Legend
Fuel Dryness
| Moist - Little or no risk for large fires. | |
| Dry - Low risk of large fires in the absence of a "High Risk" event. | |
| Very dry - Low/Moderate risk of large fires in the absence of a "High Risk" event. | |
| Data Unavailable. |
High Risk Events
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Windy with Low RH - Sustained wind speeds 15 mph or greater with Humidity 25% or less |
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Hot with Low RH - Temperatures above normal with humidity 25% or less |
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Recreation |
Missing Stations
- None
Eastern Area Area 7 Day
Significant Fire Potential
Issued: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Parameters:
| Predictive Service Area |
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May 20 |
Tue
May 21 |
Wed
May 22 |
Thu
May 23 |
Fri
May 24 |
Sat
May 25 |
Sun
May 26 |
Mon
May 27 |
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| EA01 - NW Minnesota | ||||||||
| EA02 - SW Minnesota / N Iowa | ||||||||
| EA03 - E Minnesota | ||||||||
| EA04 - N Wisconsin/ W UP Michigan | ||||||||
| EA05 - SE MN Srn Wisconsin | ||||||||
| EA06 - NE Wisconsin / E UP Michigan | ||||||||
| EA07 - N LP Michigan | ||||||||
| EA08 - S LP Michigan/NW Indiana | ||||||||
| EA09 - Srn IA/NW MO | ||||||||
| EA10 - N ILLINOIS | ||||||||
| EA11 - N INDIANA | ||||||||
| EA12 - SW MISSOURI | ||||||||
| EA13 - SE MISSOURI | ||||||||
| EA14 - S IL/IN | ||||||||
| EA15 - NW OH Nrn WV | ||||||||
| EA16 - SE Ohio / NW W Virginia | ||||||||
| EA17 - E WV/COAL FIELDS | ||||||||
| EA18 - NW PA/WRN NY | ||||||||
| EA19 - Centrl PA Centrl NY | ||||||||
| EA20 - UPSTATE NY | ||||||||
| EA21 - VT NH WRN ME | ||||||||
| EA22 - ERN MAINE/COAST | ||||||||
| EA23 - SRN New England/Metro NYC | ||||||||
| EA24 - ERN Mid-Atlantic/Coast |
Weather Great Lakes Compact Fire Danger: Fire danger was mainly low to moderate. Fire Weather: Areas of showers and storms will continue to spread gradually eastward through the compact into Thursday as a low over the Upper Mississippi Valley advances slowly eastward. Some of the storms may be strong to severe across the eastern Great Lakes into Tuesday evening. More scattered and lighter precipitation is forecast across the western Great Lakes Wednesday night into Thursday. The compact will dry out Thursday night into the first part of the Memorial Day weekend. Rain chances then increase across the southwestern third of the compact Saturday night into Sunday. Big Rivers Compact Fire Danger: Fire danger was mainly low to moderate. Fire Weather: Showers and storms will continue across the southeastern half of the compact into Wednesday ahead of a cool front. This front is associated with a low drifting slowly eastward through the Great Lakes. Some of the storms will be strong to severe across the southern and eastern Big Rivers into Tuesday night. The compact will then dry out Thursday night into Saturday. Rain chances increase once again Sunday into Memorial Day. Northeast Compact Fire Danger: Fire danger was mainly low to moderate. Fire Weather: Areas of showers and storms will spread through the compact through the rest of the work week reducing fire potential. Mainly dry conditions are expected Memorial Day weekend allowing fuels to gradually dry out. Mid-Atlantic Compact Fire Danger: Fire danger was mainly low to moderate. Fire Weather: Areas of showers and storms will spread through the compact through the rest of the work week reducing fire potential. Mainly dry conditions are expected across the majority of the compact Memorial Day weekend allowing fuels to gradually dry out. Showers and storms are possible across the southwestern Mid-Atlantic States Sunday into Memorial Day.
Fuels/Fire Potential
Fire potential will decrease across the eastern Great Lakes and the eastern states through mid week as precipitation spreads eastward from the Great Lakes and Big Rivers.
Resources
Resources are expected to be adequate across the Eastern Area this forecast period.
Forecasters: Marien 5/21/2013 0816 MDT
