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Fire Weather Planning Forecast

• For Southern and Eastern Wisconsin
  • Check out our Graphical Forecast page. The Southern and Eastern Wisconsin narrative is created from these graphics!
    
• For Southwest Wisconsin
  
• For Southern Minnesota and  West-Central Wisconsin
  
• For Northeast Minnesota and  Northwest Wisconsin
  
• For Northeast Wisconsin
  

Spot Fire Weather Forecasts

• For Southern and Eastern Wisconsin
• For Southwest Wisconsin
  
• For Southern Minnesota and  West-Central Wisconsin
  
• For Northeast Minnesota and  Northwest Wisconsin
  
• For Northeast Wisconsin
  

Point Forecasts

• For Southern and Eastern Wisconsin
  
• For Southwest Wisconsin
  
• For  Southern Minnesota and West-Central Wisconsin
  
• For Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
  
• For Northeast Wisconsin
  

Fire Districts and NWS Zone Numbers Map

Red Flag Warnings

• For Southern and Eastern Wisconsin
  
• For Southwest Wisconsin
  
• For Southern Minnesota and  West-Central Wisconsin
  
• For Northeast Minnesota and  Northwest Wisconsin
  
• For Northeast Wisconsin
  

 NWS National Fire Weather Page
 NATIONAL Fire Weather  Outlooks

Observations

Satellite Fire Detection

Fuel and Soil Moisture Maps

10-Hr Fuel Moisture  Weighed or computed for 1/2 inch diameter fuels, U.S.
1000-Hr Fuel Moisture  Computed for 3-6 inch diameter fuels, U.S.
Keetch-Byram Drought Index  Soil moisture drought index, U.S.
Palmer Drought Index  Updated weekly, U.S.
US Drought Monitor & Seasonal Outlook

Related Links

Many of the links on the page are courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service. Other Fire Weather-related links include:

Fire Weather Program : Some Background

Fire weather forecasts are prepared by the NWS for various fire control agencies in Wisconsin on a seasonal schedule from early Spring to late Fall. Start-up and termination of the fire weather seson is mainly related to snow coverage across Wisconsin and will be requested by the U.S. Forest Service and the Wisconsin DNR Bureau of Forestry.
Past history indicates Spring to be the most active season for fire in Wisconsin since dead fuels are abundant and relative humidities often drop to very low levels. Fall may be another peak time for the fire weather agencies due to a new source of fuel from dying vegetation due to freezing temperatures.
-Typical Seasons-
Spring Fire Weather Season....April 1 to June 15
Summer Fire Weather Season....June 15 to Sept 1
Fall Fire Weather Season....Sept 1 to Nov 15

Agencies Supported by the Fire Weather Program:

- United States Forest Service (USFS)

• Chequamegon National Forest in northern Wisconsin
• Nicolet National Forest in northern Wisconsin

• Necedah Wildlife Refuge
• Horicon Marsh
• Leopold Wetland Wildlife Refuge

- Bureau of Indian Affairs