FORECAST DISCUSSION: Wednesday, May 31: *** There will be no production forecasts on Wednesday, May 31, or Friday, June 2 *** Your Forecaster will be attending class from Wednesday through Friday. Over the next few days .... hot, dry weather will control the southern mid-Atlantic and Southeast through Friday. For the weekend.... a cold front will drop southward from the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. By Saturday morning, the front will lie from the Virginia capes westward through the middle Mississippi River Valley and into northern Arkansas. From there, it will drift slowly southward Saturday and Sunday. A chance of showers will enter the forecasts on Saturday for parts of the southern mid-Atlantic states and the TN Valley. An even better chance of showers will occur in those areas on Sunday. The Southeast will likely remain dry Saturday and Sunday. No long-range transport from the known sources is expected through Saturday. All growers will be at Low Risk through Friday and probably Saturday as well. Conditions will likely be favorable for disease development in the Carolinas by Sunday, with unfavorable conditions persisting for the GA and FL production regions. Forecasts will be updated on Saturday or Sunday as this situation evolves.
TK
Seriously Threatening Sources: None
HIGH RISK areas: None
Blue Mold Active in the Plant Bed and Greenhouse (click on small image for larger image)
What should one look for?
***** 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 31 May 2000.