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The Whyalla Conservation Park has been closed today due to significant dangerous fire weather.
The Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) has closed the park, along with all reserves in the Eastern Eyre Peninsula, due to the “catastrophic fire danger forecast”.
This is the only advice that will be issued and no rangers or barriers will be physically in place at the reserves.
A fire weather warning has been issued for the North West Pastoral, North East Pastoral, West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Riverland and Murraylands forecast districts by the Bureau of Meteorology.
The Weather situation is predicted to be hot to very hot, dry and windy with northeast to northwesterly winds increasing to 35 to 55 km/h ahead of a milder west to southwesterly change in the far west late in the afternoon. There is the possibility of thunderstorms west of Port Augusta.
Eastern Eyre Peninsula fire danger ratings increased to Catastrophic due to the expectation of stronger northwesterly winds this afternoon. Lower Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island fire danger ratings increased to severe due to the expectation of stronger northeasterly winds this morning and early afternoon.
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 information on preparing for bushfires go to www.cfs.sa.gov.au
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary by the Bureau of Meteorology.
Whyalla residents are advised to reduce the time they spend in the sun, keep hydrated, check on older family members and make sure all pets have adequate shade and water.
