Forecast Notes - Monday, May 10 - Forecasts for Monday, May 10 and Wednesday, May 12 will be in an abbreviated format. The forecast staff is involved in a workshop for the next several days. We will produce only forecast summaries on these dates. Transport events will be monitored as usual, however, and we will include any significant events in the forecasts.
FORECAST SUMMARY: Wednesday, May 12:
Wednesday and Thursday: All sources are Low Threats, with Low Risk to the U.S. productions regions. Trajectories from the known sources do not approach other growing areas. A weather pattern more typical of mid-June will persist across the U.S. for the rest of the week. High pressure remains strong over the western Atlantic Ocean. It is pumping warm, moist air into the southern United States. No fronts will penetrate the southern states or Gulf of Mexico for the foreseeable future. However, scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms will occur in various areas each day. The central and southern Gulf will be dry.
TK
Areas at Strongly Moderate or HIGH Risk during the past week: None
Current Sources:
Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Southern Texas
Previous Sources:
None
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.