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FNUS21 KWNS 010818
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0318 AM CDT THU NOV 01 2007
VALID 011200Z - 021200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A LARGE AREA OF DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EWD OUT OF THE PLAINS
INTO THE MIDWEST IN WAKE OF UPPER TROUGH SPREADING NEWD ACROSS NEW
ENGLAND. TO THE W...ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH WILL DIVE SEWD OUT OF
CANADA AND INTO THE NRN PLAINS WITH STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH.
MEANWHILE...RH WILL LOWER ACROSS THE SWRN STATES WITHIN WEAK THERMAL
RIDGE FROM THE LOWER CO RIVER VALLEY NWWD INTO CNTRL CA WITH
RELATIVELY WEAK WINDS.
...ERN MT...SWRN ND...NWRN SD...NERN WY...
BORDERLINE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AS A STRONG UPPER TROUGH/CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVES SEWD OUT OF
CANADA. STRONG WLY WINDS OF 20-30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
MATERIALIZE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE DAY WILL START OUT QUITE
COOL...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE 55-65 DEGREE RANGE WHICH
WILL BRING RH DOWN TO NEAR 20 PERCENT. GUSTY NW WINDS WILL PERSIST
OVERNIGHT.
...WRN KS/ERN CO/OK & TX PANHANDLES...
IT WILL BE A VERY DRY DAY AS POST FRONTAL AIR MASS WARMS. A LEE-SIDE
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND HELP STRENGTHEN SLY WINDS TO
15-20 MPH. RH VALUES WILL DIP INTO THE TEENS. OVERNIGHT...A COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW...SHIFTING WINDS TO NWLY AT 10-15
MPH WITH COOL TEMPERATURES.
...MID MS VALLEY...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL SHIFT EWD INTO MO AND IL WHICH WILL RESULT
IN CALM BUT VERY DRY CONDITIONS. MIN RH DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL
EASILY REACH THE 20-25 PERCENT RANGE AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE
LOWER 60S F. DROUGHT PERSISTS FROM CNTRL MO INTO WRN
IL...THUS...THERE MAY BE SOME MARGINAL FIRE CONCERNS FOR A FEW HOURS
DURING THE AFTERNOON DUE TO DRY FUELS AND LOW RH. WEAK WINDS WILL
MINIMIZE THE THREAT.
..JEWELL.. 11/01/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS22 KWNS 010821
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0321 AM CDT THU NOV 01 2007
VALID 021200Z - 031200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
A BUILDING UPPER RIDGE ALONG THE W COAST WILL HELP SHIFT HIGH
PRESSURE SWD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO SRN CA WITH GUSTY
OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RH. TO THE E...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
EXTEND FROM THE SRN PLAINS EWD INTO THE ERN STATES WITH LOW RH FROM
IL SEWD INTO GA AND THE CAROLINAS. A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE
EWD ACROSS THE NRN PLAINS AND GREAT LAKES WITH COOL BUT WINDY
CONDITIONS.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS...LOW RH AND VERY DRY FUELS
LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH LOW
HUMIDITY IN THE TEENS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT...MAINLY
CONFINED TO CANYONS AND PASSES BUT THE GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY REACH
THE VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COAST BY SATURDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH NOT
A PARTICULARLY STRONG WIND EVENT...DRY FUELS...VERY LOW RH AND WINDS
OF 20-30 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS.
...NRN GA...WRN SC AND SWRN NC...
BORDERLINE CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRI AFTERNOON WITH A
VERY DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE AND GUSTY N WINDS. A MODERATE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NW AND
NOEL OFFSHORE. NELY WINDS OF 10-15 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A RESULT.
STRONG HEATING WILL BRING RH LEVELS WELL INTO THE 20 PERCENT RANGE.
THE LOW RH AND WIND COUPLED WITH DROUGHT SUGGEST CRITICAL CONDITIONS
MAY MATERIALIZE FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS FRI AFTERNOON...AND
PORTIONS OF THE AREA MAY BE UPGRADED IN NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
...NERN MO/NRN AND WRN IL...
A SURFACE TROUGH WILL GRAZE THE AREA AS THE BULK OF THE UPPER TROUGH
ENERGY PASSES TO THE N. SWLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 MPH OVER NERN
MO TO 15-20 MPH INTO NRN IL. RH WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LOW...GENERALLY
FROM 20-30 PERCENT.
..JEWELL.. 11/01/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...