Storm Prediction Center
Day 1 and Day 2 Fire Weather Outlooks

   ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
   FNUS21 KWNS 080744
   
   DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0244 AM CDT FRI AUG 08 2003
   
   VALID 081200Z - 091200Z
   
   ...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH THE
   PERIOD...WITH STRONG SWLY FLOW / 40-50 KT / ACROSS THE NRN GREAT
   BASIN. UPPER DISTURBANCES WILL PRIMARILY AFFECT MT/NRN ID/WA
   TODAY...WITH A FRONT EXTENDING ALONG THE MT/CANADIAN BORDER BY
   TONIGHT. THE UPPER PATTERN WILL RESULT IN MODERATE SFC WINDS OF
   15-25 MPH ACROSS THE ERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA...INTO CNTRL/ERN MT/NW
   UT AND THE ERN SNAKE RIVER VALLEY. ELSEWHERE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS
   MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST WILL KEEP LARGE SCALE WINDS GENERALLY IN THE
   10-15 MPH RANGE.
   
   ...ERN CA/CNTRL AND ERN NV/NW UT/ERN ID...
   
   STRONG SFC WINDS OF 15-25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH LOCALLY
   HIGHER GUSTS TO 30-40 MPH POSSIBLE. THE DURATION AND COVERAGE OF THE
   STRONG WINDS WILL NOT WARRANT A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK.
   HOWEVER...MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 10 PERCENT ACROSS
   PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH 100/1000 HOUR FUEL MOISTURE OBSERVATIONS
   BELOW 10 PERCENT. MANY ONGOING LARGE FIRES CONTINUE IN ERN ID...SO
   THIS AREA IS OF MOST CONCERN FOR TODAY.
   
   ..TAYLOR.. 08/08/2003
   
   ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
   
      

   ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
   FNUS22 KWNS 080903
   
   DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0403 AM CDT FRI AUG 08 2003
   
   VALID 091200Z - 101200Z
   
   ...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   THE UPPER LOW OFF THE WEST COAST WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH
   SUNDAY...BUT WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE TO 50-60 KT ESPECIALLY FROM
   NRN CA TO OREGON BY SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY
   WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NRN
   GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. POINT FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST
   ISOLATED DRY TSTMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ERN ID/NW UT WITH A DEEP
   MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER AND SUFFICIENT MID LEVEL MOISTURE. FIRE WEATHER
   CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY WORSEN BY SUNDAY...AS THE UPPER LOW BEGINS TO
   MOVE ONSHORE...AND SFC WINDS INCREASE.
   
   ..TAYLOR.. 08/08/2003
   
   ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
   
      

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