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Extreme Fire Weather Concerns; Severe Thunderstorms from the Plains to Mississippi Valley

Extremely critical fire weather concerns for portions of the southern High Plans as strong wind and very dry conditions could result in rapid spread of any fires. Meanwhile, severe thunderstorms are expected once again across areas of the Central and Southern Plains, then spreading in the Mississippi Valley regions on Monday. Damaging winds, very large hail and strong tornadoes are possible. Read More >

The Forecast Reference Evapotranspiration (FRET) for short canopies transitioned to operational on April 13,2016 and was discontinued on the same date. Please find related links below.

Daily, Weekly and Departure from Normal CONUS FRET Images

Daily FRET

Daily FRET Departure from Normal

Total Weekly FRET

Service Change Notice.

Evapotranspiration table (ETT) text products composed of daily FRET values for particular locations for the next seven days will also be available for some WFOs. For example, the Sacramento area tabular FRET forecast is available here.