Weather Warnings - Fire Weather Warning

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Fire Weather Warning

for East Coast fire weather district

Issued at 04:24 AM EDT on Sunday 03 March 2024

Weather Situation
A vigorous cold front this morning will bring very dry air and strong and gusty west to southwesterly winds in its wake across much of the State today. Combined with the recent lack of rain this results in extreme fire danger across the East Coast fire weather district during today.

For the rest of Sunday 03 March:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
East Coast

The Tasmania Fire Service advises you to:
Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now. To create a plan, visit www.bushfire.tas.gov.au
Monitor the current bushfire situation and warnings at the TasALERT website www.alert.tas.gov.au or ABC Local Radio. For more information on fire danger ratings, fire bans, and how to prepare for bushfire visit the TFS website www.fire.tas.gov.au or call 1800 000 699.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.

For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.fire.tas.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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