Storm Prediction Center
Day 1 and Day 2 Fire Weather Outlooks
ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
FNUS21 KWNS 270822
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0222 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2004
VALID 271200Z - 281200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE MINIMAL THIS PERIOD...WITH MUCH OF THE
COUNTRY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTINENTAL POLAR AIRMASS. UPPER
LOW MOVING ACROSS OH RIVER VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING WILL LIFT
NORTHEAST TOWARD QUEBEC BY TONIGHT...WHILE ASSOCIATED SFC COLD FRONT
PROGRESSES OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON. BRISK SFC WINDS WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST...ALTHOUGH MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY BE IN THE 30S/40S...WHICH IS AT LEAST 10-20
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. ELSEWHERE...NEXT POLAR JET WILL DIVE SWD INTO
MT...DELIVERING A REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR TO THE NRN HIGH
PLAINS. A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST WILL RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS
AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES.
..TAYLOR.. 01/27/2004
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
FNUS22 KWNS 270825
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0225 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2004
VALID 281200Z - 291200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
QUIET FIRE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH MAIN
FOCUS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST/SRN PLAINS. PACIFIC UPPER STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHING THE CA/WA COASTS WILL EVOLVE INTO A SHORTWAVE TROUGH AS
IT TRACKS ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AND EVENTUALLY INTO THE SRN
PLAINS BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MODERATE / 30-45 KT / MID LEVEL FLOW WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. SFC WINDS WILL INCREASE MOST NOTICEABLY
ACROSS TX/OK...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 10-20 MPH. SFC MOISTURE WILL
ALSO INCREASE...WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES GENERALLY ABOVE 30 PERCENT.
..TAYLOR.. 01/27/2004
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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