Click for Day 1 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS21 KWNS 261000
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0400 AM CST MON NOV 26 2007
VALID 261200Z - 271200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
UPPER PATTERN ACROSS THE NATION WILL REMAIN SPLIT THROUGH THE
PERIOD. IN THE NRN STREAM...AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE NRN PACIFIC
WILL BEGIN TO DIG SEWD AND INTO TO PAC NW. MEANWHILE...IN THE SRN
STREAM...AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE SRN PLAINS WILL ACCELERATE NEWD
TOWARDS THE MID-ATLANTIC AS IT PHASES WITH A NRN STREAM UPPER TROUGH
MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. IN THE WAKE OF THIS
TROUGH...DRYING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR UNDER WEAK UPPER RIDGING.
MEANWHILE...AN UPPER LOW SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SW OF THE SRN CA
COAST WILL SLOWLY RETROGRADE SWWD THROUGH THE PERIOD. IN
GENERAL...NO AREAS OF FIRE WEATHER CONCERN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NATION TODAY.
..CROSBIE.. 11/26/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS22 KWNS 261005
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0405 AM CST MON NOV 26 2007
VALID 271200Z - 281200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR COASTAL RANGES OF CENTRAL CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
A SEASONABLY STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE SEWD FROM THE PAC NW INTO
THE GREAT BASIN/CENTRAL ROCKIES THROUGH THE PERIOD. ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS SYSTEM...MODERATE N-NELY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL CA
COASTAL RANGES /INCLUDING THE BAY AREA HILLS/ DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND LASTING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ACCOMPANIED BY LOW
HUMIDITIES...A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED IN THIS
AREA. MEANWHILE...A DRYING TREND WILL ENSUE OVER THE SERN STATES
ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE WAKE
OF AN UPPER TROUGH. ASSOCIATED WITH STRENGTHENING MID LEVEL FLOW
OVER THE ROCKIES...A LEE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP SUPPORTING GUSTY SWLY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SRN HIGH PLAINS.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - COASTAL RANGES/VALLEYS OF CENTRAL
CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: SUSTAINED NELY WINDS FROM 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH...MIN RH READINGS 10-15 PERCENT.
IN THE WAKE OF AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE NRN GREAT BASIN
/INSIDE SLIDER/...STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS
NRN/CENTRAL CA DURING THE PERIOD. STRONG LOW-MID LEVEL SUBSIDENCE
ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM WILL SUPPORT DEWPTS FALLING INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS/TEENS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...FIRST STARTING IN THE
NORTH BAY MTNS/VALLEYS BEFORE DEVELOPING AS FAR SOUTH AS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN SRN MONTEREY/SAN BENITO COUNTY MTNS OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL /60-70 DEG F/
DURING THE DAY...POOR RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT /RH READINGS REMAINING
NEAR 15 PERCENT/ SUPPORTS A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT OVER THE
COASTAL RANGES AND ADJACENT INTERIOR VALLEYS DURING THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST OVER
THE EAST BAY HILLS SWD INTO THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE THROUGH THE
EARLY AFTERNOON OF DAY 3.
...SRN HIGH PLAINS...
AHEAD OF THE DIGGING GREAT BASIN/ROCKIES UPPER TROUGH...A LEE SFC
LOW WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY OVER SERN CO DURING THE PERIOD. AS A
RESULT OF A STRONG GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE MS VALLEY...SWLY WINDS FROM 20-30 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE ONLY SLIGHTLY ABOVE
NORMAL /LOWER-MID 60S/...LOW DEWPTS IN THE TEENS/20S WILL PRODUCE
MIN RH READINGS FROM 15-20 PERCENT OR JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE CRITICAL
LEVELS. THIS AREA WILL BE MONITORED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AN
UPGRADE IN A LATER OUTLOOK.
...SERN STATES...
A BROAD AREA OF SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EWD INTO THE REGION
TOMORROW. A MODERATE N-S PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SUPPORT NLY WINDS
FROM 10-15 MPH OVER MUCH OF SRN GA/AL AND NRN FLA. ATTM...RELATIVELY
COOL TEMPERATURES /60S/ AND DEWPTS FROM 35-45 DEG F SHOULD KEEP MIN
RH READINGS ABOVE 35 PERCENT.
..CROSBIE.. 11/26/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...