Storm Prediction Center
Day 1 and Day 2 Fire Weather Outlooks
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FNUS21 KWNS 200848
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0248 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2006
VALID 201200Z - 211200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND THE GREAT PLAINS
THROUGH TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND OHIO VALLEYS. SOME MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...MAINLY IN THE
EAST. BEHIND THE FRONT...A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD
INTO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND DOMINATE THE WESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE
UNITED STATES. COOLER WEATHER WILL FINALLY REACH THE GREAT
PLAINS...ALONG WITH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA 1 - NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG AND GUSTY POST FRONTAL WINDS
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FINALLY
DIMINISH THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT OVER MOST OF THE GREAT PLAINS.
HOWEVER...AN AREA OF STRONG AND GUSTY N/NW WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND
A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN TEXAS DURING THE
AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BRIEFLY DROP INTO THE
MID-TEENS TO MID-TWENTIES IN THE CRITICAL RISK AREA...AND VERY DRY
SURFACE FUELS WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO A FIRE WEATHER
RISK...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHEN WIND SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RECOVER QUICKLY
AFTER SUNSET...AND WIND SPEEDS DIMINISH AS WELL...SO THE MAIN FIRE
WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
..LEVIT.. 01/20/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 200924
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0324 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2006
VALID 211200Z - 221200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS FINALLY RECEIVES SOME RELIEF FROM SEVERAL
DAYS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AS A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
BUILDS OVER MOST OF THE UNITED STATES. COOLER TEMPERATURES...LOWER
SURFACE WIND SPEEDS...AND MODERATE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
HELP TO MITIGATE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA. ELSEWHERE...A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND
MOVE INTO WISCONSIN...WHILE AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD
FROM THROUGH NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA...AND MONTANA...WITH A RISK OF
SNOW IN THE DAKOTAS.
..LEVIT.. 01/20/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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