Bushfires near Warrnambool, VIC

Fires near Warrnambool right now

No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia in the last 24 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 208 km NW (remote Victoria, 208 km NW of Warrnambool), with 2 detections. A clear result only covers satellite passes: small fires, fires under cloud and fires that start after the last overpass will not show yet.

Across Australia there are 244 fire clusters in the same window, 6 of them in Victoria.

Smoke and wind

Wind at Warrnambool is from the WSW at 24 km/h (gusts 47 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ENE. Relative humidity is 61% and the temperature 13°C.

Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Warrnambool air quality page has the live reading.

Evacuations and official information

GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.

Bushfire warnings in Australia are issued by state services; here that is VicEmergency (emergency.vic.gov.au). Follow the Australian Warning System levels (Advice, Watch and Act, Emergency Warning).

About satellite fire detections

Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.

Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.

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