IDW15300
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Forecast for Northern WA
for Sunday 16 August 2020
Issued at 4:00 pm WST on Saturday 15 August 2020.
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 | 31 | 11 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| West Kimberley Coast | 24 | 6 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Kimberley Inland | 33 | 12 | High | 13 | |
| East Pilbara Coast | 27 | 8 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| West Pilbara Coast | 16 | 6 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| East Pilbara Inland | 44 | 15 | High | 25 | |
| Ashburton Inland | 17 | 5 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Exmouth Gulf Coast | 12 | 13 | High | 42 | |
| North Interior | 16 | High | 43 |
* Ratings 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.
Sunday
A weak ridge will lie across the Pilbara and North Interior. Mostly light winds, becoming fresh and gusty northwesterly over the North Interior and eastern Pilbara for a period during the day. Morning showers for the west Pilbara.
District Weather Elements
for Sunday 16 August 2020
Issued at 4:00 pm WST on Saturday 15 August 2020.
| District | TAL | cHaines | Prob Rain >5mm | 1500m Wind (km/h) | 3000m Wind (km/h) | Mix Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kimberley Coast | 0 | 10 | 0 | E 15 | SW 25 | 2500 |
| West Kimberley Coast | 0 | 7 | 0 | NW 20 | WNW 30 | 2300 |
| Kimberley Inland | 0 | 10 | 0 | WNW 15 | SW 30 | 3000 |
| East Pilbara Coast | 0 | 9 | 0 | WNW 35 | WNW 45 | 1500 |
| West Pilbara Coast | 0 | 7 | < 5 | W 30 | WNW 60 | 1700 |
| East Pilbara Inland | 0 | 7 | < 5 | WNW 35 | WNW 55 | 2200 |
| Ashburton Inland | 0 | 7 | < 5 | W 35 | WNW 70 | 1900 |
| Exmouth Gulf Coast | 0 | 3 | 10 | WSW 30 | WNW 85 | 1600 |
| North Interior | 0 | 10 | 0 | NW 35 | WNW 50 | 2900 |
Detailed District Forecast
for Sunday 16 August 2020
Issued at 4:00 pm WST on Saturday 15 August 2020.
| 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 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| West Kimberley Coast | F | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Kimberley Inland | F | 33 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| East Pilbara Coast | F | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| West Pilbara Coast | F | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| East Pilbara Inland | F | 44 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ashburton Inland | F | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Exmouth Gulf Coast | F | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| North Interior | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||