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ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
FNUS21 KWNS 140958
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0458 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2007
VALID 141200Z - 151200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
UPPER TROUGH NOW MOVING ACROSS SRN ALBERTA WILL CONTINUE EAST TODAY
WITHIN AN ACTIVE NRN STREAM. MEANWHILE MID LEVEL RIDGE WILL ALSO
SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE ERN THIRD OF THE CONUS TODAY. SFC LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS/TSTMS ALONG ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO
EXTEND FROM UPPER MI TO ERN NEB TO ANOTHER SFC LOW IN SW KS BY AFTN.
SUFFICIENT MID LEVEL MOISTURE IS IN PLACE TO PROMOTE SCATTERED TSTMS
THROUGH THE CNTRL/SRN ROCKIES. MAIN FIRE CONCERNS TODAY WILL BE OVER
THE ERN STATES...WITH SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA.
DRY AIR COMBINED WITH STRONGER ELY WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MAY
POSE ADDITIONAL FIRE THREATS...AND VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ALSO BE
PRESENT OVER THE NORTHEAST.
...SERN GA/NRN FL/INLAND PORTIONS OF CAROLINAS...
MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 25-30 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SERN GA/NRN FL AND THE E FL PANHANDLE. THIS WILL BE TRUE ESPECIALLY
IN AREAS AWAY FROM THE COAST. MAX TEMPS WILL MAINLY BE IN THE
70S/80S WITH DEWPOINTS ONLY IN THE 30S. IN ADDITION...E/NE WINDS
WILL BE QUITE GUSTY /20-25 MPH/...WHICH MAY HAMPER ONGOING
FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS. TSTMS SHOULD MAINLY BE CONFINED TO CNTRL/SRN
FL...WITH LOWER CHANCES IN THE FL PANHANDLE. LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL
BE A POSSIBLE IGNITION SOURCE IF THEY OCCUR AWAY FROM THE AREA OF
HEAVIEST RAIN.
...NORTHEAST...
MINIMUM RH VALUES DROPPED TO AROUND 20 PERCENT IN SOME LOCATIONS OF
ME/MA/NH/VT/ERN NY ON SUNDAY...AND THIS WILL OCCUR AGAIN TODAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD
CRITICAL CONDITIONS...THOUGH GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL ENHANCE WILDFIRE
THREAT LOCALLY.
..TAYLOR.. 05/14/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
FNUS22 KWNS 141000
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0500 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2007
VALID 151200Z - 161200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
UPPER RIDGE WILL AMPLIFY ACROSS THE WRN STATES ON TUE AS TROUGH DIGS
ACROSS THE CNTRL GREAT LAKES. AT THE SFC...ELONGATED FRONTAL ZONE
WILL EXTEND FROM SRN ONTARIO THROUGH THE OH VALLEY AND INTO THE SRN
PLAINS BY AFTN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE CNTRL PLAINS IN
THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT WITH GUSTY NLY WINDS...AND STRONG SWLY WINDS
WILL DEVELOP IN THE WARM SECTOR AHEAD OF APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE IN
THE NORTHEAST. MAIN FIRE CONCERNS SHOULD BE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND
SOUTHEAST WITH AFTN TSTMS AGAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SRN ROCKIES.
...NORTHEAST...
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY...WITH
STRENGTHENING SWLY SFC WINDS. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 30
PERCENT WITH HIGH TEMPS IN THE 80S ACROSS PORTIONS OF SRN NEW
ENGLAND. COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...THIS AREA WILL BE MONITORED FOR A
POTENTIAL UPGRADE IN THE NEXT OUTLOOK. FARTHER NORTH ACROSS PORTIONS
OF ME/NH/VT...WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUE.
...SOUTHEAST...
CENTER OF SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE WRN ATLANTIC BY
TUESDAY...BUT DOMINANT WINDS WILL REMAIN ELY. MAX TEMPS WILL RISE
INTO THE 80S WHILE RH VALUES FALL BELOW 25-30 PERCENT TUE AFTN.
THESE CONDITIONS MAY AGGRAVATE ONGOING FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS.
..TAYLOR.. 05/14/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...