Source: Bureau of Meteorology
Issued at 3:56 pm WST on Sunday 18 February 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 Sunday 18 February:
Extreme Fire Danger in the following fire weather districts:
Midwest Coast, Midwest Inland, Lesueur, Swan Inland North, Swan
Inland South, Capes, Brockman, Blackwood and Southern Forests
For Monday 19 February:
Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather
districts:
Midwest Coast, Midwest Inland, Lesueur, Yarra Yarra, Swan Coastal
North, Swan Inland North, Swan Inland South, Capes, Brockman and
Mortlock
Weather Situation
Very hot and dry conditions combined with a fresh and gusty
seabreeze will drive elevated fire dangers over the southwest
districts of the South West Land Division this evening. Chance of
thunderstorms with little to no rainfall over the southwest.
Very hot and dry conditions combined with fresh and gusty north to
northeasterly winds and an afternoon seabreeze will drive elevated
fire dangers over the west coast and southwest parts of the South
West Land Division on Monday. Chance of thunderstorms with little
to no rainfall over the southwest in the morning.
For information on preparing for bushfires go to
www.dfes.wa.gov.au.
Fire
Danger Ratings and Bans
18/Feb/2024 08:41 AM