Storm Prediction Center
Day 1 and Day 2 Fire Weather Outlooks
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FNUS21 KWNS 090744
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0244 AM CDT SUN OCT 09 2005
VALID 091200Z - 101200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR LOWER CO RIVER VALLEY AND
VICINITY...
...SYNOPSIS...
UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EWD ACROSS THE ROCKIES...WITH
EMBEDDED UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. FARTHER W...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF
THE TROUGH...WITH SURFACE THERMAL RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING FROM THE
LOWER CO RIVER VALLEY NWWD THROUGH THE VALLEYS OF CENTRAL CA.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA 1 - LOWER CO RIVER VALLEY AND
VICINITY...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: MODERATE BUT GUSTY NWLY WINDS / VERY LOW RH
DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL
HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WLY WINDS
OF 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON...WHEN
RH LEVELS WILL BE VERY LOW NEAR 8 PERCENT IN SPOTS. WINDS WILL
PERSIST OVERNIGHT...WITH POOR RH RECOVERY AS A RESULT.
...CENTRAL AND NRN CA...
RH LEVELS WILL BE LOW THROUGHOUT MOST OF CENTRAL AND NRN CA
TODAY...DUE TO NLY AND ELY DOWNSLOPE FLOW RESULTING FROM HIGH
PRESSURE TO THE EAST. MIN RH VALUES OF 20-25 PERCENT ARE LIKELY
THROUGH THE SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON WITH
TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE LOWER 80S. WINDS SPEEDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE PARTICULARLY STRONG ON THE LARGE SCALE...AVERAGING
NEAR 15 MPH OUT OF THE N. HOWEVER...STRONGER GUSTS ARE LIKELY IN
PASSES AND CANYONS.
...SRN CA...
A MARGINAL SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL MATERIALIZE TOWARDS THE END OF
THE DAY 1 PERIOD MONDAY MORNING. AT THAT TIME...RH LEVELS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE PARTICULARLY LOW DUE TO COOL TEMPERATURES...ALTHOUGH
LOCALLY LOW RH VALUES OF 25-30 PERCENT MAY OCCUR WITH DOWNSLOPE
WINDS OUT OF THE NE THROUGH THE USUAL PASSES AND CANYONS. FIRE
THREAT WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA DURING THE DAY 2 PERIOD.
..JEWELL.. 10/09/2005
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 090814
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0314 AM CDT SUN OCT 09 2005
VALID 101200Z - 111200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
UPPER LOW EMBEDDED WITHIN LARGE SCALE TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE EWD
INTO THE SRN ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS ON MONDAY...WITH SHORTWAVE
RIDGE OVER CA. AT THE SURFACE...A SPRAWLING AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL COVER MOST OF THE COUNTRY FROM THE GREAT BASIN EWD TO THE OH
RIVER VALLEY. COMBINATION OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GREAT BASIN ALONG
WITH FAVORABLE ALIGNED WINDS ALOFT ON BACK SIDE OF TROUGH WILL ALLOW
FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE FORM OF SANTA ANA WINDS
OVER SRN CA.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA 1 - SRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW RH
SANTA ANA WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE
DAY. ALTHOUGH NOT A PARTICULARLY STRONG EVENT...RH WILL BE VERY LOW
AT 10-15 PERCENT AND WILL CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO
MATERIALIZE. MODELS SUGGEST SUSTAINED NELY WINDS OF 15-25 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH MUCH HIGHER GUSTS IN TOPOGRAPHICALLY FAVORABLE
LOCATIONS. SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT LATE MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY MORNING AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS RELAX...AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
BUILDS OVERHEAD.
...LOWER CO RIVER VALLEY...
WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS PREVIOUS DAY...ONLY AVERAGING NEAR 15
MPH...BUT IT WILL REMAIN DRY WITH RH NEAR 15 PERCENT AND GUSTY.
STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL HELP ENHANCE TURBULENCE AND
GUSTINESS OF WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH COULD BE OF CONCERN
SHOULD ANY FIRES BE ONGOING.
...CENTRAL AND NRN CA VALLEYS...
WINDS WILL ALSO BE LIGHTER INTO NRN CA WITHIN THERMAL RIDGE.
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MID 80S WITH LOW RH NEAR 20-25
PERCENT.
..JEWELL.. 10/09/2005
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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