Updated – 1:30pm: The Tasmania Fire Service has lifted the warning for Colebrook to Watch and Act, telling people to monitor conditions as they are changing.
The fire is travelling towards Colebrook Road and is expected to be difficult to control.
Embers, smoke and ash may threaten homes before the main fire arrives.
It may become difficult to see and breathe.
Crews are on scene and conditions are expected to be changeable.
The Tasmania Fire Service says people should take action now to protect themselves, their family and their home.
Anyone with a bushfire plan should check it now.
People are urged to decide early if they are going to leave and make sure they have a clear path to a safer place.
Those who are not prepared should be ready to leave, as homes may not be defendable.
Staying with family or friends is the best option, and people should only travel if it is safe to do so.
Earlier: A bushfire is burning at Springhill Bottom Road at Colebrook, with the Tasmania Fire Service telling nearby residents to prepare now.
There is no immediate threat, but conditions are expected to be changeable, with an Advice warning currently in place.
The Tasmania Fire Service says well prepared homes should be defendable in the current conditions.
Anyone with a bushfire plan should check it now.
People who are not well prepared should watch conditions closely and plan to move to a safer place if things get more dangerous.
The fire comes as Tasmania swelters through a brief warm spell between two rounds of severe weather.
Hobart was forecast to reach 27 degrees today, with Campania and Richmond tipped for the same and Ouse expected to hit 26 degrees.
Campania was the state’s hottest spot this morning at 25.9 degrees.
A high fire danger rating was forecast for today across King Island, the Furneaux Islands, the north-east, east coast, Midlands, upper Derwent Valley, south-east and western districts.
Tasmania Fire Service deputy chief officer Matt Lowe asked people to hold off on registered burns over the weekend.
“Strong winds and dry conditions mean fires can start easily and spread quickly,” he said.
Lowe said extra crews would be on standby.
“We’ll have dual brigade response for every incident across the state,” he said.
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Matthew Thomas said the danger came down to a “combination” of “the hot, the dry and the windy conditions”.
Colder air is forecast for Monday, with Hobart dropping to around 14 degrees and snow falling to 400 metres in the south.
Lowe said anyone who sees smoke or flames should call Triple Zero immediately.
