FORECAST TODAY 12/03 11/03 10/03 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Friday, 12 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula V E E 88 27 516 18.3 47 32.8 19.8 52 206 36 0.2 90 Aut Waitangi Forest E E E 88 30 584 24.7 54 42.3 20.3 50 219 40 0.0 80 Aut Opouteke M E V 87 15 226 11.4 26 17.5 20.4 53 249 29 0.0 80 Sub Hokianga H E H 84 22 498 7.5 40 16.0 21.1 56 210 28 1.2 80 Aut Dargaville H E V 87 16 328 11.4 28 18.3 20.4 53 249 29 0.0 80 Aut Kaipara M E M 81 45 492 2.5 73 9.4 20.4 56 240 15 1.6 80 Aut Kaikohe M E H 84 11 445 9.3 20 13.4 19.0 63 210 32 0.2 65 Aut Whangarei Aero E E V 88 41 534 23.9 69 46.6 21.0 47 220 39 0.0 65 Aut Mangakahia H E H 84 41 407 6.6 65 19.0 20.8 54 234 25 1.2 80 Aut Pouto M E M 79 19 498 3.6 34 8.0 19.1 54 227 25 2.2 80 Aut Auckland Friday, 12 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi Forest V E H 82 35 438 11.0 58 25.7 18.4 61 207 41 1.4 60 Aut Woodhill M E M 80 50 592 3.6 82 13.6 20.7 61 213 23 1.8 65 Aut Clevedon Coast H E H 86 54 564 6.4 87 21.6 21.2 53 217 19 0.8 70 Aut Cornwallis Depot M E M 76 52 553 2.1 84 8.9 22.1 57 242 19 3.2 60 Aut Great Barrier Island E E H 88 41 457 13.3 67 31.3 22.9 47 236 27 0.3 70 Aut Hunua East H E H 89 42 481 6.4 69 19.1 23.0 48 231 11 0.0 65 Aut Waikato Friday, 12 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata H E M 89 42 235 5.9 58 16.4 23.4 52 210 10 0.0 65 Aut Bodley Road H E H 88 43 385 6.6 68 19.3 20.3 57 243 16 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa H E L 85 31 296 7.3 50 17.6 19.0 71 220 24 0.0 40 Aut Paeroa V E L 89 46 434 8.9 73 24.9 21.0 50 250 17 0.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero V E H 88 44 260 13.7 62 30.8 21.0 48 260 28 0.0 60 Aut Athol M E M 88 40 264 5.3 58 15.1 18.0 55 234 11 0.0 65 Aut Waihi Gold E E H 89 50 271 14.0 68 32.8 20.7 51 240 27 0.0 65 Aut Waikawau Bay H E H 86 31 386 9.5 51 21.8 21.5 56 0 28 0.8 75 Aut Central North Island Friday, 12 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero H E M 89 25 326 7.6 43 16.8 22.0 54 350 15 0.0 60 Aut Rotorua Aero M E L 87 30 274 5.8 47 14.3 19.0 60 240 15 0.0 40 Aut Taupo Aero M E L 85 26 399 4.7 44 11.7 17.0 65 270 15 0.0 40 Aut Tauranga Aero E E L 89 57 312 12.9 79 33.2 22.0 47 230 26 0.0 40 Aut Matea M E L 80 25 269 2.5 41 6.4 17.0 58 215 15 1.3 40 Aut Minginui M E L 86 23 215 3.5 37 8.2 14.2 50 125 6 0.0 40 Aut Rotoehu H E L 89 31 274 10.9 48 23.2 20.7 53 210 22 0.0 40 Aut Goudies H E L 86 32 331 7.6 51 18.5 17.7 55 246 22 0.2 40 Aut Galatea H E L 87 48 374 5.5 73 17.7 20.7 49 222 