(updated 12/03/07)

 

 

On the North Ops Predictive Services Weather page (http://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/predictive/weather/index.htm), you will currently find links to these products:

 

By 1030 PST Daily:                        7-Day Significant Fire Potential   

                                                            http://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/predictive/weather/Fire_Potential.html

 

By 1030 PST Daily:                        Northern California Daily Weather Outlook.  {NOTE -   This product combines NWS gridded data (minimum RH, wind direction and wind speed), together with weather depiction symbols and a Weather synopsis written by the Predictive Services mets.  There is also a quick Days 3-7 highlights section written by the PS Mets}.   Product link is http://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/predictive/weather/DailyOutlook.html

 

By 1500 PST Daily:                        Smoke Transport/ Stability forecast

                                                            http://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/predictive/weather/fwlrdd2.html

 

1st of each month:                            Monthly Outlooks

                                                            http://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/predictive/outlooks/monthly_outlook.pdf

 

~May 1st , and typically                  Seasonal Assessments

fine-tuned by end of June              http://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/predictive/outlooks/seasonal_outlook.pdf

 

Prescribed burn Spot                     Spot forecasts for prescribed burning are a welcome and expected part of our CA GACC workload.    You can request Spots Forecasts:                                        from Predictive Services anytime you deem smoke transport or related issues a concern.  The electronic request form is

found at http://www.inciweb.org/spot/ on our Weather home page.

 

 

 

*** NOTE:   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Fire Weather forecasts designed for radio broadcasts to each specific dispatch area (ECCDAs) can be found at http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sto/cafw/index.php ***  This site is also where you can find any Fire Weather Watches or Red Flag Warnings that the NWS might have in effect.