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: Monday, Feb 11, 2013 Parameters:
| Predictive Service Area |
Sun
Feb 10 |
Mon
Feb 11 |
Tue
Feb 12 |
Wed
Feb 13 |
Thu
Feb 14 |
Fri
Feb 15 |
Sat
Feb 16 |
Sun
Feb 17 |
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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 Fire Danger: Fire danger was low to moderate. Fire Weather: A strong low will continue to lift northeast through the northern Big Rivers and southeastern Great Lakes Thursday afternoon into Friday creating areas of heavy snow and strong winds across southern and eastern Wisconsin and the UP of Michigan. Rain will change over to snow across the LP of Michigan and far eastern Wisconsin. Mainly dry conditions are forecast Friday evening into Sunday with a chance of snow across the compact early next week. Big Rivers Compact Fire Danger: Fire danger was low to moderate. Fire Weather: A strong low will continue to lift northeast through the northern Big Rivers and southeastern Great Lakes Thursday afternoon into Friday creating areas of heavy snow and strong winds across eastern Iowa, northern Missouri, and northwestern Illinois. Rain will change over to snow across the southeastern half of the Big Rivers. Mainly dry conditions are forecast Friday afternoon into Sunday with a chance of precipitation across the compact early next week. Northeast Compact Fire Danger: Fire danger was low to moderate. Fire Weather: Areas of rain or a mixture of precipitation will change over to snow as a strong low advances from the southeastern Great Lakes through the Northeast Thursday evening into Saturday evening. Chilly and strong northwest winds will affect the compact behind the low Saturday into early Sunday. Mainly dry conditions are forecast Sunday into Monday with another chance of snow expected Monday night into Tuesday. Mid-Atlantic Compact Fire Danger: Fire danger was low to moderate.
Great Lakes Compact
Fuels/Fire Potential
Precipitation, snow pack, and soil moisture anomalies are still below normal across portions of northwestern and west central Minnesota.
Resources
Resources are expected to be adequate across the Eastern Area this forecast period.
Forecasters: Marien 2/11/2013 0902 MST
