IDW15000
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Forecast for SouthWest Land Division WA
for Tuesday 7 May 2013
Issued at 4:30 am WST on Tuesday 7 May 2013.
Forecasts are issued regularly: Please ensure you have the latest version.
Summary
| District | District GFDI | District Rating | Percent Coverage | Fire Weather Warning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Central West - North | 1 | Low-Moderate | 99 | |
| Inland Central West - North | 4 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Coastal Central West - South | 1 | Low-Moderate | 99 | |
| Inland Central West - South | 3 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Lower West Coast | 15 | High | 37 | |
| Lower West Inland | 9 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Geographe | 14 | High | 35 | |
| Leeuwin | 10 | Low-Moderate | 99 | |
| Nelson | 4 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Stirling Coast | 0 | Low-Moderate | 98 | |
| Stirling Inland | 0 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Ravensthorpe Shire Coast | 0 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Ravensthorpe Shire Inland | 0 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Esperance Shire Coast | 0 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Esperance Shire Inland | 0 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Upper Great Southern | 0 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Roe | 0 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Beaufort | 0 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Lakes | 0 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Mortlock | 10 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Ninghan | 21 | High | 76 | |
| Avon | 2 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Jilbadgie | 7 | 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.
Tuesday
A deepening low pressure system is approaching the southwest of the state, with a strong cold front approaching the west coast. Fresh north to NW'ly flow with thunderstorms developing later in the west.
District Weather Elements
for Tuesday 7 May 2013
Issued at 4:30 am WST on Tuesday 7 May 2013.
| District | TAL | Prob Rain >5mm |
|---|---|---|
| Coastal Central West - North | 1 | 25 |
| Inland Central West - North | 1 | 15 |
| Coastal Central West - South | 1 | 35 |
| Inland Central West - South | 1 | 15 |
| Lower West Coast | 1 | 45 |
| Lower West Inland | 1 | 25 |
| Geographe | 1 | 55 |
| Leeuwin | 1 | 35 |
| Nelson | 1 | 30 |
| Stirling Coast | 1 | < 5 |
| Stirling Inland | 1 | < 5 |
| Ravensthorpe Shire Coast | 0 | < 5 |
| Ravensthorpe Shire Inland | 0 | < 5 |
| Esperance Shire Coast | 0 | < 5 |
| Esperance Shire Inland | 0 | < 5 |
| Upper Great Southern | 1 | 10 |
| Roe | 1 | < 5 |
| Beaufort | 1 | 5 |
| Lakes | 1 | < 5 |
| Mortlock | 1 | 10 |
| Ninghan | 1 | < 5 |
| Avon | 1 | 5 |
| Jilbadgie | 1 | < 5 |
Detailed District Forecast
for Tuesday 7 May 2013
Issued at 4:30 am WST on Tuesday 7 May 2013.
| Fuel Type | Dist FDI | GFDI > 32 | GFDI > 50 | GFDI > 75 | GFDI > 100 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Start | Hours | % | Start | Hours | % | Start | Hours | % | Start | Hours | |||
| Coastal Central West - North | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Inland Central West - North | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Coastal Central West - South | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Inland Central West - South | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Lower West Coast | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Lower West Inland | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Geographe | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Leeuwin | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Nelson | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Stirling Coast | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Stirling Inland | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Fuel Type | Dist FDI | GFDI > 32 | GFDI > 50 | GFDI > 75 | GFDI > 100 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Start | Hours | % | Start | Hours | % | Start | Hours | % | Start | Hours | |||
| Ravensthorpe Shire Coast | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ravensthorpe Shire Inland | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Esperance Shire Coast | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Esperance Shire Inland | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Upper Great Southern | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Roe | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Beaufort | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Lakes | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mortlock | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ninghan | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Avon | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jilbadgie | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||