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 22 January 2021

Issued at 4:00 pm WST on Thursday 21 January 2021.

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	30	32	Very High	12
Inland Central West - North	69	70	Severe	45	Y
Coastal Central West - South	46	37	Very High	39
Inland Central West - South	67	59	Severe	36	Y
Lower West Coast	43	32	Very High	26
Lower West Inland	48	39	Very High	81
Geographe	29	19	High	100
Leeuwin	26	13	High	70
Nelson	37	21	Very High	27
Stirling Coast	11	12	High	10
Stirling Inland	19	16	High	86
Ravensthorpe Shire Coast	15	14	High	37
Ravensthorpe Shire Inland	26	18	High	100
Esperance Shire Coast	21	20	High	73
Esperance Shire Inland	35	19	Very High	24
Upper Great Southern	39	22	Very High	22
Roe	39	20	Very High	18
Beaufort	29	14	High	47
Lakes	33	18	High	92
Mortlock	62	33	Very High	18
Ninghan	63	32	Very High	18
Avon	40	25	High	85
Jilbadgie	47	19	Very High	12

* 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.

Friday

A weak ridge of high pressure lies south of the State with a broad surface trough branching into the southwest corner. Isolated showers along the southwest coast with moderate to fresh seabreezes about coastal parts.

District Weather Elements
for Friday 22 January 2021

Issued at 4:00 pm WST on Thursday 21 January 2021.

District	TAL	cHaines	Prob Rain >5mm	1500m Wind (km/h)	3000m Wind (km/h)	Mix Height (m)
Coastal Central West - North	0	11	< 5	NNW 15	NNW 35	1300
Inland Central West - North	0	11	< 5	WNW 20	NNW 30	3500
Coastal Central West - South	0	10	< 5	SSW 10	NNE 25	2200
Inland Central West - South	0	12	< 5	WSW 20	NNW 20	4000
Lower West Coast	0	11	< 5	SW 10	N 20	2100
Lower West Inland	0	11	< 5	SW 10	N 20	3400
Geographe	0	9	0	NW 10	NNW 15	1900
Leeuwin	0	9	0	N 10	W 10	1800
Nelson	0	9	0	WSW 10	NNW 15	2800
Stirling Coast	0	8	0	NW 20	WNW 20	1000
Stirling Inland	0	8	< 5	NW 15	NW 20	1700
Ravensthorpe Shire Coast	0	9	< 5	NNW 25	WNW 25	1100
Ravensthorpe Shire Inland	0	9	< 5	N 15	NW 35	1600
Esperance Shire Coast	0	10	< 5	NW 25	NW 40	1000
Esperance Shire Inland	1	11	< 5	NNW 15	NW 40	2300
Upper Great Southern	0	11	0	S 15	NNW 20	3400
Roe	0	11	< 5	ESE 10	NNW 35	3700
Beaufort	0	9	0	N 10	NW 30	2600
Lakes	0	9	< 5	E 15	NNW 40	2800
Mortlock	0	12	< 5	W 20	NW 25	4000
Ninghan	1	13	< 5	WNW 20	NW 25	4100
Avon	0	11	< 5	SSE 15	NW 20	3700
Jilbadgie	1	12	< 5	WNW 15	NNW 30	3900

Detailed District Forecast
for Friday 22 January 2021

Issued at 4:00 pm WST on Thursday 21 January 2021.

	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	30	6	12	4	0			0			0
G	32	13		14	3	0			0			0
Inland Central West - North	F	69	85	11	9	52	12	7	2	17	1	0
	G	70	94	13	6	45	15	2	6	17	1	0
Coastal Central West - South	F	46	61	12	5	2	15	0	0			0
	G	37	31	14	2	0			0			0
Inland Central West - South	F	67	100	11	10	64	13	7	1	18	1	0
	G	59	91	14	5	34	15	2	< 1	NA	NA	0
Lower West Coast	F	43	41	13	4	0			0			0
	G	32	10	15	2	0			0			0
Lower West Inland	F	48	90	13	5	1	15	1	0			0
	G	39	43	15	2	0			0			0
Geographe	F	29	5	14	3	0			0			0
	G	19	0			0			0			0
Leeuwin	F	26	0			0			0			0
	G	13	0			0			0			0
Nelson	F	37	30	14	5	0			0			0
	G	21	0			0			0			0
Stirling Coast	F	11	0			0			0			0
	G	12	0			0			0			0
Stirling Inland	F	19	0			0			0			0
	G	16	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	15	0			0			0			0
G	14	0				0			0			0
Ravensthorpe Shire Inland	F	26	0			0			0			0
	G	18	0			0			0			0
Esperance Shire Coast	F	21	0			0			0			0
	G	20	0			0			0			0
Esperance Shire Inland	F	35	32	14	4	0			0			0
	G	19	0			0			0			0
Upper Great Southern	F	39	59	14	5	0			0			0
	G	22	0			0			0			0
Roe	F	39	87	14	6	0			0			0
	G	20	0			0			0			0
Beaufort	F	29	3	16	2	0			0			0
	G	14	0			0			0			0
Lakes	F	33	18	15	3	0			0			0
	G	18	0			0			0			0
Mortlock	F	62	100	12	9	44	14	5	0			0
	G	33	17	15	2	0			0			0
Ninghan	F	63	100	10	12	49	13	7	0			0
	G	32	11	14	2	0			0			0
Avon	F	40	99	15	6	0			0			0
	G	25	< 1	NA	NA	0			0			0
Jilbadgie	F	47	100	12	8	1	16	0	0			0
	G	19	0			0			0			0