Fire Weather Forecast for Southwest Land Division

IDW15000

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Fire Weather Forecast for Southwest Land Division WA
for Sunday 22 May 2022

Issued at 4:30 am WST on Sunday 22 May 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
Coastal Central West - North	13	17	High	85
Inland Central West - North	19	18	High	84
Coastal Central West - South	11	3	Low-Moderate	100
Inland Central West - South	24	12	High	22
Lower West Coast	12	0	Low-Moderate	100
Lower West Inland	13	0	Low-Moderate	100
Geographe	6	0	Low-Moderate	100
Leeuwin	8	0	Low-Moderate	100
Nelson	9	0	Low-Moderate	100
Stirling Coast	6	0	Low-Moderate	100
Stirling Inland	8	0	Low-Moderate	100
Ravensthorpe Shire Coast	8	0	Low-Moderate	100
Ravensthorpe Shire Inland	8	0	Low-Moderate	100
Esperance Shire Coast	11	0	Low-Moderate	100
Esperance Shire Inland	10	0	Low-Moderate	100
Upper Great Southern	11	3	Low-Moderate	100
Roe	12	3	Low-Moderate	100
Beaufort	9	2	Low-Moderate	100
Lakes	10	3	Low-Moderate	100
Mortlock	24	5	Low-Moderate	100
Ninghan	27	2	High	52
Avon	20	2	Low-Moderate	100
Jilbadgie	20	2	Low-Moderate	100

* 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

Moderate NE'ly tending N'ly during the day, shifting fresh and gusty NW'ly during the afternoon. Showers and possible thunderstorms developing from the west.

District Weather Elements
for Sunday 22 May 2022

Issued at 4:30 am WST on Sunday 22 May 2022.

District	TAL	cHaines	Prob Rain >5mm	1500m Wind (km/h)	3000m Wind (km/h)	Mix Height (m)
Coastal Central West - North	2	3	20	NW 65	NW 80	2000
Inland Central West - North	0	4	10	NW 60	WNW 80	2300
Coastal Central West - South	2	5	40	NW 65	NW 85	1700
Inland Central West - South	2	6	20	NW 60	NW 85	2300
Lower West Coast	2	6	45	NNW 70	NNW 80	1600
Lower West Inland	2	6	40	NNW 60	NNW 70	2100
Geographe	2	5	50	N 75	N 80	1300
Leeuwin	2	6	45	N 60	N 65	1400
Nelson	2	6	40	N 60	N 65	1900
Stirling Coast	2	7	35	N 45	N 50	1600
Stirling Inland	2	7	35	N 45	N 50	1900
Ravensthorpe Shire Coast	1	5	20	N 45	N 45	1800
Ravensthorpe Shire Inland	1	5	20	N 45	N 45	1900
Esperance Shire Coast	1	5	15	NNE 50	N 45	1900
Esperance Shire Inland	1	5	15	NNE 50	N 45	1900
Upper Great Southern	2	7	40	NNW 55	N 60	2100
Roe	1	5	20	N 45	NNW 45	2200
Beaufort	2	7	35	N 50	N 55	2000
Lakes	2	5	30	N 45	N 45	2100
Mortlock	1	7	10	NW 50	NW 70	2500
Ninghan	1	6	10	NW 50	NW 65	2500
Avon	2	7	25	NNW 55	NNW 65	2400
Jilbadgie	1	6	15	NNW 50	NNW 55	2500

Detailed District Forecast
for Sunday 22 May 2022

Issued at 4:30 am WST on Sunday 22 May 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
			Coastal Central West - North	F	13	0			0			0			0
G	17	0				0			0			0
Inland Central West - North	F	19	0			0			0			0
	G	18	0			0			0			0
Coastal Central West - South	F	11	0			0			0			0
	G	3	0			0			0			0
Inland Central West - South	F	24	0			0			0			0
	G	12	0			0			0			0
Lower West Coast	F	12	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Lower West Inland	F	13	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Geographe	F	6	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Leeuwin	F	8	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Nelson	F	9	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Stirling Coast	F	6	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Stirling Inland	F	8	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	8	0			0			0			0
G	0	0				0			0			0
Ravensthorpe Shire Inland	F	8	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Esperance Shire Coast	F	11	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Esperance Shire Inland	F	10	0			0			0			0
	G	0	0			0			0			0
Upper Great Southern	F	11	0			0			0			0
	G	3	0			0			0			0
Roe	F	12	0			0			0			0
	G	3	0			0			0			0
Beaufort	F	9	0			0			0			0
	G	2	0			0			0			0
Lakes	F	10	0			0			0			0
	G	3	0			0			0			0
Mortlock	F	24	0			0			0			0
	G	5	0			0			0			0
Ninghan	F	27	0			0			0			0
	G	2	0			0			0			0
Avon	F	20	0			0			0			0
	G	2	0			0			0			0
Jilbadgie	F	20	0			0			0			0
	G	2	0			0			0			0