Knowing the Wildfire Potential in your area

July 14, 2015

With the 2015 fire season underway and the extreme drought that continues to plague California and other areas, it is a good idea to ensure you are prepared for this type of disaster.

Being prepared includes knowing your risks, having a Disaster Plan in place, mitigate against potential losses, and continue monitoring potential for your risk.

The following Geographic Area Forecasts were derived from a report issued June 1, 2015 from the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook Predictive Services.

Geograhic Area

Wildland Fire Potential

	June	July	August thru September
Alaska: southern & eastern interior and into the Copper River Basin	Above normal	Normal	Normal
Northwest	Normal; except extreme northeastern Washington, which will increase to above normal	Above normal	Above normal
Northern California	Above normal; portions of northern California, specifically, Sacramento Valley & adjacent foothills	Normal	Normal
Hawaii: most of the area; drought conditions should continue to worsen through the season as El Niño strengthens.	Above normal	Above normal	Above normal
Southern California	Above normal; across coastal and valley areas	Above normal; to expand	Above normal; to expand
Northern Rockies	Above normal; north central Idaho & extreme western Montana Normal; Elsewhere	Above normal; expand eastward Normal; Elsewhere	Above normal; to expand Normal; Elsewhere
Great Basin	Normal	Above normal; along the Sierra Front & the mountains of west-central Idaho	Above normal-to expand
Southwest	Above normal; western & southern desert areas of Arizona into far southwestern New Mexico Below normal; much of New Mexico & West Texas	Above normal; western & southern desert areas of Arizona into far southwestern New Mexico Below normal; much of New Mexico & West Texas	Below normal; much of New Mexico & West Texas
Rocky Mountain	Below normal; except for portions of Wyoming, South Dakota, and extreme western Colorado	Near normal	Near normal
Eastern Area	Below normal; western portions of the Mid-Mississippi Valley	Near normal	Near normal
Southern Area	Above normal; along the Mid-Atlantic coast Below normal; A large area stretching from the southern Plains through the Ohio Valley	Above normal; expanding inland through Georgia & South Carolina Normal; A large area stretching from the southern Plains through the Ohio Valley Below normal; southern Plains	Normal; A large area stretching from the southern Plains through the Ohio Valley
Puerto Rico	Normal	Normal	Normal

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Geograhic Area

Wildland Fire Potential

June

July

August thru September

Alaska: southern & eastern interior and into the Copper River Basin

Above normal

Normal

Normal

Northwest

Normal; except extreme northeastern Washington, which will increase to above normal

Above normal

Above normal

Northern California

Above normal; portions of northern California, specifically, Sacramento Valley & adjacent foothills

Normal

Normal

Hawaii: most of the area; drought conditions should continue to worsen through the season as El Niño strengthens.

Above normal

Above normal

Above normal

Southern California

Above normal; across coastal and valley areas

Above normal; to expand

Above normal; to expand

Northern Rockies

Above normal; north central Idaho & extreme western Montana

Normal; Elsewhere

Above normal; expand eastward

Normal; Elsewhere

Above normal; to expand

Normal; Elsewhere

Great Basin

Normal

Above normal; along the Sierra Front & the mountains of west-central Idaho

Above normal-to expand

Southwest

Above normal; western & southern desert areas of Arizona into far southwestern New Mexico

Below normal; much of New Mexico & West Texas

Above normal; western & southern desert areas of Arizona into far southwestern New Mexico

Below normal; much of New Mexico & West Texas

Below normal; much of New Mexico & West Texas

Rocky Mountain

Below normal; except for portions of Wyoming, South Dakota, and extreme western Colorado

Near normal

Near normal

Eastern Area

Below normal; western portions of the Mid-Mississippi Valley

Near normal

Near normal

Southern Area

Above normal; along the Mid-Atlantic coast

Below normal; A large area stretching from the southern Plains through the Ohio Valley

Above normal; expanding inland through Georgia & South Carolina

Normal; A large area stretching from the southern Plains through the Ohio Valley

Below normal; southern Plains

Normal; A large area stretching from the southern Plains through the Ohio Valley

Puerto Rico

Normal

Normal

Normal

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