Fire Weather Forecast for Northern Western Australia

IDW15300

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Fire Weather Forecast for Northern WA
for Monday 8 April 2013

Issued at 4:00 pm WST on Sunday 7 April 2013.

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

Summary

District District GFDI District Rating Percent Coverage Fire Weather Warning
North Kimberley Coast 0 Low-Moderate 98  
West Kimberley Coast 0 Low-Moderate 99  
Kimberley Inland 0 Low-Moderate 100  
East Pilbara Coast 0 Low-Moderate 100  
West Pilbara Coast 9 Low-Moderate 99  
East Pilbara Inland 0 Low-Moderate 100  
Ashburton Inland 3 Low-Moderate 100  
Exmouth Gulf Coast 7 Low-Moderate 100  
North Interior 4 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.

Monday

A surface trough lies across the north of the State, extending south along the west coast.

District Weather Elements
for Monday 8 April 2013

Issued at 4:00 pm WST on Sunday 7 April 2013.

District TAL Prob Rain >5mm
North Kimberley Coast 0 < 5
West Kimberley Coast 1 < 5
Kimberley Inland 0 < 5
East Pilbara Coast 1 5
West Pilbara Coast 0 < 5
East Pilbara Inland 1 10
Ashburton Inland 0 < 5
Exmouth Gulf Coast 0 0
North Interior 1 < 5

Detailed District Forecast
for Monday 8 April 2013

Issued at 4:00 pm WST on Sunday 7 April 2013.

  Fuel Type Dist FDI GFDI > 32 GFDI > 50 GFDI > 75 GFDI > 100
% Start Hours % Start Hours % Start Hours % Start Hours
North Kimberley Coast G 0 0     0     0     0    
West Kimberley Coast G 0 0     0     0     0    
Kimberley Inland G 0 0     0     0     0    
East Pilbara Coast G 0 0     0     0     0    
West Pilbara Coast G 9 0     0     0     0    
East Pilbara Inland G 0 0     0     0     0    
Ashburton Inland G 3 0     0     0     0    
Exmouth Gulf Coast G 7 0     0     0     0    
North Interior G 4 0     0     0     0