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FNUS21 KWNS 180802
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0302 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2007
VALID 181200Z - 191200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR FL AND FAR SRN GA...
...SYNOPSIS...
A DRY WNWLY FLOW REGIME WILL EXIST OVER MUCH OF THE COUNTRY AS LARGE
UPPER TROUGH EXITS THE E COAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE
SERN AND MID ATLANTIC STATES...WITH LOW RH AND GUSTY WINDS. FARTHER
W...LOWERING PRESSURE ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED SLY
WINDS BUT WITH INCREASING MOISTURE. A MARGINAL FIRE THREAT WILL
EXIST ACROSS THE SWRN STATES AS A WEAK UPPER TROUGH MOVES ALONG ATOP
A VERY WARM AND DRY AIRMASS.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - MUCH OF FL AND FAR SRN GA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: LONG DURATIONS OF VERY LOW RH...GUSTY
WINDS...DROUGHT
...FL/SRN GA...
CRITICALLY LOW RH VALUES WILL BE ATTAINED TODAY WITH SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE IN PLACE. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE 60S N TO LOWER
70S SRN FL...WITH RH MAINLY IN THE 20S. THE RH WILL REMAIN
CRITICALLY LOW FOR 6-9 HOURS. WINDS WILL BE WEAKER THAN PREVIOUS
DAY...BUT ENOUGH OF A GRADIENT WILL EXIST FOR 10-15 MPH NELY WINDS
MOSTLY ACROSS CNTRL AND SRN FL. GIVEN POCKETS OF HIGH KBDI VALUES
ESPECIALLY S CNTRL FL...LOCALIZED CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY
THIS AFTERNOON.
...AZ...SRN CA...NM...
IT WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY WARM AND DRY TODAY WITH AN INCREASE IN WIND
DUE TO A WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH ALOFT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 15-20 MPH ACROSS NRN AZ...WITH LESSER SPEEDS ELSEWHERE. HIGHER
GUSTS ARE LIKELY DURING PEAK HEATING HOURS DUE TO STRONG MIXING. RH
LEVELS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS WILL BE WIDESPREAD. THE
DRY AIR COMBINED WITH STEEP LOW TO MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL RESULT
IN A MDT HAINES INDEX. ALL THESE VARIABLES WILL RESULT IN INCREASED
FIRE DANGER AND NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.
..JEWELL.. 03/18/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS22 KWNS 180802
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0302 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2007
VALID 191200Z - 201200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL BE MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS SERN CANADA WITH
COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM THE OH VALLEY SWWD INTO OK BY LATE MON.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL STILL EXIST ACROSS THE SERN STATES BUT WILL BE
WEAKENING...ALLOWING FOR INCREASING MOISTURE LEVELS. A WEAK UPPER
WAVE WILL MOVE OVER THE SRN PLAINS AND HELP PRODUCE WINDY AND DRY
CONDITIONS FROM NM INTO W TX.
...SRN AZ/NM INTO W TX...
A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA MON. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 15-20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WHILE RH DROPS INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS. IT WILL BE VERY WARM WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S TO
NEAR 90 SERN NM INTO SWRN TX. GIVEN INCREASED WINDS AND LOW
RH...MARGINAL FIRE THREAT IS LIKELY MON AFTERNOON.
...SERN STATES...
AIR MASS OVER FL/GA/CAROLINAS WILL MODIFY AND MOISTEN AS SURFACE
HIGH SHIFTS FARTHER E AND ELY WINDS BLOW OFF THE ATLANTIC.
STILL...MODERATELY LOW RH VALUES INTO THE 30-40 PERCENT RANGE WILL
OCCUR EXCEPT ALONG THE E COASTS WHERE ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP RH UP.
..JEWELL.. 03/18/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...