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FNUS21 KWNS 220844
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0344 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2007
VALID 221200Z - 231200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE ERN U.S. WITH SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC AND SE. THIS WILL
RESULT IN WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE AREA E OF THE MS
RIVER. SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A SURFACE LOW WHICH WILL BE
OVER ERN NEB/WRN IA LATE TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF INCREASED WINDS
AND LOW RH WILL ENHANCE FIRE THREAT FROM THE UPPER MS VALLEY INTO
THE GREAT LAKES. TO THE SW...ANOTHER STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL
DEVELOP SEWD INTO THE DESERT SW PRODUCING GUSTY SWLY WINDS OVER
AZ/NM.
...NRN IL..WRN WI...LOWER MI...
SLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15-25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON ON WRN EDGE OF
SURFACE HIGH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER IL INTO WI WHERE
GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ARE LIKELY. THE HIGH WILL MAINTAIN DRY SURFACE
TRAJECTORIES WITH MIN RH VALUES AVERAGING 25-35 PERCENT. KBDI VALUES
ARE LOW ACROSS THE REGION THUS OVERALL THREAT EXPECTED TO ONLY BE
MARGINALLY CRITICAL.
...SERN STATES...
PRESENCE OF SURFACE HIGH WILL MAINTAIN VERY DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS
WITH MAINLY LIGHT WINDS. MIN RH WILL DECREASE TO 20-30 PERCENT OVER
MUCH OF THE REGION...WHILE WINDS REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT AT LESS
THAN 10 MPH. STRONG ELY FLOW TO 15 MPH WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ATLANTIC
COAST BUT THIS WILL ALSO INCREASE RH. GIVEN A VERY WARM AND DRY AIR
MASS...ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE INCREASED GROWTH WITH A MDT
TO HIGH HAINES INDEX.
...SWRN STATES...
A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL EXTEND FROM W TX ACROSS NM INTO SRN AZ.
MODERATE SWLY WINDS OF 10-20 MPH WILL BE COMMON DURING THE AFTERNOON
OVER MUCH OF THE REGION...BUT HIGHER SPEEDS OF 20-25 MPH ARE LIKELY
FROM SRN NV ACROSS NRN AZ WHERE NOSE OF UPPER LEVEL JET WILL BY 00Z.
RH LEVELS WILL ALSO BE HIGHER IN THESE WINDIER LOCATIONS THUS
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS NOT ANTICIPATED...ALTHOUGH THREAT WILL
REMAIN ELEVATED.
..JEWELL.. 04/22/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS22 KWNS 220844
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0344 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2007
VALID 231200Z - 241200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SERN AZ...SRN NM...FAR W TX...
...SYNOPSIS...
LARGE UPPER TROUGH WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EWD ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO SRN AZ/NM AND WRN TX. RIDGE OVER THE
ERN CONUS WILL BREAK DOWN AS UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE
LOWER GREAT LAKES AND OH VALLEY...WITH INCREASING SWLY WINDS MID
ATLANTIC STATES. HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL BE OVER NRN/CNTRL FL WITH
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUING.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SERN AZ...SRN NM...FAR W TX...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG SWLY WINDS...LOW RH
STRONG UPPER JET WILL BE OVERHEAD MON AFTERNOON. DEEPENING LOW TO
THE E AND STRONG MIXING WILL ALLOW HIGH WINDS TO REACH THE SURFACE
WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20-30 MPH LIKELY WITH GUSTS OF 30-40 MPH
EASILY ATTAINED. MIN RH OF 10-15 PERCENT IS EXPECTED RESULTING IN
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS.
...GA NEWD INTO VA...
SWLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AS LOW PRESSURE TROUGH PASSES TO THE NW.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF NEAR 15 MPH WILL BE LIKELY OVER VA AND THE WRN
CAROLINAS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IT WILL REMAIN WARM WITH TEMPERATURES
REACHING THE 80S AND DRY WITH RH INTO THE 25-30 PERCENT RANGE.
FARTHER S...WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER CLOSER TO HIGH PRESSURE
CENTER...BUT IT WILL BE VERY WARM AND DRY. COMBINATION OF INCREASED
WINDS AND LOW RH WILL PRODUCE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS DURING
THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE ONLY MITIGATING FACTORS BEING RECENT
PRECIPITATION NRN AREAS AND MARGINAL WINDS SRN AREAS.
..JEWELL.. 04/22/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...