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Day 3-8 Fire Weather Forecast Issued on Jul 4, 2009
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Day 3-8 Fire Weather Forecast Graphic
D3Mon, Jul 06, 2009 - Tue, Jul 07, 2009 D6Thu, Jul 09, 2009 - Fri, Jul 10, 2009
D4Tue, Jul 07, 2009 - Wed, Jul 08, 2009 D7Fri, Jul 10, 2009 - Sat, Jul 11, 2009
D5Wed, Jul 08, 2009 - Thu, Jul 09, 2009 D8Sat, Jul 11, 2009 - Sun, Jul 12, 2009
(All days are valid from 12 UTC - 12 UTC)
   ZCZC SPCFWDD38 ALL
   FNUS28 KWNS 040730
   
   DAY 3-8 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0230 AM CDT SAT JUL 04 2009
   
   VALID 061200Z - 121200Z
   
   ...DISCUSSION...
   MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BECOME
   ESTABLISHED OVER THE PAC COAST BY MONDAY DAY 3...AND PERSIST THROUGH
   AT LEAST WEDNESDAY DAY 5. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRENGTHENING UPPER
   LEVEL WSWLY FLOW OVERSPREADING MUCH OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN
   WEST...WHERE A RESERVOIR OF HEAT AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL GRADUALLY
   BUILD WITH TIME. AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH...AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW
   PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NRN AND CENTRAL HIGH
   PLAINS...WITH A COLD FRONT LIKELY EXTENDING WWD ACROSS THE NRN
   ROCKIES TOWARD THE PAC NW. THOUGH THE TIMING IS STILL IN
   QUESTION...LOW AMPLITUDE SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ARE FORECAST TO EJECT ENE
   FROM THE MAIN WRN TROUGH...AND WILL SERVE TO ENHANCE LOW LEVEL
   WINDS. GIVEN THE EXPECTED HEAT AND LOW HUMIDITY...THE POTENTIAL WILL
   EXIST FOR REGIONAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF
   THE GREAT BASIN/INTERMOUNTAIN W/DESERT SW WHERE FAVORABLY JUXTAPOSED
   WITH STRONG/SUSTAINED WINDS. HOWEVER...PREDICTABILITY IS TOO LOW AT
   THIS POINT TO ASSIGN OUTLOOK AREAS.
   
   ..GARNER.. 07/04/2009
   
   ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
   
   $$

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