FORECAST TODAY 03/03 02/03 01/03 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Wednesday, 3 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula L L M 57 11 466 1.4 21 1.9 20.8 72 183 28 22.0 90 Aut Waitangi Forest L H M 60 18 532 1.0 33 1.8 21.7 69 219 18 8.0 80 Aut Opouteke L L L 31 13 248 0.0 24 0.0 20.3 82 0 3 25.4 80 Aut Hokianga L L M 56 13 473 0.9 23 0.9 22.5 73 228 21 21.4 80 Aut Dargaville L L L 17 19 493 0.0 34 0.0 14.8 100 184 18 8.2 80 Aut Kaipara M V M 64 35 441 1.6 58 5.3 20.8 68 210 22 7.2 80 Aut Kaikohe L L L 50 12 447 0.4 22 0.4 21.0 79 190 19 13.2 65 Aut Whangarei Aero M E M 80 24 482 3.0 43 8.0 21.0 77 210 20 1.0 65 Aut Mangakahia L L L 46 22 353 0.2 38 0.3 20.8 76 192 18 52.6 80 Aut Pouto L L L 49 8 450 0.4 16 0.3 19.4 76 206 18 9.0 80 Aut Auckland Wednesday, 3 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 66 21 389 2.3 38 5.7 20.0 76 187 29 4.4 60 Aut Woodhill M V M 63 37 540 1.4 63 4.8 19.9 76 204 21 4.6 65 Aut Clevedon Coast L H M 71 32 510 1.2 56 3.9 20.8 72 225 12 2.0 70 Aut Cornwallis Depot M H M 70 46 508 1.1 75 4.5 21.0 68 235 12 3.2 60 Aut Great Barrier Island L H M 70 23 404 1.2 40 2.8 23.2 71 220 13 3.2 70 Aut Hunua East M E M 82 24 428 2.7 41 7.0 22.9 61 217 12 0.2 65 Aut Waikato Wednesday, 3 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata L H M 74 23 180 0.9 35 1.8 22.1 74 217 6 1.8 65 Aut Bodley Road M E M 86 24 332 4.2 41 10.3 20.3 64 242 12 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa M E L 85 18 245 4.0 31 8.3 20.3 64 242 12 0.0 40 Sub Paeroa L H L 67 28 382 1.1 47 3.0 21.0 74 210 13 3.4 50 Aut Hamilton Aero M E M 85 25 208 2.9 39 7.3 20.0 69 190 7 0.6 60 Aut Athol M E M 85 24 215 3.5 37 8.4 18.1 73 199 10 0.5 65 Aut Waihi Gold M E M 87 31 219 4.7 46 12.0 21.7 67 237 11 0.4 65 Aut Waikawau Bay L H M 67 15 334 0.9 27 1.0 21.0 77 0 9 1.2 75 Aut Central North Island Wednesday, 3 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero L L L 51 6 272 0.4 11 0.3 22.0 75 330 15 12.6 60 Aut Rotorua Aero M E L 85 15 225 5.3 26 9.6 21.0 69 260 19 0.2 40 Aut Taupo Aero M E L 85 14 353 6.5 25 11.2 18.0 67 270 22 0.0 40 Aut Tauranga Aero M V L 78 38 259 1.8 55 5.8 23.0 59 240 13 2.2 40 Aut Matea M E L 85 14 226 6.4 24 10.7 18.3 66 237 22 0.5 40 Aut Minginui L E L 80 13 177 2.4 22 4.0 13.3 67 169 15 1.0 40 Aut Rotoehu L E L 81 12 222 2.3 21 3.7 22.8 61 216 12 0.2 40 Aut Goudies M E L 84 17 284 4.2 30 8.6 17.8 77 269 16 0.2 40 Aut Galatea M E L 88 34 322 5.5 53 14.9 23.3 58 249 10 0.2 40 Aut Kawerau L V L 82 16 297 1.8 28 3.4 24.3 59 97 4 0.2 45 Aut Rotoaira L V L 72 11 188 1.3 20 1.6 