Forest fire outlook looks normal
BOISE - The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise has released its summer forest fire season outlook for 2009.
And, as the NIFC predicts, everything looks to be about normal.
"Winter snowpacks and cooler early spring temperatures are expected to moderate conditions and keep the fire potential in the normal range," the NIFC stated in a press release issued Friday.
The first half of May is expected to be cool and wetter than normal followed by a warm and dry summer. Snow melt timing will likely be normal this year for most areas.
Northern California, where nearly a million acres burned last summer, is poised to possibly be another hotspot for wildfire activity in 2009, according to the Fire Season Outlook released today by the Predictive Services group at the National Interagency Fire Center.
The seasonal outlook considers the condition of wildland fuels, weather forecasts, and climate and drought data.
The Southwest, from Texas to Arizona, also is expected to see above normal fire potential until what is expected to be a robust monsoon season moderates conditions there beginning in early July.
Elsewhere around the West, however, winter snowpacks and cooler early spring temperatures are expected to moderate conditions and keep the fire potential in the normal range for most other states.
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Fire Outlook
And, as the NIFC predicts, everything looks to be about normal.
"Winter snowpacks and cooler early spring temperatures are expected to moderate conditions and keep the fire potential in the normal range," the NIFC stated in a press release issued Friday.
The first half of May is expected to be cool and wetter than normal followed by a warm and dry summer. Snow melt timing will likely be normal this year for most areas.
Northern California, where nearly a million acres burned last summer, is poised to possibly be another hotspot for wildfire activity in 2009, according to the Fire Season Outlook released today by the Predictive Services group at the National Interagency Fire Center.
The seasonal outlook considers the condition of wildland fuels, weather forecasts, and climate and drought data.
The Southwest, from Texas to Arizona, also is expected to see above normal fire potential until what is expected to be a robust monsoon season moderates conditions there beginning in early July.
Elsewhere around the West, however, winter snowpacks and cooler early spring temperatures are expected to moderate conditions and keep the fire potential in the normal range for most other states.
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More information:
Fire Outlook