15 0.0 40 Aut Kawerau V E L 90 38 352 13.4 60 29.8 22.3 43 130 22 0.0 45 Aut Rotoaira V E L 87 28 236 14.6 43 26.8 18.4 48 230 32 0.5 40 Sub Tahorakuri M E L 87 46 360 4.5 69 14.8 18.2 54 191 9 0.0 45 Aut Hautu V E L 87 32 244 14.6 48 28.3 18.4 48 230 32 0.5 40 Aut Opotiki H E L 87 30 336 6.7 49 16.4 22.4 53 293 17 0.0 50 Aut Te Puke M E M 82 24 409 2.1 41 5.5 20.9 53 229 9 0.0 60 Aut Waihau Bay M E L 87 24 238 6.6 39 14.2 22.0 58 278 16 0.0 40 Aut Eastern North Island Friday, 12 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hicks Bay L H L 77 11 151 1.1 18 1.0 19.0 74 110 6 0.8 40 Aut Pouawa H E M 83 61 680 5.7 100 21.4 16.2 77 17 24 0.2 65 Aut Poroporo H E M 85 66 626 5.7 105 21.7 17.5 74 304 21 0.5 60 Aut Waimarama M E M 85 71 661 3.2 112 14.8 17.3 61 109 8 0.0 70 Aut Tuai L H L 76 10 133 1.2 17 0.9 16.5 74 17 7 1.2 40 Aut Crownthorpe M E L 86 33 221 3.3 48 9.3 17.6 66 301 7 0.0 50 Aut Kaiwaka L H L 72 11 156 0.8 19 0.7 16.9 68 221 3 1.8 40 Aut Waipukurau H E L 87 57 350 7.2 81 22.7 16.9 56 240 18 0.4 40 Aut Bridge Pa V E L 89 63 449 8.0 94 26.1 21.0 50 249 15 0.4 50 Aut Te Haroto M E L 85 21 219 3.1 34 7.1 16.4 66 172 8 0.2 40 Aut Gwavas L H L 74 42 239 1.0 59 3.2 15.7 66 153 6 1.8 40 Aut Waihau L V L 77 30 211 1.4 44 3.7 17.1 61 259 9 1.6 40 Aut Te Pohue L V L 77 12 146 1.4 20 2.0 17.1 65 175 10 1.4 40 Aut Ongaonga M E L 83 61 323 2.6 83 10.5 18.2 56 236 9 1.0 40 Aut Cricklewood L E L 85 14 188 2.4 24 4.3 19.7 66 63 4 0.0 40 Aut Gisborne Aero L L L 57 32 303 0.5 50 0.9 18.0 72 170 9 5.0 40 Aut Mahia L L L 43 15 359 0.1 28 0.2 15.0 87 230 19 8.0 45 Aut Napier Aero M E L 87 34 265 3.3 52 9.6 20.0 61 60 4 0.0 40 Aut Taranaki Friday, 12 March 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 83 15 119 9.3 23 14.3 19.0 71 260 35 0.0 40 Aut Eltham H E L 83 27 292 8.1 43 17.8 16.0 72 266 33 0.6 40 Aut Waverly L L L 44 13 177 0.3 22 0.2 15.7 88 288 25 7.6 65 Aut Okato M E L 82 24 244 3.6 39 8.8 17.3 72 215 19 0.0 40 Aut Marco M E L 84 26 221 3.4 40 8.6 16.9 70 245 12 0.2 40 Aut Hawera M E L 64 17 381 2.2 31 4.9 17.0 77 280 30 4.2 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Friday, 12 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Three Kings L L L 28 10 165 0.0 18 0.0 6.5 99 0 0 5.0 50 Aut Webb L L L 39 9 163 0.1 16 0.1 7.5 98 218 27 3.8 50 Aut Westlawn L L L 49 10 182 0.5 18 0.4 9.2 86 234 24 4.4 50 Aut Desert Road Summit L L L 58 14 187 1.1 24 1.5 10.5 80 257 23 3.6 50 Aut Alfredton L L L 49 17 159 0.2 27 0.3 16.9 67 306 9 13.0 40 Aut Dannevirke L L L 56 20 253 0.6 33 0.8 16.0 66 249 15 