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FNUS21 KWNS 070930
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0330 AM CST SUN JAN 07 2007
VALID 071200Z - 081200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA AND LOWER CO RIVER
VALLEY...
...SYNOPSIS...
STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. TODAY WITH
SURFACE LOW AND PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING FROM THE LOWER MS VALLEY
THIS MORNING INTO THE TN/OH VALLEYS LATER TODAY. TO THE W...A LARGE
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CAUSE DRY
AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SRN CA AND SWRN AZ. THIS SAME AREA OF
HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND EWD INTO THE SRN PLAINS WITH COOL BUT
WINDY CONDITIONS FOR TX AS WELL.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SRN CA AND LOWER CO RIVER VALLEY...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW RH
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN ALONG WITH LOWER PRESSURE ALONG
THE CA COAST WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY STRONG NELY WINDS FROM
THE COASTAL RANGE TO THE COAST. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH
PASSES AND CANYONS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30-50 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RH IN THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO
TEENS AND WARMING TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 70S TO PRODUCE CRITICAL
FIRE CONDITIONS.
FARTHER E INTO SERN CA/SWRN AZ...STRONG NLY WINDS WILL OCCUR AS WELL
THROUGH THE CO RIVER VALLEY. SPEEDS OF 20-30 MPH APPEAR LIKELY ALONG
WITH RH FROM UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS.
RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT WHERE GUSTY WINDS PERSIST.
...W CNTRL TX...
STRONG NWLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE AS HIGH
PRESSURE PUSHES INTO THE REGION. SUSTAINED NWLY WINDS OF 20-30 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH MIN RH TO 20-30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY COOL AVERAGING 50-55 FOR HIGHS.
PORTIONS OF NW/WCNTRL TEXAS HAVE HAD LITTLE RAIN OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL MONTHS...THUS LOCALIZED AREAS WILL SEE AN INCREASED FIRE
DANGER THIS AFTERNOON. RH WILL RECOVER NICELY OVERNIGHT WITH COOL
TEMPERATURES.
..JEWELL.. 01/07/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 070933
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0333 AM CST SUN JAN 07 2007
VALID 081200Z - 091200Z
...EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
A SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL BE WELL UNDERWAY ACROSS SRN CA AS STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS IN PLACE WITH GREAT BASIN HIGH. TO THE
E...DRIER AIR WILL SPREAD INTO THE LOWER MS VALLEY/DEEP SOUTH AS A
COLD FRONT SWEEPS EWD ALONG THE ERN SEABOARD AND NEW ENGLAND WITH
RAIN AND STORMS.
...EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND VERY LOW RH
A STRONG SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL BE UNDERWAY MON MORNING AND WILL
PERSIST THROUGH TUE MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR IN MTNS
AND FOOTHILLS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30-50 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER THAN PREVIOUS DAY WITH HIGHS EXCEEDING
80F IN SPOTS. THIS WILL CAUSE RH TO DROP WELL INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...WARMING TEMPERATURES AND
VERY LOW RH AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF DRY WEATHER WILL RESULT IN EXTREME
FIRE CONDITIONS. RH WILL REMAIN LOW OVERNIGHT INTO TUE MORNING WITH
GUSTY WINDS PERSISTING.
...REMAINDER OF SERN CA/SWRN AZ...
IT WILL BE VERY DRY MONDAY AS NLY WINDS CONTINUE. NLY WINDS OF 15-20
MPH APPEAR LIKELY ALONG WITH VERY LOW RH IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
LOWER TEENS. A FEW GUSTS WILL EXCEED 25 MPH AND THIS WILL PRODUCE
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS.
...CNTRL TX...
A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE MONDAY WITH RH LEVELS DOWN TO
AROUND 20 PERCENT. IT WILL BE A BIT WARMER WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
60S. SWLY WINDS NEAR 10-15 MPH ARE EXPECTED WHICH COULD ENHANCE FIRE
POTENTIAL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
..JEWELL.. 01/07/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...