Fire Weather Forecast for Southwest Land Division

IDW15000

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Fire Weather Forecast for Southwest Land Division WA
for Friday 18 August 2017

Issued at 6:19 pm WST on Thursday 17 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
Coastal Central West - North	11	8	Low-Moderate	100
Inland Central West - North	12	9	Low-Moderate	100
Coastal Central West - South	5	4	Low-Moderate	100
Inland Central West - South	12	8	Low-Moderate	100
Lower West Coast	4	0	Low-Moderate	100
Lower West Inland	3	0	Low-Moderate	100
Geographe	2	0	Low-Moderate	100
Leeuwin	2	0	Low-Moderate	100
Nelson	3	0	Low-Moderate	100
Stirling Coast	8	0	Low-Moderate	100
Stirling Inland	7	0	Low-Moderate	100
Ravensthorpe Shire Coast	9	0	Low-Moderate	100
Ravensthorpe Shire Inland	9	0	Low-Moderate	100
Esperance Shire Coast	8	0	Low-Moderate	100
Esperance Shire Inland	13	0	Low-Moderate	100
Upper Great Southern	4	0	Low-Moderate	100
Roe	11	0	Low-Moderate	100
Beaufort	5	0	Low-Moderate	100
Lakes	8	0	Low-Moderate	100
Mortlock	12	0	Low-Moderate	100
Ninghan	18	0	Low-Moderate	100
Avon	9	0	Low-Moderate	100
Jilbadgie	15	0	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.

Friday

A ridge of high pressure lies through central parts of the State. A cold front is approaching from the southwest will cross the southwest corner on Friday.

District Weather Elements
for Friday 18 August 2017

Issued at 6:19 pm WST on Thursday 17 August 2017.

District	TAL	cHaines	Prob Rain >5mm	1500m Wind (km/h)	3000m Wind (km/h)	Mix Height (m)
Coastal Central West - North	0	5	< 5	NW 30	NW 75	1700
Inland Central West - North	0	5	< 5	NNW 30	NNW 80	2000
Coastal Central West - South	0	4	< 5	NNW 30	NNW 65	1800
Inland Central West - South	0	5	< 5	NNW 40	NNW 70	2100
Lower West Coast	2	4	15	N 35	NNW 65	2000
Lower West Inland	0	4	5	NNW 40	NNW 65	2200
Geographe	2	3	60	NNW 50	NNW 65	1800
Leeuwin	2	3	60	NNW 55	NNW 60	1700
Nelson	2	3	35	NNW 50	NNW 65	2300
Stirling Coast	2	6	10	N 45	NNW 55	2100
Stirling Inland	0	6	< 5	NNW 45	NNW 65	2100
Ravensthorpe Shire Coast	0	6	< 5	N 40	NW 55	2200
Ravensthorpe Shire Inland	0	6	0	N 40	NW 55	2500
Esperance Shire Coast	0	7	< 5	N 40	NW 50	2100
Esperance Shire Inland	0	7	< 5	NNE 35	NW 50	2400
Upper Great Southern	0	5	< 5	NNW 45	NNW 70	2200
Roe	0	6	< 5	N 40	NNW 75	2400
Beaufort	0	5	< 5	NNW 45	NNW 70	2100
Lakes	0	6	< 5	N 45	NW 70	2300
Mortlock	0	6	< 5	N 40	NNW 75	2200
Ninghan	0	7	< 5	N 45	NNW 70	2700
Avon	0	5	< 5	N 40	NNW 80	2300
Jilbadgie	0	7	< 5	N 40	NW 75	2700

Detailed District Forecast
for Friday 18 August 2017

Issued at 6:19 pm WST on Thursday 17 August 2017.

	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	11	0			0			0			0
G	8	0				0			0			0
Inland Central West - North	F	12	0			0			0			0
	G	9	0			0			0			0
Coastal Central West - South	F	5	0			0			0			0
	G	4	0			0			0			0
Inland Central West - South	F	12	0			0			0			0
	G	8	0			0			0			0
Lower West Coast	F	4	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Lower West Inland	F	3	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Geographe	F	2	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Leeuwin	F	2	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Nelson	F	3	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Stirling Coast	F	8	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Stirling Inland	F	7	0			0			0			0
	G	0	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	9	0			0			0			0
G	0	0				0			0			0
Ravensthorpe Shire Inland	F	9	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Esperance Shire Coast	F	8	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Esperance Shire Inland	F	13	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Upper Great Southern	F	4	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Roe	F	11	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Beaufort	F	5	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Lakes	F	8	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Mortlock	F	12	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Ninghan	F	18	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Avon	F	9	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Jilbadgie	F	15	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0