Storm Prediction Center
Day 1 and Day 2 Fire Weather Outlooks
ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
FNUS21 KWNS 300952
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0352 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2005
VALID 301200Z - 311200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
EARLY MORNING WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS UPPER RIDGE BUILDING OFF THE
WEST COAST IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING UPSTREAM TROUGH. AS HEIGHTS RISE
ACROSS THE WEST...THE SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN WITH
LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SRN CA.
ELSEWHERE...UPPER LOW NOW OVER THE FOUR CORNERS WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES OUT INTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT. FARTHER EAST...ANOTHER UPPER LOW
IS HEADED TOWARD THE MID ATLANTIC WHICH WILL INDUCE A SFC COASTAL
LOW TO FORM...BUT IT WILL MOVE QUICKLY NEWD INTO THE ATLANTIC.
...SRN CA...
ALTHOUGH SFC WINDS WILL BECOME N/NELY DURING THE PERIOD...MINIMUM RH
VALUES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 25-30 PERCENT. THE RECENT RAINFALL WILL
ALSO HELP REDUCE ANY FIRE WEATHER THREAT...DESPITE THE WARMING AND
DRYING TREND EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
..TAYLOR.. 01/30/2005
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
FNUS22 KWNS 300952
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0352 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2005
VALID 311200Z - 011200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
THE WRN RIDGE WILL BECOME POSITIVELY TILTED ON MONDAY...AS A NEW
UPPER LEVEL LOW DEVELOPS IN THE SOUTHWEST. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE
CONTINUING ACROSS SRN CA...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES A
BIT LOWER THAN SUNDAY...GENERALLY AROUND 20-25 PERCENT. A STRONG
SOUTHERN JET STREAM WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE SRN PLAINS INTO THE
SOUTHEAST...WITH SEVERAL SHORTWAVE TROUGHS PROGRESSING THROUGH THE
FAST FLOW. RISING HEIGHTS OVER THE NRN/CNTRL PLAINS WILL RESULT IN
SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY...WITH HIGHS 15-20 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL.
..TAYLOR.. 01/30/2005
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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