Forecast Notes - Friday, May 14 - Forecasts for Friday, May 14 will be in an abbreviated format. Commitments to other responsibilities are taking more effort than previously expected. Forecasts today, and possibly Monday May 15, will be abbreviated due to these efforts.
FORECAST SUMMARY: Friday, May 14:
Friday through Sunday: 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. The early-summer weather pattern we have been experiencing this week will continue into next week. High pressure remains anchored in the western Atlantic and will strongly influence the weather in the southern U.S. for some time. A cold front that now lies from the Great Lakes to southern TX will slowly move east during the next several days. The front will approach the southeastern states on Sunday, but there it will stall out and dissipate by early next week, as the ridge of high pressure is too strong. Trajectories from Cuba will move west each day. Trajectories from southern TX will move to the north.
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.