Storm Prediction Center
Day 1 and Day 2 Fire Weather Outlooks
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FNUS21 KWNS 050700
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0100 AM CST THU FEB 05 2004
VALID 051200Z - 061200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A LARGE UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S.
TODAY...CAUSING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION FROM THE PLAINS THIS
MORNING EWD INTO THE APPALACHIANS BY FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL SURGE SWD BEHIND THIS TROUGH...UNDERNEATH WEAK UPPER RIDGING
OVER THE WRN U.S. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SRN CA WHERE IT
WILL BE DRY AND SEASONABLY WARM.
...SRN CA AND THE LOWER CO RIVER VALLEY...
GUSTY NLY WINDS OF 15-20 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH. MIN RH VALUES WILL AVERAGE 15-20 PERCENT
INLAND OVER SRN CA AND ALONG THE CA/AZ BORDER.
OVERNIGHT...OFFSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP RH LEVELS RELATIVELY LOW...AND
GUSTY NLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL
HOWEVER...IN THE 30S AND 40S...EXCEPT 50S IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ON
DOWNSLOPE SIDE OF COASTAL RANGE IN SRN CA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN
THE 40S F ALONG THE CA/AZ BORDER AND RH RECOVERY WILL BE IN THE
30-40 PERCENT RANGE.
..JEWELL.. 02/05/2004
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
FNUS22 KWNS 050700
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0100 AM CST THU FEB 05 2004
VALID 061200Z - 071200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
AS UPPER TROUGH MOVES EWD OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO NEW
ENGLAND...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER BEHIND IT FROM THE
ROCKIES INTO THE PLAINS. COOL WEATHER WILL PREVAIL...ALTHOUGH DRY
OVER THE SWRN DESERTS. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE ONGOING AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD OVER SRN CA...BUT WILL DECREASE AS PRESSURE
GRADIENTS RELAX AND UPPER FLOW WEAKENS. THE ERN U.S. WILL BE VERY
WET WITH SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION ALONG A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM
ERN ONTARIO INTO FL.
..JEWELL.. 02/05/2004
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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