IDW15000
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Forecast for Southwest Land Division WA
for Friday 6 December 2013
Issued at 4:11 pm WST on Thursday 5 December 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 | 48 | Very High | 70 | |
| Inland Central West - North | 77 | Extreme | 13 | Y |
| Coastal Central West - South | 49 | Very High | 32 | |
| Inland Central West - South | 63 | Severe | 34 | Y |
| Lower West Coast | 22 | High | 95 | |
| Lower West Inland | 25 | High | 99 | |
| Geographe | 12 | High | 11 | |
| Leeuwin | 2 | Low-Moderate | 99 | |
| Nelson | 10 | Low-Moderate | 100 | |
| Stirling Coast | 14 | High | 27 | |
| Stirling Inland | 20 | High | 74 | |
| Ravensthorpe Shire Coast | 16 | High | 65 | |
| Ravensthorpe Shire Inland | 23 | High | 100 | |
| Esperance Shire Coast | 17 | High | 79 | |
| Esperance Shire Inland | 16 | High | 48 | |
| Upper Great Southern | 26 | High | 95 | |
| Roe | 24 | High | 89 | |
| Beaufort | 20 | High | 88 | |
| Lakes | 25 | High | 99 | |
| Mortlock | 60 | Severe | 58 | Y |
| Ninghan | 50 | Severe | 10 | Y |
| Avon | 45 | Very High | 59 | |
| Jilbadgie | 42 | Very High | 43 |
* 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 along the south coast and will move into the Bight during the day whilst a trough will move inland as another high pressure ridge moves in from the west. Generally hot conditions to the east of the trough with fresh and gusty NE'ly winds for the Central West, Lower West, Central Wheat Belt and Great Southern tending NW'ly during the day. Winds near the west coast becoming SW'ly in the afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms with possible gusts to 70km/hr clearing from the west during the day.
District Weather Elements
for Friday 6 December 2013
Issued at 4:11 pm WST on Thursday 5 December 2013.
| District | TAL | Prob Rain >5mm |
|---|---|---|
| Coastal Central West - North | 0 | < 5 |
| Inland Central West - North | 1 | < 5 |
| Coastal Central West - South | 0 | < 5 |
| Inland Central West - South | 1 | 5 |
| Lower West Coast | 1 | 10 |
| Lower West Inland | 1 | 10 |
| Geographe | 1 | 10 |
| Leeuwin | 0 | 5 |
| Nelson | 1 | 15 |
| Stirling Coast | 1 | 15 |
| Stirling Inland | 1 | 15 |
| Ravensthorpe Shire Coast | 1 | 15 |
| Ravensthorpe Shire Inland | 1 | 15 |
| Esperance Shire Coast | 1 | 5 |
| Esperance Shire Inland | 1 | 10 |
| Upper Great Southern | 1 | 15 |
| Roe | 1 | 20 |
| Beaufort | 1 | 15 |
| Lakes | 1 | 20 |
| Mortlock | 1 | 10 |
| Ninghan | 1 | 20 |
| Avon | 1 | 15 |
| Jilbadgie | 1 | 20 |
Detailed District Forecast
for Friday 6 December 2013
Issued at 4:11 pm WST on Thursday 5 December 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 | 48 | 70 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Inland Central West - North | G | 77 | 98 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 1 | < 1 | NA | NA |
| Coastal Central West - South | G | 49 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Inland Central West - South | G | 63 | 91 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 12 | 6 | < 1 | NA | NA | 0 | ||
| Lower West Coast | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Lower West Inland | G | 25 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Geographe | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Leeuwin | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Nelson | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Stirling Coast | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Stirling Inland | G | 20 | 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 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ravensthorpe Shire Inland | G | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Esperance Shire Coast | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Esperance Shire Inland | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Upper Great Southern | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Roe | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Beaufort | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Lakes | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mortlock | G | 60 | 100 | 08 | 11 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ninghan | G | 50 | 51 | 08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Avon | G | 45 | 59 | 09 | 10 | < 1 | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jilbadgie | G | 42 | 43 | 09 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||