The National Weather Service in Tiyan, Guam, warns that, as the Marianas gets deeper into the dry season, increase in the number and incidences of wildfires is to expected.<\/p>\n
In a short interview with NWS meteorologist Landon Aydlett, the wildfire threat for the Marianas is going up as conditions continue to dry out across the islands. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re much into the dry season. The fire dangers we have calculated here for Guam, which is pretty similar to Saipan, [is] at a high. \u2026As we go into weeks of little to no rainfall, we\u2019re going to see that wildfire threat increase, \u201c he said.<\/p>\n
Aydlett said the dry season for the Marianas is expected to persist up until May. <\/p>\n
\u201cAs we go into the next few months, we\u2019re going to see the grass get more brown and brittle [and] conditions will dry up. We\u2019re just going to watch that closely,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
As for any possible typhoons or disturbances, Aydlett said it has been very quiet across Micronesia. <\/p>\n
\u201cIts pretty quiet out there. We\u2019re hard core into the dry, trade winds season so we\u2019re going to see mainly dry weather with the breezy trade winds. From time to time, you\u2019ll get some showery conditions but, as far as any major weather features, we don\u2019t see any for the next week or two,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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