Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 3:23 pm WST on Monday 22 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 Monday 22 January:
Extreme Fire Danger in the following fire weather districts:
Ashburton Coast and Exmouth Gulf Coast

For Tuesday 23 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 on Tuesday however fresh winds are expected to develop elevated fire dangers during the morning before strengthening further in the afternoon.

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