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Heavy Lake Effect Snow Downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast

A multi-day heavy lake effect snow event is expected downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. There is increasing confidence in snow squalls causing bursts of snow & gusty winds on New Year's Eve. Elevated fire weather conditions will continue today over parts of the Southern Plains and across much of the Southeast U.S. Read More >


SPC Fire Weather Products

Day 1 Fire Weather Forecast graphic
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Forecast graphic
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
SPC Risk Categories
 

Other Observations and Forecasts
Observations
24 Hour Forecasts
Greenness

- RAWS Weather

- WRCC RAWS Weather

- 4-panel: Wind, Rain Temp & RH

- Probability of Lightning Ignition

  Precipitation U.S. Drought Monitor
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Soil Conditions
 - Precipitation Time Series - Drought Severity Index (by division)
- Current and Anticipated Precipitation Anomalies over the U.S. - Soil Moisture
- Experimental 0-3 Hour Convective Weather Forecast Products  - Soil Moisture Anomaly (SMA)
- SMA animated loop
- 6 to 10 Day Precipitation Forecast - Soil Moisture Percentile
- Soil Wetness
- 30/90 Day Precipitation & Temp Outlook - Crop Moisture Index (by division)
- SMA Change in next 2 weeks
 
   
 
 
 
     

Fire Related Weather Indices
Keetch-Byram Drought Index (Nat'l) Keetch-Byram
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Palmer Drought Index Haines Forecast Stability Tomorrow's Fire Danger

Additional fire weather information for the state of Texas can be found at the
Texas Interagency Coordination Center


Dead Fuel Moisture Maps
10-Hour, 1/2" Fuels 100-Hour, 1-3" Fuels 1000-Hour, 3-6" Fuels

From the Wildland Fire Assessment System Homepage