FORECAST DISCUSSION: Tuesday, September 14: *** Hurricane Floyd is forecast to move through the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. *** A cold front is also moving slowly towards the east coast from the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Southern New England is the trouble spot for today. Conditions are favorable and growers are at HIGH RISK of disease development Tuesday and Wednesday. In the Ohio Valley.... sunny, dry weather prevails. Growers are at Low Risk the next two days. For the southern Appalachian Mountains.... Low Risk for growers today, but Moderate Risk on Wednesday as Hurricane Floyd makes his presence known. In the Extended.... Moderate Risk continues for growers in the southern Appalachain Mountains on Thursday. This drops to Low Risk for Friday and Saturday. As Floyd moves north.... favorable weather will persist in southern New England. Growers there are at Strongly Moderate Risk Thursday and Friday, decreasing to Low on Saturday. Dry weather continues in the Ohio Valley from Thursday through Saturday with Low Risk to growers.
*** A final note *** Hurricane Floyd is scheduled to pay a rather close visit to the Forecast Center. It may not be possible to produce forecasts on Thursday. We will resume forecasts as soon as it is feasible. TK
Blue Mold Active in the Plant Bed and Greenhouse (click on small image for larger image)
What should one look for?
Seriously Threatening Sources: Southern New England
HIGH RISK areas: southern New England
*** NEW FEATURE ***
County Map of New and Existing Outbreaks, 1999
(Red = New, 1 to 7 days; Blue = Active, > 7 days; Green = Old)
Current Sources:
Previous Sources:
San Antonio de los Banos, Cuba
Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Corpus Christi, Texas
Tifton, Georgia Comfort, NC Lancaster, PA Mechanicsville, MD
***** 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.
