Storm Prediction Center
Day 1 and Day 2 Fire Weather Outlooks
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FNUS21 KWNS 220940
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0340 AM CST WED FEB 22 2006
VALID 221200Z - 231200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LOW OVER THE SW DESERTS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS
EAST TODAY. RELATIVELY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER
THE GREAT BASIN. A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO MODEST
OFFSHORE FLOW OVER SRN CA.
...SRN CA COASTAL RANGE...
WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE ALONG THE FOOTHILLS AND PASSES OF THE COASTAL RANGE THROUGH
THE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE
60S AND LOWER 70S...WITH MIN RH VALUES AROUND 15 PERCENT BY LATE
AFTERNOON. DESPITE THESE MARGINALLY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS...MID-LEVEL
WIND SUPPORT IS FORECAST TO QUICKLY WANE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
APPROACH OF A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OFF THE PACIFIC COAST.
NEAR-SURFACE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW 20 MPH DURING THE TIME OF
PEAK TEMPERATURES/MINIMUM HUMIDITY.
...ERN NM...
ALTHOUGH MIN RH VALUES WILL BE LOW ONCE AGAIN...FROM 8 TO 15
PERCENT...WINDS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER COMPARED TO TUESDAY.
THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH AND CONSEQUENT WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGING OVER THE ERN CO PLAINS WILL KEEP WIND SPEEDS IN THE
5 TO 15 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON.
..GRAMS.. 02/22/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 220941
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0341 AM CST WED FEB 22 2006
VALID 231200Z - 241200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
MODERATE TO HIGH RH ALONG WITH AREAS OF RAINFALL ARE FORECAST ACROSS
MUCH OF THE SRN PLAINS AND GULF COAST AS SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE
CONTINUES TO STREAM ENE FROM THE PACIFIC/MEXICO. AS A MID-LEVEL
RIDGE MOVES ONSHORE ACROSS SRN CA...LOW-LEVEL WINDS WILL WEAKEN OVER
THE SOUTHWEST. ELSEWHERE...COOL CONDITIONS WILL PRECLUDE ANY
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT.
..GRAMS.. 02/22/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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