Two solar panels stolen from the Low Head weather station will affect fire weather forecasts and coastal warnings for the region unless found or replaced, says the Bureau of Meteorology.
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The 1-square-metre panels were taken with a voltage regulator between Wednesday afternoon and yesterday morning.
Brendan McMahon, of the Bureau of Meteorology, said the actual cost of replacing the equipment was unknown and predictably expensive.
``There is also the intangible cost of information, especially at this time of the year with fire weather forecasting and coastal weather forecasts,'' he said.
``The information it normally provides is used for weather forecasts, day-to-day warnings, and information gathered is used throughout Australia and the world, so it's a significant weather station.''