19.4 58 258 13 1.5 40 Sub Tahorakuri M E L 87 30 312 4.6 48 12.2 21.3 50 255 9 0.2 45 Man Hautu L V L 79 16 196 1.9 26 3.6 19.4 58 258 13 1.5 40 Aut Opotiki L L L 60 12 283 0.7 22 0.7 23.6 69 358 11 5.8 50 Aut Te Puke M E M 85 22 387 2.7 38 6.6 24.1 57 244 5 0.4 60 Aut Waihau Bay L L L 50 8 187 0.3 15 0.2 23.2 72 274 9 13.0 40 Aut Eastern North Island Wednesday, 3 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hicks Bay L L L 46 5 103 0.4 9 0.2 21.0 90 310 26 7.2 40 Aut Pouawa E E H 88 54 637 10.7 90 31.3 21.6 54 67 25 0.5 65 Aut Poroporo E E H 85 56 580 10.5 90 31.1 21.9 66 78 32 0.2 60 Aut Waimarama H E M 87 60 614 4.7 97 18.1 21.9 51 184 10 0.0 70 Aut Tuai M E L 87 14 112 10.2 21 14.6 21.8 57 345 26 0.0 40 Aut Crownthorpe H E L 88 29 180 12.2 42 23.3 22.3 45 291 25 0.0 50 Aut Kaiwaka M E L 86 17 141 3.6 27 6.9 22.7 58 174 7 0.0 40 Sub Waipukurau H E L 89 42 302 9.4 62 23.8 21.4 47 263 18 0.0 40 Aut Bridge Pa V E L 91 47 399 11.7 72 29.9 25.9 33 327 17 0.0 50 Aut Te Haroto H E L 87 27 187 8.0 39 16.6 21.9 49 335 21 0.6 40 Aut Gwavas M E L 88 32 193 5.6 45 13.8 20.5 45 189 11 0.0 40 Aut Waihau M E L 84 23 167 3.0 34 6.9 22.2 45 232 11 1.4 40 Aut Te Pohue M E L 86 24 140 3.6 33 8.0 22.7 58 174 7 0.0 40 Aut Ongaonga M E L 88 46 276 4.7 65 14.7 21.5 46 82 7 0.0 40 Aut Cricklewood M E L 87 17 158 5.6 27 10.3 23.2 54 308 13 0.0 40 Aut Gisborne Aero H E L 87 42 267 7.3 61 19.5 26.0 51 300 20 1.0 40 Aut Mahia M E L 83 22 340 2.7 38 6.8 23.0 66 20 11 0.8 45 Aut Napier Aero V E L 92 28 216 17.4 42 30.1 26.0 29 260 22 0.0 40 Aut Taranaki Wednesday, 3 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 58 4 70 1.6 6 0.8 20.0 74 260 30 7.0 40 Aut Eltham M E L 83 15 246 5.7 26 10.2 17.6 71 281 25 0.0 40 Aut Waverly M E H 83 12 146 7.7 20 11.6 19.4 69 301 32 0.8 65 Aut Okato L V L 74 12 196 1.6 21 2.3 19.0 71 279 15 1.6 40 Aut Marco L L L 57 10 171 0.6 18 0.5 19.4 64 231 11 9.0 40 Aut Hawera M E L 82 15 347 7.1 28 12.7 19.0 67 280 32 1.0 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Wednesday, 3 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Three Kings M E L 70 12 140 4.2 19 6.7 10.6 83 248 38 1.2 50 Aut Webb L L L 57 6 133 1.1 11 0.7 11.4 78 183 24 3.2 50 Aut Westlawn L H L 61 9 153 1.1 15 0.9 12.9 77 263 19 1.8 50 Aut Desert Road Summit L E L 67 9 152 2.1 16 2.7 14.8 61 232 26 2.0 50 Aut Alfredton M E L 86 24 140 3.9 34 8.6 20.2 61 319 11 0.0 40 Aut Dannevirke H E L 86 24 227 9.8 38 19.0 18.5 64 283 27 0.0 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L L L 31 3 127 0.0 6 0.0 14.4 79 278 7 10.8 30 Aut National Park L L L 48 3 125 