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ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
FNUS21 KWNS 210952
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0452 AM CDT FRI JUL 21 2006
VALID 211200Z - 221200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR CNTRL/WRN OK AND TX PANHANDLE...
...SYNOPSIS...
PATTERN WILL BE CHANGING SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY AS LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE RETROGRADES WWD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. ON THE ERN SIDE OF
THE RIDGE...SHORTWAVE TROUGH NOW IN NCNTRL SD WILL RACE SEWD INTO
THE MID MS VALLEY. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SURGE SWD INTO THE SRN
PLAINS AIDED BY 35-45 KT LOW/MID LEVEL SPEED MAX. FRONT WILL
INCREASE FIRE CONCERNS BECAUSE OF SHIFTING WINDS AND POST-FRONTAL
GUSTS. INCREASED LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT WILL ALLOW
ISOLD TO SCATTERED TSTMS TO FORM THIS AFTN WITH POTENTIAL FOR
STRONG/SVR WIND GUSTS.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - CNTRL/WRN OK AND TX PANHANDLE...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: EXTREME HEAT/LONG TERM DROUGHT/LOW RH
VALUES/GUSTY POST-FRONTAL WINDS
TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES FOR THE PAST 1-2
WEEKS ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS IN CNTRL/WRN OK AND THE TX PANHANDLE.
KBDI VALUES ARE GENERALLY AROUND 600-700 WITH VERY LOW 10HR FUEL
MOISTURE VALUES /LESS THAN 5 PERCENT/. WINDS WILL ONLY BE MODERATELY
STRONG AHEAD OF THE FRONT BUT THEY WILL SHIFT ABRUPTLY WITH FROPA.
POST-FRONTAL WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS. HIGHS TODAY
ARE LIKELY TO BE IN THE 90S TO NEAR 110 WITH LOW RH VALUES BELOW 20
PERCENT.
ADDITIONALLY...SCATTERED HIGH BASED TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM. THE
GREATER CONCENTRATION OF STORMS WILL LIKELY BE EAST OF INTERSTATE
35...BUT ISOLD TO SCATTERED STORMS MAY FORM ANYWHERE ALONG THE
BOUNDARY. THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING CAUSED WILDFIRE WILL BE
INCREASED TODAY AS SOME ISOLD STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE AWAY FROM PCPN
DOWNDRAFTS. STORMS THAT DO FORM WILL LIKELY HAVE VERY STRONG WIND
GUSTS AS TEMP/DEWPOINT SPREADS WILL BE IN EXCESS OF 40 DEGREES.
...SRN HIGH PLAINS...
SHOWERS/TSTMS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ALONG THE FRONT AND ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE MTNS. SINCE THESE STORMS WILL CONTAIN LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS...MAIN FIRE THREAT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTIVELY
INDUCED WIND GUSTS AND GAP WINDS THIS EVENING.
..TAYLOR.. 07/21/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
FNUS22 KWNS 210953
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0453 AM CDT FRI JUL 21 2006
VALID 221200Z - 231200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
UPPER PATTERN WILL BE DOMINATED BY LARGE RIDGE IN THE WEST AND
TROUGH IN THE EAST...WHICH WILL BE REINFORCED BY CONTINUING IMPULSES
MOVING ACROSS THE NRN PLAINS THROUGH THE OH VALLEY. TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE CNTRL/SRN PLAINS WILL BE 10-20 DEGREES COOLER ON
SATURDAY. HOWEVER...TEMPS ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BE MUCH
ABOVE NORMAL WITH A FEW RECORD HIGHS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
WA/ORE. ISOLD DRY TSTMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE CASCADES AND
PORTIONS OF THE ERN GREAT BASIN.
..TAYLOR.. 07/21/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...