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ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
FNUS21 KWNS 120912
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0412 AM CDT SAT AUG 12 2006
VALID 121200Z - 131200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR EXTREME NERN NV/WRN WY/NRN UT/NW
CO...
...SYNOPSIS...
EARLY MORNING SATELLITE LOOPS SHOW LEAD SHORTWAVE TROUGH ENTERING
SASKATCHEWAN WITH ANOTHER IMPULSE AND ASSOCIATED JET MAX OVER THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WRN LARGE SCALE TROUGH WILL DEEPEN TODAY ACROSS
THE NRN ROCKIES IN RESPONSE TO HEIGHT FALLS...AS TROUGH AXIS SHIFTS
EWD. SFC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN/NRN UT AND
WCNTRL WY BY AFTN/EVENING WITH STRONG WINDS/WIND SHIFT NEAR THE
FRONTAL ZONE. FARTHER EAST ACROSS THE NRN PLAINS...DEEPENING LEE
TROUGH WILL INDUCE A STRONG SLY FLOW ACROSS THE SRN/CNTRL PLAINS.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - EXTREME NERN NV/WRN WY/NRN UT/NW
CO...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: SUSTAINED WLY WINDS FROM 20-25 MPH...RH READINGS
SUSTAINED WLY WINDS 20-25 MPH/MIN RH VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT/ISOLD
DRY LIGHTNING
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NRN NV/SRN ID/NRN UT AND MUCH OF WRN/CNTRL WY.
MID LEVEL SPEED MAX /AROUND 50-55 KT/ WILL ARRIVE IN THE ERN GREAT
BASIN BY AFTN. VERY STEEP LAPSE RATES WILL ALLOW THE BOUNDARY LAYER
TO BECOME DEEPLY MIXED...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG/GUSTY WINDS.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20-30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY WITH LARGE
TEMP/DEWPOINT DEPRESSION VALUES...ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SW AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO THE N/NW
BEHIND THE FRONT...POSING A THREAT FOR ONGOING WILDFIRE OPERATIONS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF ID/WY AND
ERN UT BOTH ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT AND INCREASED LARGE SCALE
ASCENT FROM THE UPPER TROUGH. PROFILES LOOK MOST FAVORABLE FOR DRY
LIGHTNING ACROSS ERN ID /UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN/ AND ERN UT.
...CNTRL HIGH PLAINS...
VERY STRONG SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RISKS FOR WIND DRIVEN FIRES
TODAY. SUSTAINED 15-25 MPH WINDS WILL DEVELOP INVOF LEE TROUGH AND
RH VALUES WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW /LESS THAN 20 PERCENT IN SOME
LOCATIONS/. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL SHIFT BEHIND COLD FRONT ACROSS
NEB PANHANDLE IN THE LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTN. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG/SVR WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL.
..TAYLOR.. 08/12/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
FNUS22 KWNS 120912
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0412 AM CDT SAT AUG 12 2006
VALID 131200Z - 141200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
UPPER TROUGH NOW OVER THE NORTHWEST WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NRN
PLAINS ON SUNDAY AS A SUBTROPICAL ELY WAVE AFFECTS THE SRN PLAINS.
MAIN SFC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE ACROSS THE NCNTRL PLAINS SUNDAY
MORNING...AND WILL MOVE EWD TO NEAR THE IA/NEB BORDER BY AFTN. COLD
FRONT WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS/TSTMS FROM THE UPPER
MIDWEST INTO ERN NEB. STRONG WINDS SOUTH OF THE FRONT MAY INCREASE
THE FIRE THREAT ACROSS THE SRN PLAINS GIVEN LOW HUMIDITY AND LONG
TERM DROUGHT.
...SRN PLAINS...
HIGH TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 100-105 ON SUNDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS.
MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 20-25 PERCENT GIVEN
EXPECTED DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW/MID 60S. ISOLD TSTMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED. CHANCES FOR RAIN INCREASE
ON MONDAY AS FRONT APPROACHES.
..TAYLOR.. 08/12/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...