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Red Flag Warnings
Fire Danger Statements
NWS National Fire Weather Page
NATIONAL Fire Weather Outlooks
Observations
Radar Estimated
Precipitation graphics
Haines Index Map
Lower atmosphere stability index, U.S.
Airport Observations
Wisconsin
Fire Danger
Class Map Latest public ratings, U.S.
Visual Greenness
Map Most recent weekly composite, U.S.
Fuel and Soil Moisture Maps
10-Hr Fuel
Moisture Weighed or computed for 1/2 inch diameter fuels,
U.S.
1000-Hr Fuel
Moisture Computed for 3-6 inch diameter fuels, U.S.
Keetch-Byram Drought
Index Soil moisture drought index, U.S.
Palmer
Drought Index Updated weekly, U.S.
US Drought Monitor
& Seasonal Outlook
Related Links
Many of the links on the page are courtesy of the U.S.
Forest Service. Other Fire Weather-related links include:
Predictive Services Fire Weather Program
National Interagency
Fire Center
Bureau of Land Management
National Park Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service
Fire Weather Program : Some Background
Fire weather forecasts are prepared by the NWS for various
fire control agencies in Wisconsin on a seasonal schedule from early
Spring to late Fall. Start-up and termination of the fire weather
seson is mainly related to snow coverage across Wisconsin and will
be requested by the U.S. Forest Service and the Wisconsin DNR Bureau
of Forestry.
Past history indicates Spring to be the most active season for fire
in Wisconsin since dead fuels are abundant and relative humidities
often drop to very low levels. Fall may be another peak time for
the fire weather agencies due to a new source of fuel from dying
vegetation due to freezing temperatures.
-Typical Seasons-
Spring Fire Weather Season....April 1 to June 15
Summer Fire Weather Season....June 15 to Sept 1
Fall Fire Weather Season....Sept 1 to Nov 15
Agencies Supported by the Fire Weather Program:
- United States Forest Service (USFS)
- Chequamegon National Forest in northern Wisconsin
- Nicolet National Forest in northern Wisconsin
- United States Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
- Necedah Wildlife Refuge
- Horicon Marsh
- Leopold Wetland Wildlife Refuge
- Wisconsin DNR Bureau of Forestry
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
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