0 80 Aut Tapanui M V M 82 33 304 1.9 52 5.8 15.0 60 306 7 0.8 60 Aut Glenledi L H L 64 24 374 0.6 42 1.0 16.3 63 128 5 2.0 40 Aut Rock and Pillar E E E 92 56 560 83.9 90 110.5 18.1 31 294 55 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero H E H 86 38 481 7.7 64 21.0 20.0 32 320 22 1.6 65 Aut Deep Stream H E H 87 22 192 14.6 34 23.9 12.5 47 293 33 0.0 65 Aut Oamaru Aero V E L 86 31 706 14.9 56 30.8 18.0 62 40 35 0.0 50 Aut Queenstown Aero L L M 60 16 381 1.0 30 1.7 16.0 38 170 19 11.2 75 Aut Tara Hills E E E 92 109 633 18.6 152 54.7 19.0 30 290 24 0.0 80 Aut McRaes E E E 90 42 510 24.9 69 47.8 15.6 34 311 36 0.0 70 Aut Lauder E E V 91 64 652 16.8 103 44.8 17.7 31 324 24 0.0 70 Aut Windsor E E L 88 48 660 12.0 81 32.1 18.3 56 279 27 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly E E V 91 48 600 14.9 80 36.8 18.6 29 308 22 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu H E H 87 21 159 10.4 32 18.3 14.7 40 306 25 0.6 60 Aut Herbert V E H 89 40 449 11.4 65 27.7 16.2 46 6 22 0.0 70 Aut Oamaru H E M 89 34 554 7.0 59 18.7 19.0 52 40 13 0.0 60 Aut Cromwell V E H 91 76 615 7.5 116 27.7 18.6 37 354 9 0.0 85 Aut Nugget Point L V L 67 20 341 1.3 35 3.0 15.0 54 330 17 2.8 40 Aut Clyde V E H 91 62 664 8.8 100 28.9 17.7 36 318 12 0.0 75 Aut Wanaka M E M 77 65 565 3.2 101 13.9 17.0 43 310 26 3.4 80 Aut Traquair H E H 81 32 450 7.4 54 18.6 15.8 39 308 35 2.4 65 Aut Butchers Dam E E E 91 66 711 30.1 108 65.5 16.0 34 325 35 0.0 90 Aut Naseby Forest E E E 91 41 430 43.5 67 66.3 15.7 32 301 42 0.2 65 Aut Cherry Farm E E H 91 36 521 17.4 62 36.0 20.4 27 306 25 0.2 60 Aut Southland Tuesday, 2 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore M E M 69 17 189 6.8 28 12.3 14.0 55 310 48 4.2 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L L L 43 2 165 0.2 3 0.1 15.0 67 0 20 10.8 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 14 0 4 0.0 0 0.0 11.0 94 50 26 13.4 40 Aut South West Cape 12.0 340 91 9.0 40 Aut Garston M E M 76 29 365 3.7 49 10.2 15.1 42 355 30 3.0 65 Aut Lumsden L E M 65 12 216 2.1 21 3.5 15.0 51 310 28 2.4 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L L M 54 9 108 0.7 14 0.6 15.0 56 0 22 0.8 60 Aut Barn Hill M E M 64 13 267 5.5 22 9.1 11.2 65 343 48 1.6 60 Aut Blackmount M E L 66 7 60 7.7 11 8.4 13.8 56 353 53 0.2 50 Aut Wreys Bush M E M 75 23 317 3.2 38 7.9 16.1 55 344 29 1.0 55 Aut Tuatapere L L L 60 7 238 3.6 13 4.4 15.4 51 321 43 9.6 50 Aut Slopedown L E L 65 6 144 4.1 11 4.6 13.8 55 319 41 4.2 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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