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ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
FNUS21 KWNS 290858
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0358 AM CDT MON MAY 29 2006
VALID 291200Z - 301200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
CORE OF UPPER TROUGH WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD INTO
SASKATCHEWAN/MANITOBA TODAY...WITH RISING HEIGHTS AND WESTERLY
MID/UPPER LEVEL FLOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN STATES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN LIGHTER WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ROCKIES TODAY.
UPPER RIDGE/SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN DOMINANT OVER THE
EASTERN STATES.
...FOUR CORNERS/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS...
WITH UPPER TROUGH MOVING INTO CANADA...IN COMPARISON TO THIS PAST
WEEKEND...WEAKER WIND FIELDS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES/FOUR CORNERS AREA INTO THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS TODAY.
THIS SUGGESTS A DIMINISHED FIRE DANGER OVER MUCH OF THE
REGION...ALTHOUGH NEAR-CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
EASTERN/SOUTHERN NM INTO SOUTHWEST TX GIVEN THE MODEST WIND SPEEDS
OF 15-20 MPH /WITH HIGHER GUSTS/ AND PERSISTENCE OF WARM/DRY
CONDITIONS.
...FL/GA...
IN PRESENCE OF UPPER RIDGE/SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE...SLIGHTLY
DRIER AIR MAY DEVELOP INTO NORTHERN FL/SOUTHERN GA TODAY.
HOWEVER...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AS RH VALUES
SHOULD ONLY APPROACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR A SHORT DURATION THIS
AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...AFTERNOON LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD YIELD NEW
FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN FL PENINSULA AND FL
PANHANDLE.
..GUYER.. 05/29/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
FNUS22 KWNS 290957
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0457 AM CDT MON MAY 29 2006
VALID 301200Z - 311200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
LOW AMPLITUDE WESTERLY UPPER FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE WESTERN STATES ON TUESDAY...WITH DRY CONDITIONS/MODEST WINDS
PREDOMINANT. IN THE EAST...EXPANSIVE UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN
PREVALENT. SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE COMMON ALONG A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM THE GREAT LAKES INTO THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN
PLAINS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST STATES/TENNESSEE
VALLEY/MID ATLANTIC STATES BENEATH THE UPPER RIDGE.
...NM...
OVERALL SCENARIO WILL FLUCTUATE LITTLE FROM MONDAY. WITH MODEST
WEST-SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...HOT/DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
NM ON TUESDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 15-20 MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH MINIMUM RH
VALUES AS LOW AS 8-12 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
...FL...
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM IN THE LOWER 90S...CRITICAL
CONDITIONS ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE MET AS RH VALUES SHOULD REMAIN
SUFFICIENTLY HIGH. WIND SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN FL PENINSULA.
..GUYER.. 05/29/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...