A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for Bass Coast tomorrow, February 13.
Bass Coast is part of the Central district, which is under a TFB along with North Central and South West regions.
Tomorrow's hot and windy conditions will see temperatures reach mid to high 30s statewide before a gusty cooler south westerly wind change in the early afternoon, likely to hit the
Grampians by 2pm and Ballarat by 5pm.
The northerly winds will bring early damaging gusts of 80 to 90km/hr around western and central areas in the morning and early afternoon before possible showers and a severe thunderstorm behind the change across the eastern and central districts.
A Total Fire Ban means no fire can be lit in the open air or allowed to remain alight from 12.01am to 11.59pm on the day of the Total Fire Ban.
CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan said the TFB has been declared due to the elevated fire risk that will come with the damaging afternoon winds, high temperatures and underlying dryness.
“Tomorrow’s conditions in the central and south western parts of Victoria will make it difficult for firefighters to suppress a fire should one start,” Jason said.
“There is potential for dry lightning to come with the thunderstorms, and although we are anticipating rainfall to follow them, there is still a risk of strikes causing new fire starts.
“We’re asking people to follow the strict conditions associated with the TFB declaration, stay well informed with warnings through the VicEmergency app and understand how the increased fire risk will impact you, ensuring your fire plan covers all possible contingencies.”
Victorians can find out if it is a Total Fire Ban on the CFA website where it is usually published by 5pm the day before a Total Fire Ban.
For more information on what you can and can't do visit the Can I or Can't I page on the CFA website.
Victorians should also make sure they have access to more than one source of information.
They include:
- ABC local radio, commercial and designated radio stations of Sky News
- The VicEmergency App
- The VicEmergency website
- The VicEmergency Hotline on 1800 226 226
- CFA or VicEmergency Twitter or Facebook
