Fires in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Fires in Mpumalanga, South Africa
08 October 2004
On 7 October the Fire Danger Index of the Forest Fire Association (FFA) was 78 Red. The Advanced Fire Information System (AFIS)detected a unusual high number of fires in Mpumalanga. Obviously the FFA FDI calculation correlates very well with the actual fire situation:
07 October 2004. Click here to get the detailed AFIS information.
FDI forecast for 07 October 2004:
14H00 FDI FORECAST 78 Red Today 10h00 Actual average observations Mpumalanga Province Lowveld & Escarpment Area Temp (C) Hum % W Dir W Speed (km/h) Bar (Hpa) Rain (mm) FDI 29 24 NNW 23 1009 0 70 Orange Previous 6 Day 14h00 Actual average observations Mpumalanga Province Lowveld & Escarpment Area Day Temp (C) Hum (%) W Dir WSpd (km/h) Bar (HPa) FDI No Fires Wed 6 30 22 NE 14 1010 66 Orange 1 Tue 5 28 30 NE 15 1013 61 Orange 1 Mon 4 28 30 NE 14 1011 60 Orange 0 Sun 3 25 35 NE 17 1016 58 Yellow 0 Sat 2 21 50 NE 15 1024 46 Yellow 0 Fri 1 24 38 ENE 13 1021 52 Yellow 0 6 Day 14h00 Weather Service Forecast Mpumalanga Province Lowveld & Escarpment Area Day Temp (C) Hum (%) W Dir WSpd (km/h) Bar (Hpa) FDI Tendency Thu 7 34 21 NE 23 1007 75 Red – Fri 8 23 51 SE 17 1012 50 Yellow – Sat 9 25 41 NE 12 1013 52 Yellow – Sun 10 20 62 SE 16 1021 40 Green – Mon 11 17 73 E 12 1028 32 Green – Tue 12 18 68 NE 13 1027 35 Green Comments Very hot , very dry and very windy conditions today with strong wind on the Highveld &
Escarpment with places going even higher into the RED. Coastal Low pressure with a
cold front approaching. The High will only ridge strongly behind the front on Saturday but
temperatures will come down tomorrow when the front is passing.
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Latest MODIS Scene:
Fires were burning across central Africa in September 2004. The widespread nature of the fires and the time of year indicates that these fires are being set intentionally for agricultural purposes. Though not necessarily immediately hazardous, such large-scale burningand the resulting smokecan have a strong impact on weather, climate, human health, and natural resources. The following images were captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
Fires in Southern Africa
In southeastern Africa, scores of fires were burning on October 07, 2004
Source: Earthobservatory
For background information on theFire Situation in Africa see:
RegionalWildland Fire Networks (AfriFireNet) and
IFFN Country Reports on CentralAfrican countries