8.2 40 Aut Waimarino Forest L L L 57 11 168 0.6 19 0.5 13.2 83 240 11 3.2 30 Aut National Park L E L 78 11 166 2.5 19 4.0 11.5 78 223 20 0.8 30 Aut Ngamatea L E M 66 7 175 2.6 13 3.1 11.5 78 254 32 2.4 60 Aut Waitarere Forest L H L 67 23 347 0.9 39 2.0 17.7 65 296 10 3.2 55 Aut Lismore L H M 66 32 438 0.7 54 2.0 16.1 72 326 6 2.6 80 Aut Waione L L L 55 28 254 0.5 44 0.8 17.2 64 268 11 8.6 60 Aut Tapuae 225 24 1.8 55 Aut Raumai L L M 57 17 388 0.7 31 0.8 17.0 71 306 14 6.0 80 Aut Levin L L L 54 15 251 0.6 26 0.7 16.0 70 300 17 7.0 55 Aut Spriggins Park L L M 60 17 358 1.1 30 1.9 17.5 65 283 20 8.6 70 Aut Waiouru Aero L L L 47 17 302 0.3 30 0.3 11.0 79 270 17 6.8 55 Aut Wanganui Aero L L M 59 14 354 2.3 25 4.3 17.0 73 300 35 9.0 70 Aut Palmerston North Aero L V M 64 18 317 1.7 32 3.6 17.0 67 300 24 5.4 65 Aut Wairarapa Friday, 12 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi M E L 84 15 191 3.7 25 6.9 16.0 65 320 13 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point L L L 46 12 164 0.2 20 0.2 15.0 70 320 15 23.0 40 Aut Stony Creek L L L 48 20 209 0.2 32 0.2 15.1 69 54 5 8.4 40 Aut Haurangi L L L 45 12 176 0.1 21 0.1 11.6 79 295 12 7.8 40 Aut Holdsworth Station L L L 58 15 202 0.7 25 0.7 18.1 56 308 14 13.8 40 Aut Ngaumu L L L 51 16 195 0.2 26 0.2 17.5 61 265 4 9.8 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome L L L 59 12 182 1.3 21 1.8 17.0 62 290 24 13.0 40 Aut Wellington Friday, 12 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Rimutaka Forest Park L H L 63 42 285 0.8 61 2.4 15.5 71 40 9 3.4 40 Aut Belmont L L M 52 9 278 1.0 17 0.8 12.4 84 355 31 5.4 60 Aut Titahi Bay L V M 61 26 516 1.3 46 3.7 15.1 76 338 22 4.0 80 Aut Chatham Island L E L 64 4 337 2.3 8 1.7 14.0 66 220 30 2.0 30 Aut Wellington Aero M V M 65 20 476 2.0 36 4.7 16.0 64 0 26 5.2 80 Aut Lower Hutt L H L 65 24 312 1.0 40 2.3 17.0 51 10 13 6.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu M V M 71 25 403 1.8 43 4.8 16.0 64 10 20 2.8 55 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Friday, 12 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay L L L 57 15 357 0.6 27 0.6 18.4 66 292 11 8.2 30 Aut Keneperu Head L V L 70 16 287 1.8 28 3.5 19.4 52 280 21 6.2 30 Aut Totaranui L L L 56 14 182 0.4 23 0.4 20.6 55 278 6 15.2 20 Aut Awatere Valley M H M 68 44 669 1.1 75 4.4 18.5 61 11 12 3.6 95 Aut Hira L L L 53 12 341 0.5 22 0.5 18.9 66 322 13 17.0 20 Aut Dovedale L V L 67 20 307 1.5 34 3.2 21.0 65 0 19 5.6 20 Sub Rai Valley L H L 61 18 209 0.9 29 1.1 19.3 59 320 14 9.0 30 Aut Molesworth E E H 92 63 560 16.4 99 