0.3 6 0.1 14.3 77 235 17 5.2 30 Aut Ngamatea M E M 81 15 157 6.5 24 11.0 14.7 78 240 33 0.2 60 Aut Waitarere Forest M E M 85 15 304 4.1 27 8.0 19.7 69 306 14 0.0 55 Aut Lismore M V M 82 21 388 1.7 38 4.3 19.1 61 340 5 0.4 60 Aut Waione H E M 88 39 228 7.9 55 19.6 20.2 59 277 19 0.0 60 Aut Tapuae 270 21 1.8 55 Aut Raumai L V L 82 16 361 1.8 29 3.6 18.9 69 297 4 0.0 40 Aut Levin M E L 80 14 220 4.0 24 7.1 18.0 77 310 24 0.0 40 Aut Spriggins Park M E L 83 14 340 8.1 25 13.2 21.0 65 290 33 0.0 30 Sub Waiouru Aero L H M 69 18 278 1.1 31 2.2 14.0 74 250 13 2.0 55 Aut Wanganui Aero M E M 83 14 337 8.1 25 13.3 21.0 65 290 33 0.0 60 Aut Palmerston North Aero M E L 80 15 283 3.6 26 6.8 18.0 72 290 24 0.6 40 Aut Wairarapa Wednesday, 3 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi E E L 87 38 447 14.5 63 32.2 20.0 57 330 33 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point V E L 87 22 174 81.1 33 71.5 20.0 56 310 67 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek H E L 88 40 194 7.7 53 18.9 21.9 44 332 16 0.0 40 Aut Haurangi M E L 86 30 184 6.4 43 14.7 18.0 53 282 19 0.2 40 Aut Holdsworth Station H E L 87 33 202 10.7 47 22.5 20.3 51 316 26 0.0 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 88 31 182 5.2 43 12.5 23.3 46 295 10 0.0 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome H E L 88 37 230 8.9 52 21.0 23.0 45 330 19 0.0 40 Aut Wellington Wednesday, 3 March 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 85 37 240 6.3 53 16.4 21.1 61 7 22 0.0 40 Aut Belmont M E M 79 8 246 7.4 14 9.4 15.8 85 352 39 0.2 60 Aut Titahi Bay M E M 84 22 483 6.6 39 14.3 21.4 66 334 24 0.0 60 Aut Chatham Island L L L 32 3 311 0.0 6 0.0 19.0 97 340 32 1.0 30 Aut Wellington Aero H E H 86 22 449 14.1 39 24.9 21.0 56 0 35 0.0 60 Aut Lower Hutt M E L 88 27 287 5.8 44 13.8 22.0 45 340 11 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu M E L 84 18 356 4.8 32 9.9 20.0 71 310 20 0.0 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Wednesday, 3 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay H E L 88 27 358 10.1 45 21.3 21.7 46 293 23 0.0 30 Aut Keneperu Head H E L 86 23 272 7.8 38 16.1 21.8 45 280 22 0.6 30 Aut Totaranui M E L 87 17 168 5.5 27 10.1 22.7 52 282 14 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley E E E 92 84 701 46.2 129 90.1 24.6 30 295 42 0.0 95 Aut Hira L V L 78 21 371 1.6 37 3.8 22.3 52 247 10 2.0 20 Aut Dovedale M E L 87 26 279 3.3 43 8.6 20.9 50 277 4 0.0 20 Aut Rai Valley M E L 88 23 185 7.0 36 14.3 23.3 43 310 15 0.6 30 Aut Molesworth H E M 90 72 545 5.7 108 22.2 19.2 34 146 6 0.0 60 Aut