Storm Prediction Center
Day 1 and Day 2 Fire Weather Outlooks
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FNUS21 KWNS 230840
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0240 AM CST MON JAN 23 2006
VALID 231200Z - 241200Z
...EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA W OF THE COASTAL
RANGE...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...
...SYNOPSIS...
STRONG SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD AS
COMPACT UPPER LOW DRIFTS SWWD. AT THE SURFACE...A STRONG AREA OF
HIGH PRESSURE WILL COVER MOST OF THE WRN STATES AND WILL PROVIDE A
STRONG GRADIENT FOR SRN CA WINDS. FARTHER E...IT WILL BE WINDY
ACROSS THE NRN PLAINS BUT WITH COOL TEMPERATURES.
...EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA 1 - SRN CA W OF THE COASTAL
RANGE...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS / VERY LOW RH
DEEP NELY FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF AN UPPER LOW ALONG WITH A STRONG
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND VERY LOW RH WILL PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE
CONDITIONS TODAY. STRONG NELY WINDS ARE ONGOING AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20-40 MPH AND HIGHER
GUSTS OF 50-70 MPH NEAR PASSES AND CANYONS. RH LEVELS WILL DECREASE
TO BELOW 10 PERCENT INLAND WITH TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 70S. RH
RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT AS STRONG WINDS CONTINUE INTO TUE.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA 2 - LOWER CO RIVER VALLEY...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG N WINDS AND LOW RH
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS TO BLOW
THROUGH THE CO RIVER VALLEY FROM SRN NV INTO WRN AZ / SERN CA.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20-30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE PARTICULARLY WARM AND IN THE
60S...RH LEVELS WILL STILL DROP INTO THE 10-15 PERCENT RANGE. A
CONTINUATION OF GUSTY WINDS WILL HELP KEEP RH RECOVERY POOR
OVERNIGHT.
..JEWELL.. 01/23/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 230911
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0311 AM CST MON JAN 23 2006
VALID 241200Z - 251200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA W OF COASTAL RANGE...
...SYNOPSIS...
UPPER LOW WILL MEANDER IN THE VICINITY OF SRN CA...DETACHED FROM
LONG WAVE UPPER RIDGE TO THE NORTH. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE
WILL COVER ALL OF THE CENTRAL AND WRN U.S. KEEPING CONDITIONS DRY.
SANTA ANA WINDS AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE OVER SRN CA
WITH STRONG NELY WINDS AND DRY AIR IN PLACE.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA 1 - SRN CA W OF COASTAL RANGE...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: SANTA ANA WINDS / LOW RH
STRONG WINDS WILL BE ONGOING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD TUE WITH
LOW RH VALUES. RH WILL LOWER DURING THE DAY TO NEAR 10 PERCENT AS
TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 70S. WHILE STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 30-60 MPH
WILL OCCUR FROM EARLY MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE TUESDAY AS UPPER LOW BEGINS TO MOVE BACK NWD
AND PRESSURES OVER THE GREAT BASIN LOWER. AS A RESULT...A MARINE
LAYER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ASHORE EARLY WED.
...LOWER CO RIVER VALLEY...
WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS PREVIOUS DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS
TO THE N. BY AFTERNOON SUSTAINED NLY WINDS NEAR 20 MPH ARE STILL
EXPECTED...ALONG WITH MIN RH VALUES OF 15-20 PERCENT. RH RECOVERY
WILL BE BETTER THAN PREVIOUS DAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AS WELL.
...SRN PLAINS...
THE AIR MASS OVER THE SRN PLAINS WILL MODIFY AND WARM ON TUESDAY
ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO RISE INTO THE 60S. THIS WILL CAUSE RH
LEVELS TO DECREASE AS WELL...INTO THE 25-30 PERCENT RANGE. IN
ADDITION...NWLY WINDS OF 10-15 MPH ARE EXPECTED. PORTIONS OF OK AND
TX DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RAIN RECENTLY...AND THOSE AREAS IN PARTICULAR
MAY BEGIN TO SEE INCREASING FIRE DANGER ONCE AGAIN.
..JEWELL.. 01/23/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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