FORECAST DISCUSSION: Wednesday, April 5: *** Unfavorable weather will be dominant for the next few days. *** A high pressure area centered over the Gulf Coast region will move east over the next two days. The southern U.S. and the Gulf of Mexico will have clear to partly cloudy skies and no rain is expected. Long-range transport from the known sources is very unlikely. Low Risk to growers Wednesday and Thursday.
TK
Seriously Threatening Sources: None
HIGH RISK areas: None
*** New for 2000 *** Climate Outlooks and Epidemic Prognoses
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Previous Sources:
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***** NOTE: These forecasts/outlooks only apply to disease development from airborne transport of spores!!! We do not have the capability to ascertain blue mold development by other means, such as transplanting of infected seedlings, nor will we attempt to do so. Please consult the Extension Service personnel in your area if you have concerns about these matters! *****
This service is provided by the North Carolina State University departments of Plant Pathology and Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences.
Web page last updated by Thomas Keever on 5 April 2000.