FORECAST SUMMARY: Friday, April 26:
*** A variety of weather is expected in the southeast U.S. this weekend *** A warm front will move northward through the region on Saturday. A cold front will approach the region from the west on Sunday. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy, and scattered showers are possible in many areas. Mixed conditions will dominate the disease development scenarios. On Friday.... trajectories move north from the source regions. Moderate Risk for northern FL, southern GA, southern AL, central and eastern TN, central and eastern SC, and southeast NC. Low Risk otherwise. On Saturday... the NC source is a Low Threat. More active weather is anticipated to the south. Strongly Moderate Risk for northern FL and southern GA. Moderate Risk for western and southern SC. On Sunday.... trajectories move quickly to the northeast from the source regions. Moderate Risk for east-central and northeast NC and southeast VA. Weakly Moderate Risk for northern FL, southern GA, and southern SC.
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Serious Threats: NONE
HIGH RISK areas: None
Current Sources:
Previous Sources:
Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Local Weather in North Carolina is available from the WRAL-TV5 Weather Center, which also has links to other weather sites.
***** 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.