FORECAST DISCUSSION: Monday, July 28, 1997 - *** No Serious Threats Monday or Tuesday *** The various source regions are Mild or Moderate Threats early this week. A cold front is pushing into the eastern United States from Canada, causing showers and t'storms in the sultry air mass ahead of it. The combination of partly cloudy skies and a chance of afternoon showers means that growers near the source regions will face a Moderate Risk of disease development until the front passes their area. No long-range threats are anticipated.

The front should be in the southern Appalachian Mountains on Tuesday. Growers in that region are at Moderate Risk both days, from southern WV and southeastern KY through northern GA. A few other areas are at Moderate Risk today. This includes the eastern half of KY and the western half of NC. The risk should be limited to the mountain areas on Tuesday. TK

SERIOUS SOURCE THREATS: NONE

HIGH RISK GROWING AREAS: NONE

• Winchester, KY
• Jonesville, Virginia
• Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Windsor, Connecticut
• Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada

***** 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 28 July 1997.