Gisborne District Council Fire Weather Site Information

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Site	Date	Time	Air T	RH	WDir	WV	RF24	FFMC	DMC	DC	ISI	BUI	FWI	Danger
Zone 1
Te Araroa	28th Jan	16:00	17.9	60.0	354	7	11.0	56	13	69	0.5	18	0	Low
Poroporo	28th Jan	13:00	17.3	55.0	189	15	2.4	75	37	170	1.6	48	4.8	Medium
RIP	28th Jan	16:00	17.2	60.5	70	7	8.6	56	13	58	0.5	16	0	Low
Zone 2
Hikuwai	28th Jan	16:00	20.6	49.6	13	9	11.5	62	25	143	0.5	36	1	Low
Fernside	28th Jan	16:00	21.5	49.6	170	14	10.5	68	22	129	1.5	30	3	Low
Mangatu	28th Jan	16:00	22.3	52.7	224	7	10.0	62	13	86	0.5	19	0	Low
Wakaroa	28th Jan	16:00	15.1	64.1	281	24	4.0	66	21	95	2.0	27	4	Medium
Matawai	28th Jan	16:00	17.8	53.6	325	17	1.5	79	20	63	2.5	23	4	Medium
Gisborne	28th Jan	16:00	15.9	43.8	56	18	1.8	81	31	259	3.0	49	9	Medium
Zone 3
Pouawa	27th Jan	13:00	16.0	69.0	279	36	0.2	85	30	139	13.6	39	24.4	Very High
Cricklewood	27th Jan	13:00	16.8	70.0	335	25	0.0	85	33	143	7.9	42	17.0	High
Mangapoike	28th Jan	16:00	17.9	60.0	221	11	7.0	60	14	76	0.5	19	0	Low
Wharerata	28th Jan	16:00	17.3	60.2	14	18	6.5	65	16	76	1.5	20	2	Low

Site

Date

Time

Air T

WDir

RF24

FFMC

DMC

ISI

BUI

FWI

Danger

Zone 1

Te Araroa

28th Jan

16:00

17.9

60.0

354

11.0

0.5

Low

Poroporo

28th Jan

13:00

17.3

55.0

189

2.4

170

1.6

4.8

Medium

RIP

28th Jan

16:00

17.2

60.5

8.6

0.5

Low

Zone 2

Hikuwai

28th Jan

16:00

20.6

49.6

11.5

143

0.5

Low

Fernside

28th Jan

16:00

21.5

49.6

170

10.5

129

1.5

Low

Mangatu

28th Jan

16:00

22.3

52.7

224

10.0

0.5

Low

Wakaroa

28th Jan

16:00

15.1

64.1

281

4.0

2.0

Medium

Matawai

28th Jan

16:00

17.8

53.6

325

1.5

2.5

Medium

Gisborne

28th Jan

16:00

15.9

43.8

1.8

259

3.0

Medium

Zone 3

Pouawa

27th Jan

13:00

16.0

69.0

279

0.2

139

13.6

24.4

Very High

Cricklewood

27th Jan

13:00

16.8

70.0

335

0.0

143

7.9

17.0

High

Mangapoike

28th Jan

16:00

17.9

60.0

221

7.0

0.5

Low

Wharerata

28th Jan

16:00

17.3

60.2

6.5

1.5

Low

Note: The Time and Date indicate the latest available site information, this may not necessarily be current.

Glossary

Date	Date of last available reading
Time	NZ Standard Time of last information
Air T	Air temperature in 0.0C
RH	Relative humidity 0 to 100%
WDir	Wind direction in degrees relative to North
WV	Wind Velocity in Km / hour (averaged over 10 minutes)
RF24	Accumulated rainfall total in the last 24 hours
FFMC	Fine Fuel Moisture Code
DMC	Duff Moisture Code
DC	Drought Code
ISI	Initial Spread Index
BUI	Build Up Index
FWI	Fire Weather Index
Danger	Fire Danger Level (Low, Medium, High, Very High, Extreme.)