Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 4:08 pm EDT on Tuesday 3 February 2026.

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 Wednesday 4 February:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
East Coast and Midlands

Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions, combined with strong and gusty northwest to southwesterly winds are expected Wednesday, leading to extreme fire danger over the Midlands and the East Coast.

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

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