Weather Warnings - Fire Weather Warning for SA

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia

Fire Weather Warning

for West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula and Lower South East fire weather districts

Issued at 04:32 AM CDT on Monday 11 March 2024

Weather Situation
Very hot and dry with moderate to fresh and gusty north to northeasterly winds tending northwesterly in the southeast, ahead of southerly change expected Monday afternoon, winds tending southwesterly in the southeast following the change. Slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms near the WA border, more likely from Monday afternoon.

For the rest of Monday 11 March:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula and Lower South East

The Country Fire Service advises you to:
Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.cfs.sa.gov.au, and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.

For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.cfs.sa.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.

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