Source: Bureau of Meteorology

for the West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands and Upper South East fire weather districts

Issued at 4:15 pm CDT on Friday 15 November 2024.

The Country Fire Service advises you to:

Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.cfs.sa.gov.au, and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.

For Saturday 16 November:

Catastrophic Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Eastern Eyre Peninsula and Yorke Peninsula

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
West Coast, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Riverland, Murraylands and Upper South East

Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions coupled with strong and gusty northwesterly winds will drive Extreme to Catastrophic fire dangers over broad parts of South Australia during Saturday. Thunderstorms with possible dry lightning and gusty winds are possible with the change, mainly in the west.

For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.cfs.sa.gov.au.

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