Please note that on Tuesday 7 May, 11:45AM to 14:15 AEST (11:15am to 13:45 ACST) SA will be upgrading equipment which will cause interruptions to SA observations.

Fire Weather Forecast for Central and Eastern Western Australia

IDW15500

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Fire Weather Forecast for Central and Eastern WA
for Tuesday 7 May 2013

Issued at 4:30 am WST on Tuesday 7 May 2013.

Forecasts are issued regularly: Please ensure you have the latest version.

Summary

District District GFDI District Rating Percent Coverage Fire Weather Warning
Gascoyne Coast 3 Low-Moderate 100  
Gascoyne Inland 5 Low-Moderate 100  
Goldfields 0 Low-Moderate 100  
Eucla 0 Low-Moderate 99  
South Interior 0 Low-Moderate 100  

* Ratings information are provided in conjunction with Fire Authorities.

* District FDI is the representative peak FDI in the district for that fuel type. 10% of the district has a max FDI higher than this value.

* Percent Coverage is the percentage of the district that falls in or above the District Rating threshold.

Tuesday

A deepening low pressure system is approaching the southwest of the state, with a strong cold front approaching the west coast. Fresh to strong NW'ly flow with thunderstorms developing in the west Gascoyne this afternoon.

District Weather Elements
for Tuesday 7 May 2013

Issued at 4:30 am WST on Tuesday 7 May 2013.

District TAL Prob Rain >5mm
Gascoyne Coast 1 45
Gascoyne Inland 1 5
Goldfields 1 < 5
Eucla 0 0
South Interior 0 0

Detailed District Forecast
for Tuesday 7 May 2013

Issued at 4:30 am WST on Tuesday 7 May 2013.

  Fuel Type Dist FDI GFDI > 32 GFDI > 50 GFDI > 75 GFDI > 100
% Start Hours % Start Hours % Start Hours % Start Hours
Gascoyne Coast G 3 0     0     0     0    
Gascoyne Inland G 5 0     0     0     0    
Goldfields G 0 0     0     0     0    
Eucla G 0 0     0     0     0    
South Interior G 0 0     0     0     0