The fire weather forecast is issued each day by 8 am local time. The afternoon fire weather forecast is issued by 4 pm local time. If there are data collection delays, then forecast parameters have to be estimated. The forecast will be sent to the web no later than 815 am and 4 pm, respectively.
Forestry Updates will be done under the following circumstances:
- When bad weather conditions favor a sudden change in the stagnation.
- When sudden increases and decreases of moisture are staged to move over the region, especially during very dry high fire danger conditions.
- If heavy rains are on the horizon, in which the current rainfall duration needs to be changed so as to include the rainfall amounts.
- If a strong cold front is rapidly approaching with possible gusty winds, which could affect transport wind forecasts as well as mixing height forecasts.
- Lower than expected minimum humidities comes into the region especially when values are less than 30 percent, especially in high fire danger conditions.
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