Click for Day 1 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS21 KWNS 150811
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0311 AM CDT THU JUN 15 2006
VALID 151200Z - 161200Z
...EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR EASTERN AZ/WESTERN NM...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR MUCH OF AZ/MUCH OF NM/FAR
SOUTHEAST UT/SOUTHERN CO...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR SOUTHEAST CO
AND NORTHEAST/EAST CENTRAL NM...
...SYNOPSIS...
BROAD UPPER TROUGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN STATES
TODAY...WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING EAST ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS AREA.
THIS SCENARIO WILL KEEP A RATHER HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS MUCH OF THE
FOUR CORNERS AREA/SOUTHERN ROCKIES. ELSEWHERE...DRY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN STATES AS UPPER RIDGE GRADUALLY
SHIFTS EASTWARD FROM THE PLAINS TO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
...EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - EASTERN AZ/WESTERN NM...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH/WARM
TEMPERATURES/EXTREME DROUGHT
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY/THIS
EVENING ACROSS EASTERN AZ AND WESTERN NM. AS WESTERN STATES TROUGH
MIGRATES EASTWARD...STRONG CORE OF MID LEVEL WINDS WILL REMAIN
ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS AREA...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ANTICIPATED
ACROSS EASTERN AZ AND WESTERN NM. WIND SPEEDS OF 20-35 MPH WILL BE
COMMON...WITH POTENTIAL FOR 40-50 MPH GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN
THE EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND VERY STRONG WINDS/HIGH HAINES
INDICES...POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD.
MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE AROUND 5-10 PERCENT...WITH RELATIVELY POOR
RH RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - MUCH OF AZ/MUCH OF NM/FAR SOUTHEAST
UT/SOUTHERN CO...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH/WARM TEMPERATURES
SURROUNDING THE EXTREMELY CRITICAL AREA...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL
ALSO EXIST ACROSS MUCH OF AZ/MUCH OF NM AND FAR SOUTHEAST UT AND
SOUTHERN CO. A COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTHEAST UT/NORTHERN AZ THIS
MORNING WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD TODAY...CAUSING A SHIFT IN WINDS TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 15-30 MPH /WITH HIGHER GUSTS/ ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED ACROSS THE
FOUR CORNERS AREA. WARM/DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AS WELL...WITH
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 8-12 PERCENT.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR SOUTHEAST CO
AND NORTHEAST/EAST CENTRAL NM...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS
COMBINATION OF UPPER TROUGH AND HEATING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL
RESULT IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CO AND MUCH OF NORTHEAST/EAST
CENTRAL NM. HIGH BASED/DRY NATURE OF THE STORMS WILL PROMOTE
GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS VIA CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFTS...WITH NEW FIRE STARTS
POSSIBLE FROM MAINLY DRY LIGHTNING.
...CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS...
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS
THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN A CORRIDOR FROM THE TX
PANHANDLE/NORTHWEST OK INTO CENTRAL/EASTERN KS. WIND SPEEDS OF 20-30
MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH GUSTS TO 35-40 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE MODERATELY
STRONG WINDS COULD ADVERSELY IMPACT ANY ONGOING FIRES...SOME CLOUD
COVER AND SUFFICIENT BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE/RH VALUES WILL PRECLUDE
A CRITICAL OUTLOOK.
..GUYER.. 06/15/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS22 KWNS 150812
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0312 AM CDT THU JUN 15 2006
VALID 161200Z - 171200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR FAR SOUTHEAST AZ/SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN NM/FAR WEST TX...
...SYNOPSIS...
BROAD UPPER TROUGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD FROM THE ROCKIES INTO THE
PLAINS ON FRIDAY...WITH UPPER RIDGE SPREADING OVER THE EASTERN
STATES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE COMMON ALONG A COLD FRONT
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND CENTRAL PLAINS.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - FAR SOUTHEAST AZ/SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN NM/FAR WEST TX...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: MODERATELY STRONG WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW
RH/WARM TEMPERATURES
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST AZ/SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NM INTO FAR WEST TX.
WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN MODERATELY STRONG...WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 20-25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST
NM/SOUTHWEST TX. GIVEN THE EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER
TROUGH/COLD FRONT...TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE 5-10 DEGREES F
COOLER ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS AZ AND NM...ALTHOUGH HOT
TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 90S WILL REMAIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST NM INTO
SOUTHWEST TX.
..GUYER.. 06/15/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...