Using Weather Resources on the Internet and

Tracking Potential for Soybean Rust

Pat Guinan Laura Sweets Climatologist Plant Pathologist

Commercial Agriculture Program University of Missouri Extension

Computers on the Farm Conference January 4-5, 2005

http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/wealinks.htm

Weather Resources on

the Internet

How Did Soybean Rust Likely Arrive in the United States?

Hurricane Ivan Storm Track

Percentage of Time the Temperature Falls to 28°F or Below (Moderate Freeze) during the Winter Season

Brownsville, TX: 25%Corpus Christi, TX 35%Galveston, TX: 53%Lafayette, LA: 95% New Orleans, LA: 84% Biloxi, MS: 94%Mobile, AL: 100%Pensacola, FL: 95%Panama City, FL: 97%Tallahassee, FL: 98%Tampa, FL: 35%Fort Myers, FL: 11%

Climatologically, Soybean Rust would likely survive in Southern Texas or Southern Florida

Prevailing Surface Wind Direction from April through September

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(Average wind speeds are higher during the spring and fall due to the jet stream’s proximity and associated weather systems. )

Wind Forecast Resources on the Internet

Wind Forecast Resources on the Internet

National Digital Forecast Database

Wind Forecast Resources on the Internet

National Digital Forecast Database

Wind Forecast (and more) Web Links:

National Digital Forecast Database These two web links will display forecast maps, every 3-hours out to 7 days, of user selected weather variables. For Missouri: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/forecasts/graphical/sectors/centmissvly.php For Continental United States: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/forecasts/graphical/sectors/conus.php

Wind Forecast (and more) Web Links: The Weather Channel Hourly Forecast Enter your zip code where the 5 question marks are listed below in the Internet Address. When you reach the web site, you can obtain hourly forecasts for sky condition, temperature, dewpoint, precipitation, relative humidity, wind speed and wind direction. http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/?????

Wind Forecast Resources on the Internet

National Weather Service Area Forecast Matrices

MONITEAU-BOONE-AUDRAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...MEXICO 300 PM CST MON JAN 3 2005 DATE TUE 01/04/05 WED 01/05/05 THU UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 MIN/MAX 34 36 31 32 20 TEMP 39 38 37 36 35 34 35 36 35 34 33 32 32 31 32 31 29 27 25 22 20 DEWPT 37 36 35 34 33 33 32 33 33 32 30 31 31 30 30 29 28 25 22 20 17 RH 92 92 92 92 92 96 89 89 92 92 89 96 96 96 92 92 96 92 88 92 88 WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N N N NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NW NW NW WIND SPD 8 6 5 6 9 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 12 11 11 11 13 14 14 12 CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK POP 12HR 50 80 80 80 60 QPF 12HR 0.04-0.12 0.18-0.35 0.81 0.35-0.47 0.04 SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00 SLEET O O FRZG RAIN O O O O O TSTMS C C C C C C C C SNOW L L L L RAIN C C C C O O O O O O O O O O O O WIND CHILL 28 26 27 28 27 26 24 23 22 21 23 22 19 15 12 9 7 MIN CHILL 27 29 25 24 24 20 19 17 16 10 5

Wind Forecast (and more) Web Links: National Weather Service Area Forecast Matrices This web link is a text display forecast giving numerous weather variables, including wind information, every 3-hours out to 3 days. Forecasts for various regions in Missouri are found at the following links: West Central, Northwest and North Central Missouri: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/data/EAX/PFMEAX Northeast, Central, and East Central Missouri: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/data/LSX/AFMLSX Southwest and South Central Missouri: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/data/SGF/AFMSGF Southeast Missouri: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/data/PAH/AFMPAH Missouri Bootheel: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/data/MEG/AFMMEG Information on how to interpret this product can be found at: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/top/afmexplain.htm

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