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FNUS21 KWNS 180744
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0244 AM CDT THU MAY 18 2006
VALID 181200Z - 191200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
MORE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE WEST...AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS FIRMLY IN PLACE. SFC WINDS
WILL NOT BE OVERLY STRONG UNDER THE RIDGE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
NRN PLAINS WHERE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SEWD DURING THE
DAY. NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE DAKOTAS WHERE WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY STRONG
COMBINED WITH LOW RH VALUES. FARTHER EAST...UPPER LOW WILL MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES...WHILE STRONG MID/UPPER LEVEL JET DIVES SEWD
ACROSS THE TN VALLEY/CAROLINAS.
...NRN PLAINS...
HIGH TEMPS WILL RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER 80S...WHICH IS ABOUT
15-20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. WITH DEWPOINTS ONLY IN THE UPPER
30S/LOWER 40S...MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT. IN
ADDITION...WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15-25 MPH WITH OCNL HIGHER GUSTS
POSSIBLE.
...FL...
WLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS MID/UPPER LEVEL JET AXIS SHIFTS
SWD. RELATIVELY DRY AIR IS IN PLACE AFTER THE RECENT FRONTAL PASSAGE
AND THERE WILL BE A FEW HOURS THIS AFTN WHERE MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL
FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT...MAINLY ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS.
..TAYLOR.. 05/18/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 180916
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0416 AM CDT THU MAY 18 2006
VALID 191200Z - 201200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SERN CA/CNTRL AND SRN NV/NW AZ...
...SYNOPSIS...
UPPER RIDGE WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO MOVE EAST ON FRIDAY...AS IMPULSES
ASSOCIATED WITH ERN PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM START TO MOVE INLAND. MID
LEVEL WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 60 KT ACROSS CA AND OREGON BY
FRIDAY EVENING. SFC WINDS WILL LIKEWISE STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE GREAT
BASIN AND SRN CA WITH CONTINUED ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE THE
POTENTIAL FOR A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA 1 - SERN CA/CNTRL AND SRN NV/NW AZ...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: SUSTAINED WINDS 15-25 MPH/RH VALUES 15-20
PERCENT/ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS
MAX TEMPS WILL RANGE FROM THE 80S/90S ACROSS THE CNTRL GREAT BASIN
TO LOWER 100S IN THE DESERTS ON FRIDAY WITH RH VALUES FALLING TO
15-20 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE MODERATELY STRONG AND
OBSERVED FIRE DANGER CLASS VALUES HAVE BEEN IN THE HIGH OR VERY HIGH
RANGE RECENTLY. INCREASED LARGE SCALE ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH HEIGHT
FALLS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AREAS OF PCPN ACROSS THE SIERRA/CNTRL CA
INTO THE NRN GREAT BASIN. FIRE WEATHER THREAT IN THESE REGIONS WILL
BE MITIGATED DUE TO COOLER TEMPS AND EXPECTED PCPN.
..TAYLOR.. 05/18/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...