Outlook
Canadian high pressure is expected to build into the region through Friday. A weak cold front moves through on Sunday.
We are now in the spring fire season, so please check with the local county ranger before you burn off any debris or fields. [Link]
Headlines
New COVID-19 Forecasts: US Hospitals Could Be Overwhelmed in the Second Week of April by Demand for ICU Beds, and US Deaths Could Total 81,000 by July [LINK]
Coronavirus job losses could total 47 million, unemployment rate may hit 32%, Fed estimates [LINK]
Stay at Home Ordered in North Carolina until April 30th [LINK]
The Town of Franklin and Macon County adds further restrictions to the State of Emergency currently in effect. [LINK]
The CDC website [LINK] reports 1,498 people in North Carolina are infected and that the infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] also reports 1,498 cases, 157 hospitalized and 8 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 1,561 people infected and 12 deaths.
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]
COVID-19 Updates for Wednesday, April 1, 2020 [LINK]
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Public Safety Log
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THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
The maps have been switched from showing the eastern United States to the Western Atlantic Region in anticipation of warmer weather when our weather pattern is more susceptible to being impacted by what happens in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
This animated image shows a forecast of precipitation, air pressure and thickness level (cold-air damming) for three days in six-hour increments.
Green, Yellow, and Red indicate rain. Orange and Purple Indicate Freezing Rain or other freezing precipitation. Blue indicates snow.
The next one shows the forecast for rain in 24hour totals over the next few days.
And this one shows the forecast for surface pressure (in mb) and winds at 10 metres (30 feet) over the same time period.
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Weather Hazards
Hazardous weather is not anticipated for today. We are now in the spring fire season, so please check with the local county ranger before you burn off any debris or fields. [Link] https://www.ncforestservice.gov/Contacts/macon.htm
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WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
[click on any image in this article to enlarge]
FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-30s. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Light and variable winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-30s. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. WInds out of the north around 5 mph becoming light and variable by noon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Calm winds increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph by midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 47. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 59. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the evening.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 49. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Published at 5:20am on Wednesday, April 1, 2020
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