Hope it turns out to be a non event.
MartynIDN22000
NSW FIRE WEATHER WARNING
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Issued at 0751 on Saturday the 24th of January 2009
for Saturday
Hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to cause VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE
DANGER in the following NSW Fire Areas:
Greater Sydney Region,
Greater Hunter,
Illawarra/Shoalhaven,
Lower Central West Plains.
TOTAL FIRE BAN
The Commissioner, NSW Rural Fire Service will TOTALLY BAN THE LIGHTING OF FIRES
until midnight tonight [Saturday 24th January] in the following NSW Fire Areas:
Greater Sydney Region,
Greater Hunter,
Illawarra/Shoalhaven,
Lower Central West Plains.
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Hope it turns out to be a non event.
Numpty
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Already in the low to mid 30s for most of Sydney @0945 so I suspect it wont be.
It's been mid-high 30s for the last week and forecast for the same for most of next week.
Only saving grace has been a few thunderstorms, but then we had a lightning started fire in Royal on Wednesday as well .
Martyn
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2008 Madigan
2010 Cape York
2012 Beadell, Bombs and other Blasts
2014 Centreing the Simpson
VKS-737 mob 7669
Yeah our brigade has dont the ring around to see who is home today. Gear sitting by the front door .
Lucas Heights 11:00
34 degrees
44% RH (saving grace)
Wind NW 41 -54
Fingers crossed the RH stays well up.
Martyn
1998 Defender
2008 Madigan
2010 Cape York
2012 Beadell, Bombs and other Blasts
2014 Centreing the Simpson
VKS-737 mob 7669
Well things are not improving
Lucas Heights 13:30
37.2 deg
29% RH
Wind West 39 - 57
Martyn
1998 Defender
2008 Madigan
2010 Cape York
2012 Beadell, Bombs and other Blasts
2014 Centreing the Simpson
VKS-737 mob 7669
Fire Update: Dingo Road (Shoalhaven) 24/01/2009 14:03
Ground crews are continuing to attack the fire today, which has now burnt about 1200 ha of bushland in the Budawang National Park, approximately 30 kilometres north-west of Batemans Bay.
There is no property under threat at this time. Aircraft have been grounded due to strong winds in the area.
Overnight, firefighters have been carrying out backburning operations however they have been hampered by light showers.
Today, the fireground may be subjected to adverse weather conditions. Winds from the northwest are expected to increase before a southerly change later. These conditions are expected to see an increase in fire activity and may put containement strategies under pressure.
At this stage, the fire is continuing to burn north of the Kings Highway and east of the Western Distributor.
The Western Distributor is closed to all but residents and emergency vehicles. The Kings Highway remains open however motorists should check www.rta.nsw.gov.au or call 132 701 for latest conditions. Motorists using the Kings Highway should exercise caution, especially when driving through smoke.
The fire started on Tuesday 20 January during a lightning storm in the area. At 0600 on Thursday 22 January 2009, the fire was declared a section 44 bush fire emergency, meaning more resources are available for the firefighting effort.
A Total Fire Ban has been declared for the Illawarra/Shoalhaven district for Saturday 24 January 2009. For information on Total Fire Bans, please click here.
Dingo Road Fire
Council:Shoalhaven
Report:SR09012125220-14
Address:North West of Dingo road, Budawang National Park
Reported:24-Jan-2009 10:00
Class:3
Fire Status:Going
Size [ha]:1174.30
Type of Fire:Forest
Resources:IMT/Div: 6-RFS; Total-6
Heavy Plant: 2-NPWS; Total-2
Other: 1-NPWS; Total-1
IMT/Div: 2-NPWS; Total-2
Personnel: 6-SF; Total-6
Tankers: 1-SF; Total-1
Heavy Plant: 2-SF; Total-2
Strikers: 3-SF; Total-3
IMT/Div: 1-SF; Total-1
Personnel: 29-RFS; Total-29
Helicopters: 2-RFS; Total-2
Personnel: 10-NPWS; Total-10
Helicopters: 1-NPWS; Total-1
Latest Fire Map:23-Jan-2009 23:49
District Name:SHOALHAVEN FCC
Agency Name:Rural Fire Service
Would be interesting to see how last nights storms affected the area, the radar showed a reasonable band of rain across the area. No doubt enough to bugger up any back burning, but not put the fire out of course.
Braidwood is reporting 27 deg, 20%, westerlies at about 45kph - not sure I would want to be trying to put that backburn in across the eastern side.
Martyn
1998 Defender
2008 Madigan
2010 Cape York
2012 Beadell, Bombs and other Blasts
2014 Centreing the Simpson
VKS-737 mob 7669
Bit better conditions here at the moment
Dubbo 4pm
37.8C
14%
WSW 24-37kph
At the house here it is 41C on the southern verandah, about 30C in the house.
And no fires reported. Wind has dropped quite a bit from this morning and early afternoon when we had gusts to 50kph, but the humidity has halved since then too, as the wind went from W to WSW.
John
John
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