Spot Weather Forecast

Spot weather forecasts should be requested or submitted online for those fires that have potential for extreme fire behavior, exceed initial attack, or are located in areas where Red Flag Warnings have been issued.

Basic elements needed for a spot weather forecast include:

• Name of fire and management agency.
• Request time and date.
• Location by ¼ section.
• Drainage name.
• Exposure.
• Size.
• Elevation (top and bottom).
• Fuel type.
• Fire character (ground, crown, etc.).
• Weather conditions (place, elevation, observation time, wind direction, wind velocity, dry bulb, wet bulb, remarks, and important U.S. indicators).

Activity: Calibrate your Kestrel and review belt weather kit use.

Discuss Spot Weather Forecast under Other References (white section) in the Incident Response Pocket Guide, PMS 461.