Murchison L V L 83 21 151 1.9 31 4.1 16.8 64 287 3 0.2 20 Sub Ngaruru M E M 86 25 272 3.4 40 8.4 17.2 63 249 8 0.0 80 Aut Western Boundary M V L 83 26 214 1.9 40 4.9 16.8 64 287 3 0.2 20 Aut Kaikoura M E M 86 33 583 4.4 58 13.1 21.0 59 70 13 0.0 60 Aut Nelson Aero M E L 84 26 391 5.0 45 12.4 21.0 60 20 19 0.6 40 Aut Woodbourne Aero E E E 92 73 546 35.5 109 72.7 25.0 30 280 37 0.0 95 Aut Big Pokororo L L L 60 11 301 1.2 20 1.5 17.7 70 232 22 7.2 20 Aut St Arnaud L L L 58 12 98 0.6 19 0.6 15.4 67 305 11 1.4 20 Aut Cape Campbell V E V 87 30 661 13.4 54 28.2 21.0 51 310 32 0.0 90 Aut Onamalutu M E M 87 26 328 3.1 44 8.4 20.3 49 91 2 0.0 60 Aut West Coast Wednesday, 3 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Nelson Creek 16.4 81 9 7 1.0 Sub Reefton L H L 63 11 125 0.7 18 0.6 16.4 81 9 7 1.0 45 Aut Westport L L L 40 4 80 0.1 7 0.0 18.0 86 310 13 8.2 60 Aut Haast L L L 25 1 4 0.0 1 0.0 15.0 85 280 13 27.0 40 Aut Hokitika Aero L L L 36 2 5 0.0 2 0.0 16.0 82 270 15 12.0 45 Aut Canterbury Wednesday, 3 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 85 33 529 5.2 57 14.8 15.0 70 90 17 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga M E H 86 38 644 4.6 66 14.4 13.3 75 182 14 0.0 75 Aut Lees Valley E E V 93 43 405 16.2 68 35.9 21.1 30 342 17 0.0 80 Aut Motukarara E E V 87 67 616 10.8 105 34.0 16.4 61 159 27 0.0 80 Aut Mount Somers M E L 85 23 174 5.1 34 10.9 14.1 75 61 18 0.0 40 Aut Pukaki Aero E E E 93 80 642 18.5 122 51.0 19.5 21 324 21 0.0 80 Aut Mount Cook L E M 68 7 19 2.6 7 2.0 14.8 40 348 30 5.2 70 Aut Burnham H E H 88 40 552 6.3 68 18.8 17.7 58 148 14 0.0 80 Aut Tekapo E E E 92 92 476 32.2 124 71.9 16.7 22 270 33 0.0 80 Aut Hakatere E E E 94 78 511 27.4 113 63.0 20.2 20 111 24 0.0 80 Aut Leeston V E H 87 57 587 9.1 92 28.4 16.8 63 144 23 0.0 60 Aut Le Bons Bay M E M 84 19 516 6.5 35 13.4 15.0 73 150 24 0.0 60 Aut Christchurch Aero V E H 88 48 579 8.2 80 24.5 20.0 59 70 20 0.0 85 Aut Hanmer V E H 90 57 431 9.2 85 27.6 21.4 41 265 16 0.0 70 Aut Cannington H E H 85 40 649 6.8 70 20.1 13.4 73 52 23 0.0 65 Aut Snowdon H E L 90 32 246 10.3 48 22.4 18.4 46 330 17 0.0 40 Aut Darfield H E M 88 42 419 5.8 67 17.4 19.2 56 123 12 0.0 60 Aut Bottle Lake M E M 87 32 582 4.5 56 13.0 19.1 65 84 11 0.0 75 Aut Ashley M E M 87 24 133 3.9 33 8.6 19.9 59 142 6 0.0 65 Aut Balmoral E E V 91 55 626 17.1 90 42.6 22.0 36 278 24 0.0 75 Aut Ashburton Plains H E M 88 48 586 4.7 80 16.5 16.7 61 87 8 0.0 70 Aut Oxford M E H 88 27 359 4.8 45 12.0 19.9 51 83 8 0.0 80 Aut Otago Wednesday, 3 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell E E E 92 79 620 