North Carolina State University Downy Mildew Forecast

Date Issued: 24 October 2000
Disease location(s): Southern GA (Tift and Echols Counties)
Trajectory Start (shown by black star (*) on map): Tifton, Georgia

Regional weather: Tuesday, October 24 - Southeast / Mid-Atlantic: High pressure centered over the mid-Atlantic and Northeast remains in control of the weather. Some clouds and a chance of light rain towards the Appalachian Mountains associated with a weak system. Moist flow off the Atlantic will bring a chance of showers to parts of eastern and southern FL. Otherwise, sunny to partly cloudy skies and dry weather for residents in this region today and Wednesday. Highs in the 60's north to 80's south with lows in the 40's and 50's.

Trajectory weather: Sunny/clear through the forecast. High in the 80's both days, low tonight near 60.

Trajectory confidence: High.

OUTLOOK: *** Low Threat *** Unfavorable conditions for survivable transport. No rain expected near the source or along the forecast pathways. Low Risk to growers. TK

Local Weather in North Carolina is available from the WRAL-TV5 Weather Center, which also has links to other weather sites.

Prepared by: Thomas Keever, Gerald Holmes, C.E. Main, J.M. Davis, Departments of Plant Pathology and Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7616. This forecast gives the anticipated future track of released Downy Mildew spores, weather conditions over the region and along the forecast pathway, and an estimate of potential disease spread over the next two days.

This service is provided by the North Carolina State University Departments of Plant Pathology and Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences.