Source: Bureau of Meteorology

for the Ashburton Coast and Exmouth Gulf Coast fire weather districts

Issued at 3:41 pm WST on Tuesday 23 January 2024.

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.emergency.wa.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.

For the rest of Tuesday 23 January:

Extreme Fire Danger in the following fire weather districts:
Ashburton Coast and Exmouth Gulf Coast
For Wednesday 24 January:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Ashburton Coast and Exmouth Gulf Coast
Weather Situation

Very hot and dry conditions combined with fresh to strong south to southwesterly winds with seabreezes are driving elevated fire dangers this afternoon and early evening. A similar setup is expected again on Wednesday afternoon.

For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.dfes.wa.gov.au.

Fire Danger Ratings and Bans