FAWN Management Tools

FAWN management tools provide decision support functions to growers, using historical weather data and crop modeling technology to help in both short and long term planning.

Cold Protection

Toolkit

A set of tools for guidance in cold protection practices.

Determining Critical Temperature

Advice from IFAS Extension for determining Critical Freezing Temperatures for plants in Florida.

Minimum Overnight Temperature

Estimates based on the Brunt equation and the air & dew point temperatures at sunset.

Wet-Bulb Based Irrigation Cutoff Temperature

Estimates a safe cuttoff temperature based on the air & dew point temperatures.

Forecast Tracker

Compares NWS forecast to FAWN observations.

Fruit Frost Station Forecast

Links to NWS forecast for Florda Fruit Frost Stations.

Air Temperature Threshold

Reports hours above or below a given temperature.

Irrigation

Evapotranspiration (ET)

Penman-Montieth ET for last 7 days from all FAWN stations.

Citrus Irrigation

Indicates frequency and duration of irrigation events.

Urban Irrigation Scheduler

Operation run times for residential Irrigation controllers.

Disease Control

Alter-Rater

Advises when to apply fungicide for control of Alternaria - "Brown Spot".