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FNUS21 KWNS 030922
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0422 AM CDT WED OCT 03 2007
VALID 031200Z - 041200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR A PORTION OF THE NRN HIGH
PLAINS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG UPPER TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE SEWD INTO
THE PAC NW THROUGH THE PERIOD. AHEAD OF THIS UPPER TROUGH...MID
LEVEL FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE PAC NW/NRN GREAT BASIN AND THE
NRN ROCKIES. THIS WILL SUPPORT AN INCREASE IN SFC WINDS FROM THE
GREAT BASIN NEWD INTO THE NRN PLAINS. DRY CONTINENTAL AIR COMBINED
WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE WINDS WILL PRODUCE A CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER THREAT OVER THE NRN HIGH PLAINS TODAY. SLIGHTLY WEAKER
WINDS AND/OR HIGHER RH READINGS WILL PRECLUDE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS FURTHER SW OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES/GREAT BASIN. WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN OVER THE SRN/ERN HALF OF THE NATION UNDER
THE PRESENCE OF A STRONG UPPER RIDGE...BUT LIGHT WINDS WILL PRECLUDE
ANY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT IN THIS REGION.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - A PORTION OF NRN HIGH PLAINS...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: SUSTAINED SSWLY WINDS FROM 20-25 MPH...MIN RH
READINGS FROM 15-20 PERCENT.
AHEAD OF A STRONG SEWD MOVING UPPER TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA...A STRONG MID/UPPER LEVEL JET WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PAC
NW/NRN ROCKIES THROUGH TONIGHT. WARM/DRY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST SOUTH
OF A SFC FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING ACROSS THE NRN ROCKIES/PAC NW.
AN OVERLAP OF THE STRONGEST MID LEVEL WINDS/WARM SFC TEMPERATURES
WILL EXIST OVER THE NRN HIGH PLAINS OF WRN SD/WRN NEB AND ERN WY
THIS AFTERNOON. IN THIS REGION...SSWLY WINDS FROM 20-25 MPH AIDED BY
STEEP LAPSE RATES AND TRANSFER OF STRONGER WINDS ALOFT...WILL
COMBINE WITH MIN RH READINGS FROM 15-20 PERCENT TO PRODUCE A
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT.
...GREAT BASIN/CENTRAL ROCKIES...
A GREATER DISPLACEMENT WILL EXIST BETWEEN THE STRONGER MID LEVEL
FLOW AND WARM/DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THIS SHOULD
RESULT IN SUSTAINED SFC WIND GENERALLY REMAINING BELOW 20 MPH. OVER
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...STRONGER SFC WINDS WILL BE MITIGATED BY HIGHER
RH READINGS PRECLUDING ANY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT.
..CROSBIE.. 10/03/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS22 KWNS 030923
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0423 AM CDT WED OCT 03 2007
VALID 041200Z - 051200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR A PORTION OF THE SRN GREAT
BASIN/LOWER CO RIVER VALLEY...
...SYNOPSIS...
THE STRONG UPPER TROUGH OVER THE PAC NW AT THE START OF THE PERIOD
WILL DIG SEWD ALONG THE WEST COAST AND INTO GREAT BASIN BY THE END
OF THE PERIOD. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STRONG UPPER TROUGH...SFC WINDS
WILL INCREASE OVER THE SRN GREAT BASIN/LOWER CO RIVER VALLEY.
COMBINED WITH LOW RH READINGS...A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON. A STRONG UPPER RIDGE
WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OVER MUCH OF THE ERN HALF OF THE
NATION...SUPPORTING WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOWER RH
READINGS. HOWEVER LIGHT WINDS WILL PRECLUDE ANY CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THIS REGION.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - A PORTION OF THE SRN GREAT
BASIN/LOWER CO RIVER VALLEY...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: SUSTAINED SSWLY WINDS FROM 20-25 MPH...MIN RH
READINGS FROM 10-15 PERCENT
STRENGTHENING MID LEVEL WIND FIELDS WILL OCCUR IN ASSOCIATION WITH A
STRONG UPPER TROUGH APPROACHING THE REGION. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
COMBINE WITH SEASONABLY LOW DWPTS TO PRODUCE LOW RH READINGS AROUND
15 PERCENT. STEEP LAPSE RATES IN THE LOWER-MID LVLS WILL SUPPORT
TRANSFER OF STRONG WIND FIELDS ALOFT TO THE SFC...LEADING TO
CRITICALLY STRONG SFC WINDS DEVELOPING BY THE AFTERNOON.
..CROSBIE.. 10/03/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...