Storm Prediction Center
Day 1 and Day 2 Fire Weather Outlooks

   ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
   FNUS21 KWNS 100756
   
   DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0256 AM CDT MON OCT 10 2005
   
   VALID 101200Z - 111200Z
   
   ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA MTNS...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   UPPER LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY EWD TODAY ACROSS THE SRN ROCKIES INTO THE
   SRN HIGH PLAINS. NLY FLOW ON BACK SIDE OF TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO
   SEND DRY AIR SWD FROM THE GREAT BASIN INTO THE SWRN DESERTS WITH
   SANTA ANA WINDS ONGOING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY.
    FARTHER N...IT WILL REMAIN VERY DRY INTO NRN CA WITHIN THERMAL
   RIDGE. OVERALL WIND TREND WILL BE DOWNWARD HOWEVER...AS SURFACE HIGH
   GRADUALLY MOVES EWD...RELAXING PRESSURE GRADIENTS BY LATE TODAY
   ACROSS THE REGION.
   
   ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA 1 - SRN CA...
   
   PRIMARY CONDITIONS: MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RH
   
   STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM THE DESERTS THROUGH THE COASTAL RANGE
   WILL CAUSE STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING
   THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. RH WILL LOWER RAPIDLY THROUGH THE DAY AND
   DROP INTO THE TEENS WITH SUSTAINED NELY WINDS OF 20-30 MPH...GUSTING
   IN EXCESS OF 40-50 MPH THROUGH FAVORABLE PASSES AND CANYONS. WIND
   SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...AS
   PRESSURE GRADIENTS RELAX. SANTA ANA WINDS WILL NOT CONTINUE
   OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT.
   
   ...CENTRAL AND NRN CA INTERIOR VALLEYS...
   GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BUT WILL
   GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 10 MPH OR LESS BY MID AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE
   WARM AND DRY WITH MIN RH VALUES OF 20-30 PERCENT IN GENERAL...BUT
   MAY DIP INTO THE 15-20 PERCENT RANGE IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY.
   OVERNIGHT...MAINLY LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED.
   
   ..JEWELL.. 10/10/2005
   
   ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
   
      

   ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
   FNUS22 KWNS 100800
   
   DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0300 AM CDT MON OCT 10 2005
   
   VALID 111200Z - 121200Z
   
   ...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   UPPER LOW WILL SHIFT NEWD INTO THE PLAINS ON TUESDAY...ALLOWING
   WARMER AIR INTO THE GREAT BASIN WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY DECREASING
   SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVER THE SWRN STATES
   AS A RESULT...BUT IT WILL REMAIN VERY DRY AND WARM.
   
   ..JEWELL.. 10/10/2005
   
   ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
   
      

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