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ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
FNUS21 KWNS 210951
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0451 AM CDT SAT OCT 21 2006
VALID 211200Z - 221200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR A PORTION OF NRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
MORNING WATER VAPOR LOOPS SHOW A SERIES OF IMPULSES EXTENDING FROM
NRN ID THROUGH THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. THE EMBEDDED JET STREAKS
WILL DIG AROUND THE BASE OF UPPER TROUGH...EVENTUALLY EMERGING BY
EARLY SUNDAY INTO THE OH RIVER VALLEY. THERMAL TROUGH ACROSS NRN CA
WILL MOVE EAST...AS PRESSURE GRADIENT DECREASES THROUGH THE DAY
RESULTING IN DIMINISHING OFFSHORE FLOW. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
ACCELERATE INTO THE SRN PLAINS AND MID MS VALLEY BY THIS EVENING
WITH STRONG POST FRONTAL WINDS FROM KS THROUGH N TX.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - A PORTION OF NRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: NLY WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS/MIN RH
VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT/DRY FUELS
EARLY MORNING SFC ANALYSIS INDICATES STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT EXISTS
FROM THE NRN GREAT BASIN TO THE CA COAST /12-14 MB FROM OAK TO WMC/
WITH MODERATE NLY FLOW ACROSS THE NRN SAC VALLEY. STRONG SFC WINDS
WILL BE MAINTAINED THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING...WEAKENING THIS
AFTN. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS COMBINED WITH LOW RH VALUES BELOW 15
PERCENT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EARLY IN
THE PERIOD...MAINLY WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST THROUGH THE FOOTHILLS
AND NRN SAC VALLEY.
...SRN CA...
LOCALLY BREEZY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...BEFORE OFFSHORE GRADIENT
WEAKENS. OVERALL MAGNITUDE OF WINDS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE GREAT
ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A CRITICAL THREAT HOWEVER.
..TAYLOR.. 10/21/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
FNUS22 KWNS 210953
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0453 AM CDT SAT OCT 21 2006
VALID 221200Z - 231200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD AGAIN OVER THE NRN ROCKIES IN RESPONSE
TO LARGE SCALE HEIGHT RISES AHEAD OF NEXT SHORTWAVE TROUGH WHICH IS
FORECAST TO ARRIVE IN WRN BC BY LATE SUNDAY AFTN. FARTHER
EAST...VERY STRONG MID LEVEL JET STREAK /100-115 KT/ WILL EXTEND
FROM NRN AR THROUGH SRN PA BY 23/00Z. SFC LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE
TO DEEPEN AS IT MOVES INTO SRN ONTARIO BY EARLY MONDAY. COLD HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
PLAINS...WITH MAX TEMPS EXPECTED TO BE 15-20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL IN
SOME LOCATIONS.
..TAYLOR.. 10/21/2006
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...