Western Australia Fire Danger Ratings

IDW15100

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Fire Danger Ratings

Issued at 4:35 am WST on Wednesday 18 September 2024.

District	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
North Kimberley	Moderate 20	Moderate 21	Moderate 15	Moderate 13
Derby Coast	High 28	High 24	Moderate 17	Moderate 16
Broome Coast	Moderate 22	Moderate 20	Moderate 16	Moderate 14
Kimberley Inland	Moderate 23	Moderate 23	Moderate 16	Moderate 14
Central Pilbara	Moderate 20	Moderate 15	Moderate 17	Moderate 16
Hedland	High 24	Moderate 19	Moderate 16	Moderate 15
Burrup	Moderate 23	Moderate 21	Moderate 20	Moderate 17
Ashburton Inland	Moderate 19	Moderate 16	Moderate 21	Moderate 17
Ashburton Coast	High 25	Moderate 22	Moderate 22	Moderate 20
Exmouth Gulf Coast	Moderate 20	Moderate 22	High 34	Moderate 23
North Interior	Moderate 17	Moderate 13	Moderate 13	Moderate 16
Gascoyne Coast	Moderate 16	Moderate 22	High 25	Moderate 19
Gascoyne Inland	Moderate 19	Moderate 20	High 25	Moderate 19
Yalgar	Moderate 18	Moderate 19	High 24	Moderate 19
North Goldfields	Moderate 15	Moderate 18	Moderate 17	Moderate 16
South Goldfields	High 32	No Rating 6	No Rating 7	No Rating 6
West Interior	Moderate 15	Moderate 14	Moderate 20	Moderate 17
Central Interior	Moderate 18	Moderate 14	Moderate 21	Moderate 21
South Interior	High 30	Moderate 19	Moderate 18	Moderate 18
Eucla	High 33	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 10
Midwest Coast	Moderate 18	Moderate 16	Moderate 20	Moderate 19
Midwest Inland	No Rating 9	Moderate 12	Moderate 14	Moderate 13
Lesueur	Moderate 15	Moderate 12	Moderate 19	No Rating 11
Yarra Yarra	No Rating 9	No Rating 7	No Rating 11	No Rating 7
Swan Coastal North	Moderate 13	Moderate 13	Moderate 16	No Rating 10
Swan Inland North	No Rating 11	No Rating 10	Moderate 12	No Rating 9
Swan Coastal South	No Rating 10	No Rating 10	No Rating 11	No Rating 8
Swan Inland South	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 8
Geographe	No Rating 11	No Rating 10	No Rating 10	No Rating 8
Capes	Moderate 12	No Rating 11	No Rating 10	No Rating 9
Brockman	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 7
Blackwood	No Rating 9	No Rating 8	No Rating 9	No Rating 8
Southern Forests	No Rating 10	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 8
Mortlock	No Rating 7	No Rating 6	No Rating 7	No Rating 6
Karroun	No Rating 10	No Rating 7	No Rating 9	No Rating 6
Avon	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Lockwood	No Rating 7	No Rating 6	No Rating 7	No Rating 6
Arthur	No Rating 8	No Rating 7	No Rating 7	No Rating 6
Roe	No Rating 7	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Lakes	No Rating 9	No Rating 6	No Rating 7	No Rating 6
Stirling North	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Stirling West	No Rating 8	No Rating 7	No Rating 8	No Rating 8
Stirling Coast	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 9	No Rating 9
Fitzgerald Coast	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Fitzgerald Inland	No Rating 8	No Rating 6	No Rating 7	No Rating 6
Esperance Coast	No Rating 7	No Rating 6	No Rating 7	No Rating 7
Esperance Inland	Moderate 22	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6

Code

Fire Danger Ratings (Fire Behaviour Index - FBI)

No Rating (< 12)

Moderate (12-23)

High (24-49)

Extreme (50-99)

Catastrophic (>= 100)

Notes

• For all weather information, visit the Bureau of Meteorology web page at www.bom.gov.au.

• For information on Total Fire Bans and how to prepare for fires visit www.dfes.wa.gov.au.

• Note: On occasion Fire Danger Ratings may not adhere to FBI thresholds above due to agency discretion in setting FDRs.