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FNUS21 KWNS 290845
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0345 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2007
VALID 291200Z - 301200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST UNITED
STATES...FUELED BY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL
ROCKY MOUNTAINS. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE
DAY ON THURSDAY AND FORM ON A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT THAT...BY
THURSDAY EVENING...WILL EXIST FROM SRN NE SOUTHWARD INTO SW TEXAS. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NEVADA AND THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION...BRINGING SOME GUSTY WINDS AND A DRY AIRMASS THAT WILL
APPROACH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN THE NEW ENGLAND
AREA...A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDING INTO THAT REGION WILL ALSO
CONTAIN A DRY AIRMASS THAT WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED AREAS OF A FIRE
WEATHER THREAT.
...SRN NV/SE CA...
DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY...AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION AND WILL BE LOCATED FROM NE NM...TO CENTRAL AZ...TO SE
CA...BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...BOTH THE GFS AND NAM INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
AND GUSTY NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
AROUND 15 TO 20 PERCENT. GIVEN THE FAIRLY COOL AIRMASS...WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 60S F...AND THE SHORT DURATION OF
THESE CONDITIONS FOR JUST A FEW HOURS IN THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON...A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT IS NOT EXPECTED.
...NRN PA/SE NY/MA...
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS AS A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS INTO THE REGION.
ADDITIONALLY...SURFACE WINDS IN THE REGION ARE FORECAST TO BE
SUSTAINED AROUND 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT
WILL BE MINIMAL DUE TO COOL TEMPERATURES AND THE EXPECTED SHORT
DURATION OF LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND STRONG WINDS.
..LEVIT.. 03/29/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 290953
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0453 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2007
VALID 301200Z - 311200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL
SLOWLY MOVE TOWARDS THE EAST DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD...AND
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THIS STORM AND COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BUILD INTO THE WESTERN STATES...AND AS AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS
FAIRLY STATIONARY ON AN A EASTERN MONTANA THROUGH EASTERN NEW
MEXICO...SOME STRONG WINDS WILL MIX DOWN INTO A DRY AIR MASS INTO
SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
...EXTREME SW TX...
A BRIEF PERIOD OF NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS AS SURFACE WIND
SPEEDS INCREASE TO AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOW TWENTIES. STRONG MID-LEVEL
WINDS ROTATING AROUND THE BASE OF A TROUGH ANCHORED IN THE ROCKIES
WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN THIS STABLE AND DRY AIR
ENVIRONMENT...BUT THE WIND SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN RAPIDLY AFTER
SUNSET...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER QUICKLY AS WELL.
..LEVIT.. 03/29/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...