Storm Prediction Center
Day 1 and Day 2 Fire Weather Outlooks

   ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
   FNUS21 KWNS 180934
   
   DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0334 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2004
   
   VALID 181200Z - 191200Z
   
   ...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL BE CONFINED TO THE SWRN U.S. UNDER A WEAK
   UPPER RIDGE...WHILE THE CENTRAL AND E REMAINS COOL AND MOIST UNDER
   THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER TROUGH.  ALTHOUGH SEASONABLY WARM OVER THE
   SW...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND RH ONLY MARGINALLY LOW.  RH LEVELS WILL
   BE HIGH OVER THE SERN U.S. AS COLD FRONT EXITS OFFSHORE BY EVENING.
   
   ..JEWELL.. 01/18/2004
   
   ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
   
      

   ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
   FNUS22 KWNS 180934
   
   DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0334 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2004
   
   VALID 191200Z - 201200Z
   
   ...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   COLD AIR ALOFT WILL DROP SWD THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN AND CENTRAL
   ROCKIES...CAUSING ZONAL FLOW TO INCREASE IN VELOCITY OVER THE SRN
   ROCKIES / PLAINS.  THIS WILL INDUCE A LEE TROUGH FROM SERN CO INTO
   ERN NM...AND WILL CAUSE INCREASED SWLY SURFACE WINDS AND WARMER
   TEMPERATURES FROM NM INTO W TX.  RH LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE
   CRITICAL LEVELS IN THESE AREAS HOWEVER.  ELSEWHERE...HIGH PRESSURE
   WILL BUILD SWD INTO THE LOWER MS VALLEY AND GULF COAST
   STATES...WHERE IT WILL BE COLD AND DRY.  LOW RH LEVELS WILL OCCUR
   INTO THE PIEDMONT OF NC AND SC...WITH DOWNSLOPE FLOW AND COOL
   TEMPERATURES.
   
   ..JEWELL.. 01/18/2004
   
   ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
   
      

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