Weather Warnings - Fire Weather Warning
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for the Central Wheat Belt, Great Southern, Inland Central West, South Coastal,
South East Coastal, Gascoyne Inland, Goldfields, Eucla and Lower West Inland
fire weather districts.
Issued at 2:48 am WST on Tuesday 15 November 2016.
Weather Situation
Hot and dry with fresh to strong and gusty northerly winds.
For the rest of Tuesday 15 November:
Catastrophic Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Central Wheat Belt, Gascoyne Inland, Inland Central West - South, Stirling
Inland, Upper Great Southern, Roe and Lakes
Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Esperance Shire and Inland Central West - North
Severe Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Ravensthorpe Shire, Goldfields, Eucla, Lower West Inland, Stirling Coast and
Beaufort
The Fire Weather Warning for the South Interior forecast district has been
cancelled.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises you to:
- Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
- Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station,
www.dfes.wa.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
- Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.dfes.wa.gov.au.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will
continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Now Temperature
At Darwin Ap
10:10 CST
34°C
26°C
Possible thunderstorm
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