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Weather Warnings - Fire Weather Warning

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Fire Weather Warning
for the Darling Downs and Granite Belt forecast district.

Issued at 3:40 am EST on Monday 13 February 2017.

Weather Situation
A hot and dry airmass will combine with moderate to fresh and gusty south to
southwesterly winds to produce enhanced fire dangers over western and northern
parts of the Darling Downs and Granite Belt.

For the rest of Monday 13 February:

Severe Fire Danger is forecast for the following forecast district:
Darling Downs and Granite Belt

The Rural Fire Service Queensland advises you to:
- Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
- Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station,
www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
- Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.ruralfire.qld.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

08:20 CST

This morning

24°C

Today

29°C

Possible thunderstorm

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