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Day 1 and Day 2 Fire Weather Outlooks

Day 1 Fire Weather Forecast graphic 

   ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
   FNUS21 KWNS 081002
   
   DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0402 AM CST SAT JAN 08 2005
   
   VALID 081200Z - 091200Z
   
   ...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   A ZONAL PATTERN AT UPPER LEVELS WILL BE DOMINANT ACROSS THE COUNTRY
   THROUGH THE PERIOD. STRONG ONSHORE FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH A NEARLY
   STATIONARY UPPER LOW/TROUGH OFF THE WEST COAST WILL AID MDT-HVY
   PRECIPITATION OVER CA EWD INTO THE GREAT BASIN. FARTHER EAST...HIGH
   PRESSURE WILL BUILD EWD ACROSS THE SERN STATES UNDER FAST ZONAL MID
   LEVEL FLOW. HOWEVER...LACK OF LOWER DEWPTS WILL LIMIT RH READINGS TO
   ABOVE 40 PERCENT OVER THIS REGION.
   
   ..CROSBIE.. 01/08/2005
   
   ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Day 2 Fire Weather Forecast graphic 

   ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
   FNUS22 KWNS 081003
   
   DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0403 AM CST SAT JAN 08 2005
   
   VALID 091200Z - 101200Z
   
   ...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   UPPER PATTERN WILL SEE LITTLE SENSIBLE CHANGE FROM DAY ONE TO DAY
   TWO ACROSS THE CONUS AS A LARGE TROUGH REMAINS ALONG THE WEST COAST
   AIDING IN STRONG ONSHORE FLOW/HVY PRECIP. DOWNSTREAM...INCREASING
   WLY FLOW OVER THE ROCKIES IN ASSOCIATION WITH A LOW AMPLITUDE
   SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL AID IN STRENGTHENING THE SFC LEE TROUGH OVER
   THE HIGH PLAINS. THIS PRIMARY SENSIBLE EFFECT OF THIS WILL BE THE
   GENERATION OF MODERATE SSWLY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE SRN/CENTRAL
   PLAINS. WARMING SFC TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THESE WINDS WILL LEAD
   TO AN INCREASE IN FIRE CONCERNS. HOWEVER...RECENT COLD/MOIST SPELL
   SHOULD LIMIT ANY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT.
   
   ...SRN PLAINS...
   TEMPERATURES WELL IN TO THE 60S/70S WILL OCCUR DURING DAY TWO.
   MODERATE WINDS FROM 15-25 MPH WILL BE PRESENT OVER MUCH OF THE
   REGION AS SFC-850 MB GRADIENTS INCREASE. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE RETURN
   WILL COMMENCE WITH DEWPTS IN THE 40S/50S LIKELY OVER THE LOWER
   PLAINS BY THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...OVER THE HIGH PLAINS LOWER DEWPTS
   ARE EXPECTED TO AID IN MIN RH READINGS FROM 20-30 PERCENT.
   
   ..CROSBIE.. 01/08/2005
   
   ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

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