Fire Weather Forecast for Southwest Land Division

IDW15000

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Fire Weather Forecast for Southwest Land Division WA
for Wednesday 8 April 2020

Issued at 4:00 pm WST on Tuesday 7 April 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
Coastal Central West - North	26	15	High	48
Inland Central West - North	30	25	High	99
Coastal Central West - South	22	12	High	19
Inland Central West - South	30	21	High	96
Lower West Coast	29	17	High	86
Lower West Inland	31	19	High	100
Geographe	23	20	High	94
Leeuwin	25	19	High	99
Nelson	30	23	High	100
Stirling Coast	29	4	High	47
Stirling Inland	30	7	High	21
Ravensthorpe Shire Coast	24	2	High	58
Ravensthorpe Shire Inland	24	7	High	41
Esperance Shire Coast	23	5	High	10
Esperance Shire Inland	22	12	High	72
Upper Great Southern	30	19	High	100
Roe	28	16	High	89
Beaufort	31	20	High	100
Lakes	28	16	High	62
Mortlock	29	24	High	100
Ninghan	26	21	High	99
Avon	32	24	High	100
Jilbadgie	29	25	High	95

* 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.

Wednesday

A trough extends down the west coast as the high pressure system contracts eastwards towards South Australia. Moderate to fresh east to northeasterly winds, fresh and gusty during the morning period, as the trough deepens down the west coast, easing later in the day. Warm and dry conditions over southern and western WA.

District Weather Elements
for Wednesday 8 April 2020

Issued at 4:00 pm WST on Tuesday 7 April 2020.

District	TAL	cHaines	Prob Rain >5mm	1500m Wind (km/h)	3000m Wind (km/h)	Mix Height (m)
Coastal Central West - North	0	8	< 5	W 10	NNW 5	2000
Inland Central West - North	0	9	0	N 10	NE 10	3200
Coastal Central West - South	0	8	0	N 25	NNW 15	1700
Inland Central West - South	0	9	0	N 30	NW 15	3500
Lower West Coast	0	8	0	NNW 45	NW 25	2100
Lower West Inland	0	8	0	N 35	NNW 25	3300
Geographe	0	7	0	NNW 50	NNW 40	1200
Leeuwin	0	7	0	NNW 55	NW 40	2100
Nelson	0	8	0	NNW 40	NNW 35	3000
Stirling Coast	0	8	0	N 35	W 20	2600
Stirling Inland	0	8	0	N 40	WNW 20	3200
Ravensthorpe Shire Coast	0	7	0	N 30	W 20	2600
Ravensthorpe Shire Inland	0	7	0	N 30	WNW 15	3100
Esperance Shire Coast	0	6	< 5	NNE 20	WNW 15	2300
Esperance Shire Inland	0	6	< 5	NNE 25	W 10	2700
Upper Great Southern	0	8	0	N 45	NW 20	3300
Roe	0	8	0	N 30	WNW 10	3300
Beaufort	0	8	0	N 45	NW 25	3200
Lakes	0	8	0	N 35	W 15	3300
Mortlock	0	9	0	N 35	WNW 15	3500
Ninghan	0	9	0	N 30	W 10	3400
Avon	0	9	0	N 35	WNW 15	3400
Jilbadgie	0	8	0	N 35	WNW 10	3400

Detailed District Forecast
for Wednesday 8 April 2020

Issued at 4:00 pm WST on Tuesday 7 April 2020.

	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
			Coastal Central West - North	F	26	0			0			0			0
G	15	0				0			0			0
Inland Central West - North	F	30	5	17	1	0			0			0
	G	25	0			0			0			0
Coastal Central West - South	F	22	0			0			0			0
	G	12	0			0			0			0
Inland Central West - South	F	30	< 1	NA	NA	0			0			0
	G	21	0			0			0			0
Lower West Coast	F	29	1	14	0	0			0			0
	G	17	0			0			0			0
Lower West Inland	F	31	3	13	0	0			0			0
	G	19	0			0			0			0
Geographe	F	23	0			0			0			0
	G	20	0			0			0			0
Leeuwin	F	25	0			0			0			0
	G	19	0			0			0			0
Nelson	F	30	0			0			0			0
	G	23	0			0			0			0
Stirling Coast	F	29	0			0			0			0
	G	4	0			0			0			0
Stirling Inland	F	30	0			0			0			0
	G	7	0			0			0			0

	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
			Ravensthorpe Shire Coast	F	24	0			0			0			0
G	2	0				0			0			0
Ravensthorpe Shire Inland	F	24	0			0			0			0
	G	7	0			0			0			0
Esperance Shire Coast	F	23	0			0			0			0
	G	5	0			0			0			0
Esperance Shire Inland	F	22	0			0			0			0
	G	12	0			0			0			0
Upper Great Southern	F	30	1	15	0	0			0			0
	G	19	0			0			0			0
Roe	F	28	0			0			0			0
	G	16	0			0			0			0
Beaufort	F	31	1	12	0	0			0			0
	G	20	0			0			0			0
Lakes	F	28	0			0			0			0
	G	16	0			0			0			0
Mortlock	F	29	< 1	NA	NA	0			0			0
	G	24	0			0			0			0
Ninghan	F	26	0			0			0			0
	G	21	0			0			0			0
Avon	F	32	11	13	3	0			0			0
	G	24	0			0			0			0
Jilbadgie	F	29	0			0			0			0
	G	25	0			0			0			0