43.3 16.5 34 272 23 0.4 60 Aut Murchison M E L 87 25 185 6.1 37 13.2 16.3 60 282 16 0.0 20 Aut Ngaruru L H M 63 23 308 0.9 38 1.8 12.0 86 243 12 2.2 80 Aut Western Boundary M E L 88 39 264 4.9 57 13.9 16.2 53 49 9 0.2 20 Aut Kaikoura L L M 55 12 498 0.9 23 0.8 16.0 70 50 22 9.0 60 Aut Nelson Aero L V L 67 17 403 1.5 31 3.0 21.0 65 0 19 5.6 40 Aut Woodbourne Aero L H M 64 35 526 0.8 60 2.4 19.0 56 270 9 5.6 95 Aut Big Pokororo H E L 85 18 348 14.4 31 22.8 13.7 69 245 39 0.0 20 Aut St Arnaud L L L 60 17 138 0.8 26 0.9 13.8 77 268 15 3.8 20 Aut Cape Campbell M E H 69 26 691 3.5 47 9.6 16.0 78 10 35 2.6 90 Aut Onamalutu L H L 67 21 363 0.7 37 0.9 17.9 62 215 4 2.8 60 Aut West Coast Friday, 12 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Nelson Creek M E L 74 19 162 3.1 29 6.3 15.6 65 263 29 2.4 45 Aut Reefton L V L 78 24 172 1.4 36 3.2 14.1 79 217 8 1.0 45 Aut Westport M E M 73 10 122 5.1 16 7.2 14.0 77 230 39 1.4 60 Aut Haast L E L 70 2 33 4.1 3 2.4 15.0 71 260 37 0.0 40 Aut Hokitika Aero L E L 74 7 44 4.3 10 4.5 16.0 63 240 35 1.4 45 Aut Canterbury Friday, 12 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero L L M 53 14 459 0.8 26 0.8 14.0 54 210 24 4.2 60 Aut Waihaorunga E E H 86 52 690 11.1 88 31.6 12.2 41 233 31 0.6 75 Aut Lees Valley L L L 38 26 398 0.2 44 0.3 5.8 85 189 39 12.8 80 Aut Motukarara E E V 82 80 660 11.5 123 37.7 9.9 70 179 41 0.6 80 Aut Mount Somers L L L 13 6 138 0.0 11 0.0 5.5 90 186 12 24.6 40 Aut Pukaki Aero E E V 86 84 690 16.6 128 48.4 11.5 45 233 37 0.4 80 Aut Mount Cook L L L 36 11 42 0.0 13 0.0 5.3 85 149 25 13.4 70 Aut Burnham L L M 46 33 561 0.4 57 0.7 8.8 82 200 30 7.0 80 Aut Tekapo L L L 50 72 506 0.3 106 1.0 5.5 86 225 15 4.0 80 Aut Hakatere L L L 36 48 499 0.1 78 0.1 4.5 85 293 25 11.0 80 Aut Leeston L L L 48 41 603 0.5 69 1.3 9.2 80 210 27 5.6 60 Aut Le Bons Bay L L L 30 15 531 0.0 28 0.0 7.0 98 210 48 5.4 60 Aut Christchurch Aero L L L 26 33 573 0.0 57 0.0 9.0 96 190 26 8.6 85 Aut Hanmer L L M 56 20 370 0.5 35 0.6 17.7 57 350 9 10.2 70 Aut Cannington L L L 48 20 640 0.2 38 0.3 12.7 61 40 11 5.0 65 Aut Snowdon L L L 19 16 244 0.0 27 0.0 5.5 93 170 12 16.0 40 Aut Darfield L L L 24 23 420 0.0 41 0.0 7.6 92 176 19 9.2 60 Aut Bottle Lake L L L 32 22 564 0.0 40 0.0 9.2 87 188 9 10.4 75 Aut Ashley L L L 25 13 138 0.0 20 0.0 9.1 92 188 13 16.8 65 Aut Balmoral L L M 58 33 611 0.6 58 1.3 17.0 60 73 10 7.4 75 Aut Ashburton Plains L L L 29 29 581 0.0 51 0.0 8.3 81 240 5 7.0 70 Aut Oxford L L L 20 10 320 0.0 19 0.0 6.7 91 202 33 18.4 80 Aut Otago Friday, 12 