| NJFFS Section B10 |
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| CURRENT FIRE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS FOR |
| Jamesburg Fire Tower, Middlesex County |
| FIRE TOWER CLASS DAYS/HIGHLIGHTS |
| Monroe Twp & Englishtown |
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| Look for these Smokey signs in and around state parks & forests |
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| Updated by about 2:30 pm daily (conditions permitting) |
| Fire Weather Resources Page www.sectionb10.org |
| Regional Automated Weather Stations (RAWS) |
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| State of the weather: 0- Clear 1- Scattered 2- Broken 3- Overcast 4- Fog 5- Rain |
| Spread Index: 0 - 10 CLASS 1 (Low) 10- 20 CLASS 2 (Moderate) 21- 30 CLASS 3 (High) 31- 40 CLASS 4 (Very High) 41+ CLASS 5 (Extreme) |
| A RED FLAG WARNING means that critical fire weather conditions are either occuring now or will shortly. A combination of gusty winds and low relative humidity will create explosive fire growth potential. Note: A Red Flag Warning is issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) |
| Typical RAWS station |
| Haines Potential for Large Index: Fire Growth 2-3 Very Low 4 Low 5 Moderate 6 High HAINES= Lower Atmosphere Stability Index It is used to indicate the potential for wildfire growth, extreme spotting and frequent crowning by measuring the stability and dryness of air over a fire. This index has been shown to be correlated with large fire growth on initiated and existing fires where surface winds do not dominate fire behavior. |
| Middlesex County Stations East Brunswick Monroe Twp South Brunswick |
| Ocean County Stations Cedar Bridge fire tower Jackson Twp |
| Monmouth County Stations Englishtown |
| Burlington County Stations Coyle Field |
| Time: State of the weather: Visibility in miles: Herbaceous Stage: 2 Fine Fuel Moisture: Buildup Index: 15 Wind Direction: Wind Speed: Spread Index: Class Day: 24 Hour Precipitation: Dry Bulb: Wet Bulb: RH: Wind Gusts: |
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| RAWS data |
| Weather warnings/announcements: Link to NIFC National Wildland Significant Fire Potential Outlook- February through May, 2012 |
| USFS NJ FIRE DANGER MONITORING CONSOLE (updates every 60 seconds) |
| Time: 1400 State of the weather: Visibility in miles: Herbaceous Stage: 2 Fine Fuel Moisture: 10 Buildup Index: 15 Wind Direction: NE Wind Speed: 5 Spread Index: 11 Class Day: 2 24 Hour Precipitation: 0 Dry Bulb: 73 Wet Bulb: RH: 32% Wind Gusts: |
| Friday, May 18, 2012 |
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| NWS NJ FIRE WEATHER FORECAST |
| LAKEWOOD: JAMESBURG: CEDAR BRIDGE: APPLE PIE: MEDFORD: BASS RIVER: LEBANON: BATSTO: |
| NJ RAWS Listings (NEW) |
| UPDATED |