Current situation - Southwest & National Wildfire

Fire Maps
• Large Fire Map - Arizona & New Mexico (SWICC)
• Large Fire Map - National (USFS)
• GeoMac National Wildfire Map (GeoMac)
• National Red Flag Warning/Fire Weather Watch Map (MODIS)
Fire Intelligence
• Southwest Area Fire Information (SWICC - Albuquerque, NM)
• Southwest Area Fire Intelligence (SWICC -Albuquerque, NM)
• National Interagency Fire Center Page (NIFC - Boise, ID)
• National Wildfire Information (NIFC - Boise, ID)
• National Situation Report (NIFC - Boise, ID)
Fuels & Fire Danger
• Day 1 | Day 2 Fire Behavior Outlooks (Seasonal SWICC - Albuquerque, NM)
• 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Outlook (Seasonal SWICC - Albuquerque, NM)
• Haines index map
• Dead Fuels moisture maps:
  • 10 hour / 1/4" - 1 inch
  • 100 hour / 1 - 3 inches
  • 1000 hour / greater than 3 inches
• Fire danger class: [current / next day]
• Lightning Ignition Efficiency
• Drought indicies: [Palmer / Keetch-Byram]
• Wildland Fire Assessment System (WFAS)
Weather
• Surface Observations: RAWs & ASOS sites arranged by NWS areas of responsibility

  El Paso	Albuquerque	Tucson	Phoenix
  Flagstaff	Midland	Lubbock	Amarillo

  • RAWs Station List (by State)
  • RAWs 24hr Summary - New Mexico (by county)
  • RAWs 24hr Summary - Arizona (by county)
  • Southwest Weather Plot (hourly)
• Satellite Imagery:

  Visible (SW - Daytime only)

  Infrared (SW - 24hrs)

  Water Vapor (U.S. - 24 hrs)

• Radar Imagery:

  National Clickable Map
  El Paso	Albuquerque	Tucson	Phoenix
  Flagstaff	Midland	Lubbock	Amarillo

• SNOTEL Information

 

Outlooks - Fire Weather

• SPC Day One Fire Weather Outlook (Map & Discussion)
• SPC Day Two Fire Weather Outlook (Map & Discussion)
• SPC Fire Weather Interactive Parameters Map

Longer-Term

• 6-10 Day Temp & Precip. Forecast
• 30 and 90 Day Temp & Precip Outlooks
• Multi-Season Long Lead Temp. & Precip. Fcst
• 5 Day Precipitation Total Forecast
• National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
• Natl. Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
• Hydrologic Prediction Center

Annual Operating Plans

• 2006 Southwest Area AOP (AZ, NM, & Far W. TX)
• 2005-2006 Texas AOP

Links to cooperating Federal and State Agencies in the Southwest

(click on logo to link to agency's website)

• NewMexico BLM Wildland Fire Information (Abq.)

• National Fire Weather Zones
• El Paso Fire Weather Zones includes the new fire zones for Texas