Weather Warnings - Fire Weather Warning
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for the Gascoyne, Inland Central West, South East Coastal, Goldfields, Eucla,
Upper Great Southern, Roe, Lakes, Mortlock, Avon and Jilbadgie fire weather
districts.
Issued at 3:19 am WST on Sunday 11 December 2016.
Weather Situation
Very hot and dry. Fresh and gusty northerly winds through the Goldfields, Eucla
and eastern parts of the South West Land Division, easing during the morning.
Fresh southwesterly change extending from the west during the afternoon.
Isolated thunderstorms over central and western parts with gusty winds possible.
For the rest of Sunday 11 December:
Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather district:
Esperance Shire Coast
Severe Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Gascoyne, Inland Central West, Ravensthorpe Shire, Goldfields, Eucla, Esperance
Shire Inland, Upper Great Southern, Roe, Lakes, Mortlock, Avon and Jilbadgie
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.
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for the Gascoyne, Inland Central West, South East Coastal, Goldfields, Eucla,
Upper Great Southern, Roe, Lakes, Mortlock, Avon and Jilbadgie fire weather
districts.
Issued at 3:19 am WST on Sunday 11 December 2016.
Weather Situation
Very hot and dry. Fresh and gusty northerly winds through the Goldfields, Eucla
and eastern parts of the South West Land Division, easing during the morning.
Fresh southwesterly change extending from the west during the afternoon.
Isolated thunderstorms over central and western parts with gusty winds possible.
For the rest of Sunday 11 December:
Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather district:
Esperance Shire Coast
Severe Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Gascoyne, Inland Central West, Ravensthorpe Shire, Goldfields, Eucla, Esperance
Shire Inland, Upper Great Southern, Roe, Lakes, Mortlock, Avon and Jilbadgie
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
20:10 CST
Tonight
27°C
Tomorrow
33°C
Thunderstorms
thunderstorms
Weather News
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16:21 EDT
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13:09 EDT
Heavy storms are lashing central Queensland, whilst rain and strong winds affect the coast.
Scorching Night for Central NT
13:00 EDT
Parts of Central NT have had their hottest morning in 7 years.
