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FNUS21 KWNS 230747
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0247 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006
VALID 231200Z - 241200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR NRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
A LARGE POSITIVELY TILTED UPPER TROUGH WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EWD ACROSS
THE CONUS....ALLOWING SOME WEAK UPPER RIDGING TO TAKE PLACE ACROSS
THE PACIFIC NW. AT THE SURFACE...AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL COVER MUCH OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...WHICH WILL HELP KEEP
CONDITIONS DRY AND WINDY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES FROM SWRN OREGON TO
SRN CA. COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH WILL MAKE FOR CRITICAL
FIRE CONDITIONS OVER BOTH SRN AND NRN CA...MAINLY ALONG W SLOPES
WHERE WIND GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST. THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT
BASIN WILL ALSO CAUSE GUSTY N WINDS THROUGH THE CO RIVER VALLEY
ALONG THE CA/AZ BORDER.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SRN CA INCLUDING COASTAL RANGE...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG WINDS / LOW RH
STRONG NELY WINDS WILL BE ONGOING THIS MORNING AND WILL REMAIN GUSTY
THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
SUSTAINED WIND OF 20-30 MPH APPEAR LIKELY ALONG WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS
TO 50 MPH. RH WILL DECREASE INTO THE TEENS INTO THE DESERTS AND
IMMEDIATELY NEAR W SLOPES. SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO
RELAX SOMEWHAT BY SUN MORNING...COMPARED TO A STRONGER GRADIENT SAT
MORNING.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - NRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH
LOCALLY STRONG ELY WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE W SLOPES OF THE NRN
SIERRA...AS WELL AS INTO THE COASTAL RANGE AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
TO THE EAST. STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE LIKELY
THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS. WINDS WILL DECREASE INTO THE CENTRAL
VALLEYS BY LATE IN THE DAY...BUT RH WILL REMAIN VERY LOW FROM 10-15
PERCENT. STRONGER WIND GUSTS WILL RETURN OVERNIGHT.
...SWRN OREGON...
LOCALLY STRONG ELY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE W SLOPES OF THE
OREGON CASCADES WITH SPEEDS OF 15-25 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS. RH LEVELS
WILL ONLY BE MARGINALLY LOW GIVEN RELATIVELY COOL OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES.
...LOWER CO RIVER VALLEY...
NLY WINDS OF 10-20 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH EXTREMELY LOW RH VALUES INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS. RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT BUT WINDS WILL
DECREASE.
..JEWELL.. 09/23/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS22 KWNS 230811
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0311 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006
VALID 241200Z - 251200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
WITH WEAK UPPER RIDGING...WHILE UPPER TROUGH ENERGY SHIFTS MAINLY E
OF THE MS RIVER. STILL...STRONG NELY WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS SRN
CA BEFORE WEAKENING BY MON. THERMAL RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS WRN
OREGON SWD INTO CA...WHICH MAY ALLOW FOR INCREASED FIRE ACTIVITY
DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: CONTINUED STRONG NELY WINDS AND LOW RH
GUSTY NELY WINDS OF 20-40 MPH WILL BE ONGOING SUN MORNING AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. SPEEDS MAY BE LESS THAN PREVIOUS
DAY...BUT STILL STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS GIVEN CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITY. SPEEDS OVERNIGHT SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY MORNING WILL BE MUCH LESS THAN PREVIOUS MORNING.
...NRN CA INTO SWRN OREGON...
GUSTY E WINDS WILL BE ONGOING SUNDAY MORNING BUT WILL DECREASE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IT WILL BE VERY WARM AND DRY DURING THE
AFTERNOON...WITH MIN RH INTO THE TEENS AND A HAINES INDEX PERHAPS
APPROACHING MODERATE ESPECIALLY CENTRAL OREGON.
..JEWELL.. 09/23/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...