Red Flag Warnings, May 4, 2013

wildfire Red Flag Warnings

While the extreme fire weather conditions in southern California have eased, Red Flag warnings have been issued for the northern part of the state until 4 p.m. on Saturday for north winds at 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, and humidities of 10 to 15 percent. A Red Flag Warning is also in effect for an area in eastern Texas.

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The Red Flag Warning map above was current as of 11:08 a.m. MT on Saturday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts. For the most current data, visit this NWS site.

Red Flag Warnings, May 2, 2013

Wildfire Red Flag Warnings 5-2-2013

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for enhanced wildfire danger have been issued by the National Weather Service for areas in Arizona, Nevada, and California, including the area where the Summit Fire is burning near Banning east of Los Angeles.

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The Red Flag Warning map above was current as of 8:50 a.m. MT on Thursday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts. For the most current data, visit this NWS site.

Wildfire potential, May through August, 2013

Wildfire potential, May, 2013

Today the Predictive Services section at the National Interagency Fire Center issued their Wildland Fire Potential Outlook for May through August, 2013. Thankfully they changed the color codes and legend from the partially indecipherable maps last month, so that they are much easier to interpret. Thanks Ed Delgado, NIFC’s Predictive Services manager! It’s much better, but the “Returning to Normal” legend icon is still a little strange.

Wildfire potential, June, 2013

Wildfire potential, July - August, 2013

Below is the Executive Summary from the document.

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The May, June and July through August 2013 significant wildland fire potential forecasts included in this outlook represent the cumulative forecasts of the eleven Geographic Area Predictive Services Units and the National Predictive Services Unit.

May

  • -Significant fire potential will be above normal for south central Oregon, the interior mountains and foothills of southern California and the Sacramento Valley and adjacent lower foothills.
  • -Significant fire potential will increase to above normal in southeastern Arizona, much of western New Mexico, and northern Virginia.
  • -Significant fire potential will be below normal for most of the southeastern U.S., Puerto Rico and the southern half of Alaska.

June

  • -Significant fire potential will be above normal over much of California and Oregon, south central Washington, most of Arizona and New Mexico, and southern Utah and Colorado.
  • -Significant fire potential will remain below normal for the central Gulf states and Puerto Rico.
  • -Significant fire potential will return to normal in northern Virginia.

July and August

  • Above normal significant fire potential will remain in California, Oregon and Washington while expanding into central Idaho and southwestern Montana.
  • Significant fire potential will return to normal in the Southwest.
  • Significant fire potential will be below normal in the far Southeast and Puerto Rico.

Red Flag Warnings, May 1, 2013

Red Flag Warnings 5-1-2013

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for enhanced wildfire danger have been issued by the National Weather Service for areas in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and California.

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The Red Flag Warning map above was current as of 9:45 a.m. MT on Wednesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts. For the most current data, visit this NWS site.

Red Flag Warnings, April 30, 2013

Red Flag Warnings

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for enhanced wildfire danger have been issued by the National Weather Service for areas in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and California.

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The Red Flag Warning map above was current as of 1:09 p.m. MT on Tuesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts. For the most current data, visit this NWS site.

NIFC produces wildfire outlook, target audience: children

The External Affairs section at the National Interagency Fire Center has apparently chosen children as their target audience for this “2013 Preseason PIO Podcast” about the upcoming fire season.

It is not clear who should receive the, uh, blame credit, for this innovation, but Ed Delgado, the Fire Weather Program Manager, narrates this two-minute video.