Fire Weather Users: The image presented on the National page now highlights offices with current Fire Weather Watches or Red Flag Warnings.  Though the entire forecast office area is highlighted, the area of the Watch or Warning may be much smaller.  Refer to the individual forecasts for details.  Since forecast formats and policies are different among the different Weather Service offices, it is impossible to account for all variations in Watch/Warning issuances.  Some Watches/Warnings may not be highlighted due to these differences and some may remain highlighted past the expiration time.  We will continue to monitor the site and fix these problems as they occur (if possible).

Most offices issue a separate product for Fire Weather Watches/Red Flag Warnings, but some do not.  For those that do issue a separate product, a hyperlink will appear in the Fire Weather Forecast for that office ( the product that displays when you click on an area in the image of the United States).   The offices that do not issue a separate product place the Red Flag Warning/Fire Weather Watch information directly in the Fire Weather Forecast, so no separate hyperlink will show up.

Standardization of these products should occur by next fire season.

  Rusty