***** 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! *****
FORECAST DISCUSSION: Friday, June 28, 1996
*** More blue mold reported in North Carolina *** Add Brunswick and Sampson Counties to the list of those in NC with blue mold. These counties are near Robeson County in SE NC, so for the time being, Lumberton, NC will remain the origin point for trajectories from this area. The initial report indicates the new sources are sporulating.
*** Conditions for disease development during the weekend are poor everywhere save Florida. *** High pressure is in firm control over much of the eastern 1/3 of the nation and will stay there through the weekend. This means sunny skies, light to moderate winds, very warm to hot temperatures, and little chance of rain. However, there is a low pressure area over Florida which is causing more cloudiness and better odds of showers. All this translates into little threat from the KY, GA, and NC source areas and a moderate threat of localized disease development in the N FL region. The effects of the low pressure area in FL should decrease during the weekend so the threat situation should improve as time goes on. TK
HIGH-RISK SOURCES: None
Web page last updated by Thomas Keever on 28 June 1996.