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell H E H 85 98 670 5.0 144 22.6 14.4 39 168 16 1.0 85 Aut Naseby Forest M L M 58 39 461 1.7 65 6.2 5.5 66 243 31 4.6 65 Aut Butchers Dam E E V 86 87 763 10.7 135 37.3 9.3 60 184 30 0.0 90 Aut Cherry Farm H E M 81 36 558 7.3 62 19.8 9.8 71 194 35 0.6 60 Aut Dansey Pass M E M 64 49 621 2.9 82 11.6 7.3 65 212 35 3.0 80 Aut Tapanui L L M 50 18 340 1.0 33 1.9 7.8 78 255 37 4.2 60 Aut Glenledi M E L 62 22 417 2.4 39 6.1 7.5 84 244 33 1.4 40 Aut Rock and Pillar E E V 84 66 610 19.5 103 49.3 10.5 53 198 48 0.8 70 Aut Dunedin Aero M E M 75 40 530 2.5 68 9.0 9.0 77 250 24 0.8 65 Aut Deep Stream L L L 19 8 194 0.0 15 0.0 2.4 93 224 54 10.8 65 Aut Oamaru Aero E E L 86 40 754 16.3 70 36.7 14.0 46 230 37 0.0 50 Aut Queenstown Aero M E H 81 31 430 4.5 53 12.7 11.0 52 190 26 1.2 75 Aut Tara Hills E E H 88 131 687 8.1 178 33.1 12.0 49 190 17 0.2 80 Aut McRaes E E E 73 47 556 29.6 78 56.1 6.1 75 227 74 1.8 70 Aut Herbert H E H 74 31 465 9.5 53 22.1 7.4 56 207 51 2.2 70 Aut Oamaru H E M 88 47 604 5.8 78 19.1 16.0 34 240 11 0.0 60 Aut Lauder V E H 81 84 704 7.1 130 27.8 10.8 52 219 35 1.4 70 Aut Windsor E E L 87 60 710 13.2 99 37.6 14.2 46 112 32 0.2 50 Aut Ranfurly H E H 82 64 649 5.4 103 20.9 8.8 58 232 26 0.8 75 Aut Glendhu L L L 41 6 169 0.2 10 0.1 5.4 80 267 32 3.6 60 Aut Clyde V E H 89 83 717 7.0 128 27.6 12.4 47 197 14 0.4 75 Aut Nugget Point H E L 70 12 372 20.0 23 24.8 10.0 72 210 69 2.0 40 Aut Wanaka E E V 89 86 618 12.9 128 41.2 13.0 35 220 26 0.0 80 Aut Traquair M L M 49 30 481 1.3 52 4.1 4.7 87 243 43 4.0 65 Aut Southland Friday, 12 March 2010 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore L L M 52 10 220 1.1 18 0.9 10.0 77 230 32 4.8 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L L L 59 1 177 3.9 3 2.0 12.0 67 240 46 6.0 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 56 1 4 1.6 1 0.4 12.0 57 270 32 5.8 40 Aut South West Cape 11.0 230 54 1.2 40 Aut Garston L L L 43 22 391 0.2 38 0.2 5.5 81 248 20 3.2 65 Aut Lumsden L L L 27 8 238 0.0 14 0.0 9.0 88 260 13 7.0 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L H M 76 15 151 1.1 24 1.4 11.0 65 190 6 1.2 60 Aut Barn Hill L L L 36 10 295 0.0 19 0.0 5.6 88 259 21 4.8 60 Aut Blackmount L L L 52 4 85 1.2 7 0.6 7.0 78 165 36 3.6 50 Aut Wreys Bush M E M 63 22 353 2.5 38 6.3 11.2 65 231 33 4.4 55 Aut Tuatapere L L L 54 4 249 1.3 8 0.7 11.8 66 241 32 9.4 50 Aut Slopedown L L L 53 2 136 1.0 3 0.4 10.1 68 227 28 4.6 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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