Total fire ban for southern Tasmania

Southern Tasmania will be subject to a total fire ban on Thursday.

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Published 14 October 2015 4:50pm

Updated 14 October 2015 5:32pm

Source: AAP

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A total fire ban has been declared in Tasmania's southern region on Thursday.

The ban, to take effect from midnight, includes Hobart and follows a spate of early spring bushfires that affected southern and central Tasmania in recent weeks.

Temperatures are forecast to reach 25C to 30C, with strong northwesterly winds and a chance of showers or thunderstorms in in the evening.

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