The Ontario Weather Page

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Current News
Road Conditions
Airport Delays
Bugs/Pollen
Air Quality
Forest Fires
Winter Reports
Ontario Reports

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Forest fires have fast become a very common and dangerous occurrence in Ontario. In order to keep travelers informed of where new fires have occurred in Ontario (and Canada) and information on current fire-related conditions, I have created this section. Special Thanks to Rod Suddaby of the Northern Forestry Centre of the Canadian Forest Service for the help in finding this information.

General Information:

Daily Number of New Hotspots Started
Map of All Hot Spots for This Year
Graphic Daily Maps of Hot Spot Occurrences In Canada (One Day Delay)
Animation Map of Hot Spot Occurrences in Canada ( One Day Delay)
Fire Monitoring by Satellite (AVHRR)
National Numbers of Fires and Acreage Burned (at bottom)

Fire Weather Indexes Help Summary

Duff Moisture Code
Drought Code
Initial Spread Index
Buildup Index
Fire Weather Index
Fine Fuel Moisture Code

Fire Behavior Prediction Help Summary

Surface Fuel Consumption
Rate Of Spread
Total Fuel Consumption
Head Fire Intensity
Fire Type
Foliar Moisture Content

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