[pct-l] dry conditions

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jomike at cot.net>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:27 AM
Subject: [pct-l] dry conditions


> In reading a local newspaper this a.m. a front page article warns of dry 
> conditions (already) in the Shasta-Trinity NF (sections o and p). "Fuels 
> are drying very quickly; "It's extremely dry"; "If we have a dry spring 
> (we are),then a hot, dry summer, the fire danger will be terrifying."
>
> The most recent snow survey reflects the lack of moisture this spring. 
> Several weeks of windy conditions have also contributed to the drying of 
> ground fuels." (Quote by USFS)
>
> The end result is both lack of water and extreme fire dangers will make 
> this area of the pct a bit different than usual. "Let's be careful out 
> there". (what's the name of the TV show where the Sgt of a police squadron 
> says that at the end of each day's briefing??)
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