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FNUS21 KWNS 170845
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0345 AM CDT SUN SEP 17 2006
VALID 171200Z - 181200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA THROUGH THE LOWER CO RIVER
VALLEY...
...SYNOPSIS...
MORNING WATER VAPOR LOOPS SHOW NEXT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHING THE BC COAST. LARGE SCALE HEIGHTS RISE SIGNIFICANTLY AS
UPPER RIDGE BUILDS TODAY ACROSS THE NRN ROCKIES. MEANWHILE...SFC
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN ACROSS THE LOWER CO RIVER VALLEY AND
SRN CA...WITH OFFSHORE WINDS INCREASING IN RESPONSE. VERY LOW RH
VALUES COMBINED WITH THE DRY FUELS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SRN/SCNTRL MTNS IN CA AND SOUTH COAST.
SFC WINDS WILL ALSO BE GUSTY THROUGH THE CO RIVER VALLEY.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SRN CA THROUGH THE LOWER CO RIVER
VALLEY...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: GUSTY N/NE WINDS/LOW RH VALUES BELOW 10
PERCENT/DRY FUELS
MINIMUM RH VALUES FELL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ON SATURDAY...AND
THESE VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. IN
ADDITION...SUSTAINED N/NE WINDS WILL INCREASE BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS BEGINNING EARLY THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20-30 MPH
ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS FROM 35-45 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG N WINDS ARE
ALSO EXPECTED THROUGH THE CO RIVER VALLEY...WITH WINDS DIMINISHING
LATER THIS AFTN...AS NEARBY JET STREAK MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION.
..TAYLOR.. 09/17/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 170846
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0346 AM CDT SUN SEP 17 2006
VALID 181200Z - 191200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL MOVE INTO NWRN ONTARIO BY
EARLY TUE...WHILE NEXT UPPER TROUGH AFFECTS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
OFFSHORE WINDS ACROSS SRN CA MAY BE STRONG EARLY IN THE PERIOD...BUT
WILL WEAKEN LATER IN THE DAY AS SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES.
ELSEWHERE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE CNTRL PORTION OF THE
CONUS IN THE WAKE OF STRONG SFC COLD FRONT. TEMPS WILL BE MUCH BELOW
NORMAL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NRN PLAINS/UPPER MIDWEST FOR MONDAY.
...SRN CA...
MIN RH VALUES WILL STILL BE LOW ON MONDAY...GENERALLY IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS OR TEENS. ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
..TAYLOR.. 09/17/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...