18.0 120 49.6 19.5 27 245 24 0.0 85 Aut Naseby Forest E E V 91 43 435 29.9 69 53.7 15.5 31 273 35 0.0 65 Aut Butchers Dam E E E 91 69 716 16.1 111 44.9 16.4 29 247 23 0.0 90 Aut Cherry Farm H E M 87 37 526 7.1 63 19.7 14.7 63 93 19 0.0 60 Aut Dansey Pass E E E 92 50 586 25.0 83 52.0 17.5 30 253 29 0.0 80 Aut Tapanui M E M 77 31 308 4.5 49 12.1 14.7 56 270 33 2.0 60 Aut Glenledi M E L 73 23 378 3.5 40 8.6 14.1 60 258 32 1.8 40 Aut Rock and Pillar V E H 90 58 565 8.5 92 27.1 16.6 47 181 15 0.0 70 Aut Dunedin Aero M V M 75 35 486 1.9 59 6.5 15.0 60 240 19 2.2 65 Aut Deep Stream H E V 81 22 196 17.2 35 27.2 11.5 57 240 52 1.4 65 Aut Oamaru Aero M E L 84 31 711 4.5 57 13.2 14.0 78 50 19 0.0 50 Aut Queenstown Aero M E H 83 18 386 6.3 33 12.7 17.0 35 230 26 0.2 75 Aut Tara Hills E E E 92 111 638 28.0 155 70.5 19.0 26 310 32 0.0 80 Aut McRaes H E H 88 43 514 5.3 71 16.9 13.1 50 212 9 0.0 70 Aut Herbert V E H 88 41 452 12.3 66 29.7 10.8 46 13 26 0.0 70 Aut Oamaru M E M 86 35 558 3.6 61 11.4 16.0 67 50 7 0.0 60 Aut Lauder E E H 91 66 657 12.1 106 36.7 18.3 28 284 17 0.0 70 Aut Windsor M E L 84 48 665 3.7 82 13.9 14.4 76 297 13 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly V E H 91 50 605 9.5 83 27.8 17.3 35 265 13 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu M E M 65 15 155 3.0 24 5.4 11.6 63 275 34 4.6 60 Aut Clyde E E V 92 64 669 13.8 104 39.6 19.0 25 285 18 0.0 75 Aut Nugget Point M E L 74 21 345 7.3 36 14.9 10.0 77 260 46 0.8 40 Aut Wanaka E E E 90 67 570 20.2 104 50.5 19.0 27 320 32 0.0 80 Aut Traquair V E H 84 33 454 11.7 56 26.2 12.6 55 275 36 0.0 65 Aut Southland Wednesday, 3 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore L V M 72 16 193 1.7 26 3.2 14.0 56 270 19 2.0 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L L L 40 0 153 0.3 1 0.1 12.0 85 280 44 8.4 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 19 0 4 0.0 1 0.0 13.0 85 270 9 24.2 40 Aut South West Cape 11.0 290 63 3.2 40 Aut Garston H E H 86 31 370 8.3 52 19.8 15.3 38 284 25 0.0 65 Aut Lumsden M E M 81 13 220 7.7 23 12.2 15.0 52 310 35 0.0 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L L M 58 6 108 0.8 11 0.5 14.0 60 300 15 3.6 60 Aut Barn Hill M E H 81 14 271 9.9 24 15.4 14.6 53 333 41 0.0 60 Aut Blackmount L E L 67 5 59 3.7 8 3.6 13.8 56 13 38 4.4 50 Aut Wreys Bush M E M 81 24 321 4.7 40 11.1 14.6 53 289 25 0.8 55 Aut Tuatapere L V L 64 5 235 1.4 10 0.9 15.0 52 263 20 4.0 50 Aut Slopedown L L L 46 3 123 0.2 6 0.1 11.3 67 322 19 12.4 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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