Pre-positioned fire crews and aircraft are on standby as high fire dangers are again forecast across the state.
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Tasmania Fire Service is urging Tasmanians to be prepared for Very High fire dangers forecast for many districts on Wednesday.
TFS Southern Regional Fire Controller Mark Dobson said high temperatures and low humidity will bring the potential for elevated fire danger in parts of the state including the Central North, East-Coast, Midlands and Upper Derwent Valley.
Temperatures are expected to reach the mid to high 30s in the Upper Derwent Valley and the Midlands. Launceston is predicted to reach 32 degrees with north to northwesterly winds of up to 25km/h in the afternoon.
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The possibility of isolated thunderstorms bearing little to no rain across the state was another factor for the warning.
“There was a number of lightning strikes overnight, we currently have spotter flights investigating as to whether any new fires have started,” Mr Dobson added.
"Moving into Wednesday we expect Very High fire dangers to remain in the Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley, and Central North and extend to the North West Coast districts.
"People in bushfire prone areas need to understand that under these conditions, fires can start and spread easily.
"TFS has pre-positioned crews and aircraft to allow us to respond to fires quickly in the areas most at risk.”
On Tuesday afternoon TFS issued a bushfire advice message for Douglas-Apsley for a blaze of under 1 hectare.
Parks and Wildlife Service crews were working on the edges of the fire after a TFS aircraft provided water-bombing early after it was discovered, a TFS spokesperson said.
All walkers and travellers are advised to leave the Apsley Water Hole area off Rosedale Road.
Work is also continuing on containing the Gell River fire in the state’s South-West, with an advice message for Maydena, Tyenna, Mount Field and National Park still current.
Resources deployed to the bushfire include 100 personnel and six aircraft, alongside 30 specialists from the NSW Rural Fire Service.
TFS are reminding pilots of aircraft and drones of the potential danger and disruption that may be caused by flying within airspace of firefighting operations after an unidentified helcopter encroached on the Gell River firefighting airspace on Monday.
TFS recommends Tasmanians living in areas at risk of bushfire review their bushfire survival plan, check the local fire danger and stay up to date by checking the TFS website.
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