Day 3-8 Fire Weather Forecast Issued on Dec 10, 2008

Day 3-8 Fire Weather Forecast Graphic Issued on Dec 10, 2008
D3Fri, Dec 12, 2008 - Sat, Dec 13, 2008 D6Mon, Dec 15, 2008 - Tue, Dec 16, 2008
D4Sat, Dec 13, 2008 - Sun, Dec 14, 2008 D7Tue, Dec 16, 2008 - Wed, Dec 17, 2008
D5Sun, Dec 14, 2008 - Mon, Dec 15, 2008 D8Wed, Dec 17, 2008 - Thu, Dec 18, 2008
(All days are valid from 12 UTC - 12 UTC)
   ZCZC SPCFWDD38 ALL
   FNUS28 KWNS 100839
   
   DAY 3-8 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0239 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008
   
   VALID 121200Z - 181200Z
   
   ...DISCUSSION...
   A MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE WILL OCCUR OVER THE EXTENDED AS THE EAST
   COAST TROUGH FINALLY EXITS AND A LARGE SCALE UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO
   THE WRN STATES. THIS TROUGH WILL BE REINFORCED BY A SERIES OF SHORT
   WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE MAIN TROUGH AXIS. BY DAY 3 THE FIRST SHORT
   WAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...WITH A STRONG JET
   AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH. THIS JET CORE WILL OVERSPREAD STRONG
   WINDS ACROSS THE SWRN STATES...AND STRONG SWLY/SLY WINDS ACROSS THE
   SRN PLAINS BY DAYS 4 TO 5. LEE CYCLOGENESIS WILL OCCUR INVOF THE
   KS/CO BORDERS ON DAY 4 IN RESPONSE TO THIS...WITH CRITICAL
   CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS ERN NM/WRN TX AND OK...AND SWRN KS.
   ALTHOUGH THE TIMING OF A COLD FRONT ON DAY 5 IS UNCERTAIN...IT
   APPEARS POSSIBLE THAT ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR
   ACROSS WRN TX. AS THIS TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE WEST
   THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DRY AND WINDY
   CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR WRN PORTIONS OF THE SRN PLAINS.
   ADDITIONAL CRITICAL AREAS MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED AS CONFIDENCE
   INCREASES.
   
   ..HURLBUT.. 12/10/2008
   
   ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
   
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