IDW15300
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Forecast for Northern WA
for Thursday 18 August 2022
Issued at 4:00 pm WST on Wednesday 17 August 2022.
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 | 51 | 16 | High | 44 | |
| West Kimberley Coast | 47 | 16 | High | 32 | |
| Kimberley Inland | 47 | 30 | High | 99 | |
| East Pilbara Coast | 40 | 16 | High | 82 | |
| West Pilbara Coast | 33 | 5 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| East Pilbara Inland | 40 | 15 | High | 75 | |
| Ashburton Inland | 35 | 5 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Exmouth Gulf Coast | 26 | 4 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| North Interior | 30 | High | 99 |
* 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.
Thursday
Moderate to fresh and gusty S to SE winds over the Pilbara, North Interior and the southwest Kimberley tending light to moderate E to SE over the remaining Kimberley. Afternoon coastal sea breezes about the northwest Kimberley coast. Mostly sunny.
District Weather Elements
for Thursday 18 August 2022
Issued at 4:00 pm WST on Wednesday 17 August 2022.
| District | TAL | cHaines | Prob Rain >5mm | 1500m Wind (km/h) | 3000m Wind (km/h) | Mix Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kimberley Coast | 0 | 10 | 0 | SE 25 | SE 35 | 2400 |
| West Kimberley Coast | 0 | 9 | 0 | SE 20 | SE 35 | 2400 |
| Kimberley Inland | 0 | 10 | 0 | SSE 20 | SE 30 | 2500 |
| East Pilbara Coast | 0 | 7 | 0 | E 5 | SSE 25 | 2200 |
| West Pilbara Coast | 0 | 10 | 0 | ESE 15 | SSE 25 | 1700 |
| East Pilbara Inland | 0 | 8 | 0 | SE 15 | S 30 | 1900 |
| Ashburton Inland | 0 | 9 | 0 | ESE 25 | SSE 25 | 1700 |
| Exmouth Gulf Coast | 0 | 10 | 0 | ESE 30 | SE 15 | 1200 |
| North Interior | 0 | 10 | 0 | SSW 25 | SW 40 | 2300 |
Detailed District Forecast
for Thursday 18 August 2022
Issued at 4:00 pm WST on Wednesday 17 August 2022.
| Fuel Type | Dist FDI | FFDI > 32 GFDI > 32 |
FFDI > 50 GFDI > 50 |
FFDI > 75 GFDI > 75 |
FFDI > 100 GFDI > 100 |
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Start | Hours | % | Start | Hours | % | Start | Hours | % | Start | Hours | |||
| North Kimberley Coast | F | 51 | 88 | 09 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| West Kimberley Coast | F | 47 | 80 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Kimberley Inland | F | 47 | 99 | 09 | 9 | < 1 | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | ||||
| G | 30 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| East Pilbara Coast | F | 40 | 44 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| West Pilbara Coast | F | 33 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| East Pilbara Inland | F | 40 | 67 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ashburton Inland | F | 35 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Exmouth Gulf Coast | F | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| North Interior | G | 30 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||