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Day 1 and Day 2 Fire Weather Outlooks

Day 1 Fire Weather Forecast graphic 

   ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
   FNUS21 KWNS 230951
   
   DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0351 AM CST THU FEB 23 2006
   
   VALID 231200Z - 241200Z
   
   ...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   A LARGE AREA OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE
   CENTRAL CONUS...PROVIDING LIGHT SURFACE WINDS ACROSS THE SRN HIGH
   PLAINS. MODERATE RH LEVELS 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. FURTHER
   W...MID-LEVEL RIDGING OFF THE CA PACIFIC COAST WILL PROVIDE WEAK
   OFFSHORE FLOW OVER SRN CA. THOUGH CRITICALLY LOW RH VALUES ARE
   EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF THE SW...LOW AND MID-LEVEL WIND SPEEDS WILL
   BE UNDER 20 MPH.
   
   ..GRAMS.. 02/23/2006
   
   ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Day 2 Fire Weather Forecast graphic 

   ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
   FNUS22 KWNS 230954
   
   DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0354 AM CST THU FEB 23 2006
   
   VALID 241200Z - 251200Z
   
   ...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EWD TOWARDS THE E COAST...WHILE A
   LEE PRESSURE TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE SRN HIGH PLAINS. SW WINDS
   WILL INCREASE FROM ERN NM INTO NW OK. LOW AND MID-LEVEL WINDS WILL
   REMAIN WEAK ACROSS MUCH THE SWRN U.S. WITH OFFSHORE RIDGING IN
   PLACE.
   
   ...PORTIONS OF ERN NM/TX PANHANDLE...
   A NARROW CORRIDOR OF ENHANCED WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RH AND STEEP
   LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES IS EXPECTED TO THE EAST OF A LOW PRESSURE
   TROUGH ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 60S...MIN
   RH VALUES WILL REACH 15 TO 2O PERCENT. ALTHOUGH DOWNSLOPING W/SW
   WINDS WILL BE STRONGER COMPARED TO THURSDAY...THERE IS UNCERTAINTY
   IN EXACTLY HOW MUCH STRONGER. AT THIS TIME...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
   ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS...FROM 12 TO 20 MPH.
   
   ..GRAMS.. 02/23/2006
   
   ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

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