Click for Day 1 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS21 KWNS 150923
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0323 AM CST MON JAN 15 2007
VALID 151200Z - 161200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
A LARGE AND VERY COLD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL U.S. IN THE UPPER LEVELS
OF THE ATMOSPHERE...A LARGE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. WILL
CONTINUE TO LIFT OUT TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN
DURING THE PERIOD.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: VERY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WITH
VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER READINGS
BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE PATTERN ASSOCIATED WITH THE VERY STRONG
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST...VERY
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE A STRONG OFFSHORE
WIND EVENT OVER THE AREA. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS IN AND BELOW THE
MOUNTAIN PASSES OVER 60 MPH. SINCE THE AIRMASS IS VERY COLD
...TEMPERATURES WILL BE ONLY ABLE TO WARM INTO THE 50S AND
60S..HOWEVER THE AIR IS EXTREMELY DRY THE ALREADY LOW HUMIDITIES
WILL CONTINUE TO DROP INTO THE 5 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON
AND REMAIN LOW THROUGH TUESDAY. THE FIRE DANGER READINGS ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REMAIN VERY HIGH TO EXTREME. RECENT FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA MAY HAVE KILLED SOME
VEGETATION...ADDING TO THE ALREADY HIGH FIRE DANGER.
..BOTHWELL.. 01/15/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS22 KWNS 150934
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0334 AM CST MON JAN 15 2007
VALID 161200Z - 171200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
A LARGE AND COLD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COVER MUCH OF THE
WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND EASTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH THE PERIOD AS
THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE EASTERN U.S.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: VERY LOW HUMIDITY/HIGH FIRE DANGER AND STRONG
OFFSHORE WINDS
A STRONG OFFSHORE WIND EVENT WILL BE ONGOING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
PERIOD. AS THE STRONG INTER-MOUNTAIN HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WEAKENS
DURING THE DAY...THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH...BUT REMAIN OFFSHORE.
AS A RESULT...THE VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD HOLD INTO
WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES MAY ALSO BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER ON TUESDAY
AND THE FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME.
..BOTHWELL.. 01/15/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...