IDW15300
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Forecast for Northern WA
for Wednesday 23 August 2017
Issued at 4:30 am WST on Wednesday 23 August 2017.
Forecasts are issued regularly: Please ensure you have the latest version.
Summary
| District | District FFDI | District GFDI | District Rating | Percent Coverage | Fire Weather Warning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kimberley Coast | 38 | 17 | High | 65 | |
| West Kimberley Coast | 45 | 24 | High | 52 | |
| Kimberley Inland | 43 | 21 | High | 83 | |
| East Pilbara Coast | 49 | 5 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| West Pilbara Coast | 42 | 5 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| East Pilbara Inland | 51 | 9 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Ashburton Inland | 34 | 7 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Exmouth Gulf Coast | 27 | 6 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| North Interior | 8 | 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.
Wednesday
A surface trough will linger over the Kimberley and near the coastal Pilbara. Moderate surge in easterly winds over eastern Pilbara on Wednesday morning.
District Weather Elements
for Wednesday 23 August 2017
Issued at 4:30 am WST on Wednesday 23 August 2017.
| District | TAL | cHaines | Prob Rain >5mm | 1500m Wind (km/h) | 3000m Wind (km/h) | Mix Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kimberley Coast | 0 | 8 | 0 | E 30 | E 40 | 2500 |
| West Kimberley Coast | 0 | 10 | 0 | E 20 | E 20 | 2600 |
| Kimberley Inland | 0 | 11 | 0 | ENE 20 | E 20 | 3100 |
| East Pilbara Coast | 0 | 10 | 0 | E 15 | N 5 | 3000 |
| West Pilbara Coast | 0 | 10 | 0 | NW 10 | N 20 | 3100 |
| East Pilbara Inland | 0 | 11 | 0 | E 10 | N 15 | 3400 |
| Ashburton Inland | 0 | 11 | 0 | WNW 15 | NNW 25 | 3700 |
| Exmouth Gulf Coast | 0 | 8 | 0 | NW 30 | NNW 25 | 2000 |
| North Interior | 0 | 11 | 0 | E 20 | N 10 | 3200 |
Detailed District Forecast
for Wednesday 23 August 2017
Issued at 4:30 am WST on Wednesday 23 August 2017.
| Fuel Type | Dist FDI | FFDI > 32 GFDI > 32 |
FFDI > 50 GFDI > 50 |
FFDI > 75 GFDI > 75 |
FFDI > 100 GFDI > 100 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Start | Hours | % | Start | Hours | % | Start | Hours | % | Start | Hours | |||
| North Kimberley Coast | F | 38 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| West Kimberley Coast | F | 45 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| G | 24 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Kimberley Inland | F | 43 | 92 | 09 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| G | 21 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| East Pilbara Coast | F | 49 | 88 | 09 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| West Pilbara Coast | F | 42 | 44 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| East Pilbara Inland | F | 51 | 64 | 09 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ashburton Inland | F | 34 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Exmouth Gulf Coast | F | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| North Interior | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||