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FNUS21 KWNS 140831
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0331 AM CDT FRI SEP 14 2007
VALID 141200Z - 151200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR INTERIOR SOUTHERN CA/CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN NV INTO WESTERN/CENTRAL UT AND NORTHWEST AZ...
...SYNOPSIS...
AS A LONGWAVE UPPER TROUGH PERSISTS OVER MUCH OF CANADA AND THE
NORTHEAST STATES...AN EMBEDDED UPPER TROUGH WILL SWEEP EASTWARD OVER
THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY...DRIVING A COLD FRONT
EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES/OHIO VALLEY. IN THE
WEST...UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN
CA/ORE COAST. WARM TEMPERATURES/VERY LOW RH VALUES WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS SOUTHERN CA. ISOLATED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN CA/ORE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY
EVENING.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - INTERIOR SOUTHERN CA/CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN NV INTO WESTERN/CENTRAL UT AND NORTHWEST AZ...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG/GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH/WARM TEMPERATURES
A RELATIVELY SIMILAR SCENARIO FROM THURSDAY WILL CONTINUE TODAY FROM
THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN CA SIERRA MOUNTAINS/INTERIOR DESERTS INTO
MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN/EASTERN GREAT BASIN. AS COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY...A SOMEWHAT STRONGER MID LEVEL JET /50+ KT/ WILL
OVERSPREAD THE REGION DURING THE DAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
OF 20-30 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 40-45
MPH POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCALES. AIDED BY DOWNSLOPE OFF OF THE SIERRA
MOUNTAINS...WARM TEMPERATURES/CRITICALLY LOW RH VALUES CAN BE
EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...SUFFICIENT MID LEVEL MOISTURE/INSTABILITY
WILL BE IN PLACE FOR ISOLATED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF UT...WHICH COULD LEAD TO SOME NEW FIRE STARTS.
...ORE CASCADES/NORTHERN CA...
GIVEN THE PROXIMITY OF THE UPPER LOW...THE POTENTIAL WILL AGAIN
EXIST FOR ISOLATED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY
EVENING ACROSS THE ORE CASCADES/NORTHERN CA. ALTHOUGH COVERAGE
SHOULD REMAIN LIMITED...SOME NEW FIRE STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
REGARDLESS.
..GUYER.. 09/14/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 140845
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0345 AM CDT FRI SEP 14 2007
VALID 151200Z - 161200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR INTERIOR SOUTHERN CA/SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN UT/WESTERN AND CENTRAL UT/NORTHWEST AZ...
...SYNOPSIS...
OVERALL LARGE SCALE PATTERN WILL FLUCTUATE LITTLE INTO SATURDAY.
EXPANSIVE LONGWAVE UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN PREVALENT OVER THE
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE U.S. AND CANADA...WHILE AN UPPER LOW REMAINS
QUASI-STATIONARY ALONG THE NORTHERN CA/ORE COAST...WITH MODERATELY
STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. BROAD
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND A MUCH COOLER AIRMASS WILL ENCOMPASS MUCH
OF THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - INTERIOR SOUTHERN CA/SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN UT/WESTERN AND CENTRAL UT/NORTHWEST AZ...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: GUSTY WINDS AND WARM TEMPERATURES/LOW RH
AS THE UPPER LOW REMAINS CENTERED OVER ORE/NORTHERN CA...MODERATELY
STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN ON
SATURDAY. GIVEN AMPLE BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING...ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY
WINDS IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING FROM THE INTERIOR
SOUTHERN CA DESERTS INTO SOUTHERN/EASTERN NV AND PORTIONS OF
UT/NORTHWEST AZ. ON THE LARGE SCALE...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-25 MPH
ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS /40 MPH/. ACROSS UT/NORTHERN
AZ...INCREASING MID LEVEL MOISTURE/CLOUD COVER SUGGEST RH VALUES
WILL BE MORE MARGINAL...WITH ISOLATED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS ALSO
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
...NORTHERN CA/SOUTHWEST ORE...
AS HAS BEEN THE CASE THE PAST FEW DAYS...ISOLATED MAINLY DRY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN CA/SOUTHWEST ORE CASCADES. A FEW
NEW FIRE STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
...EASTERN WY/NEB PANHANDLE/FAR NORTHEAST CO...
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT/DOWNSLOPE WILL LIKELY LEAD TO AN
AGGRESSIVE WARM-UP ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS ON SATURDAY.
ALTHOUGH CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT CURRENTLY EXPECTED...WARM
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE 80S...WITH SUSTAINED WESTERLY
WINDS OF 15-20 MPH.
..GUYER.. 09/14/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...