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FNUS21 KWNS 240834
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0234 AM CST MON DEC 24 2007
VALID 241200Z - 251200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA ALONG AND S OF THE COASTAL
RANGE FOR LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
...SYNOPSIS...
DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL COVER MUCH OF THE U.S. TODAY IN WAKE OF STORM
SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH ON SUNDAY. A SECONDARY UPPER TROUGH WILL
BE OF LITTLE CONSEQUENCE AS IT TRAVELS EWD ACROSS THE SRN
PLAINS/LOWER MS VALLEY ATOP DRY AIRMASS. TO THE W...A STRONGER UPPER
TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY AS IT MOVES SEWD ACROSS THE ERN GREAT BASIN AND
CNTRL ROCKIES. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW...SETTLING
ACROSS ERN NV BY TUE MORNING. THE SUBSEQUENT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SRN CA LATE MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUE.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SRN CA ALONG AND S OF THE COASTAL
RANGE FOR LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: INCREASING SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOWERING RH
FAIRLY TRANQUIL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE DAY ON
MONDAY AHEAD OF THE MAIN COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE
LOWER 70S WITH MIN RH MAINLY IN THE 15-25 PERCENT RANGE. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL NOT MATERIALIZE UNTIL AFTER 00Z...BEGINNING
ACROSS NRN LA AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND SPREADING SEWD ALONG THE
ENTIRE COASTAL RANGE BY TUE MORNING. AT THAT TIME...SUSTAINED NELY
WINDS OF 20-30 MPH WILL BE COMMON ESPECIALLY ACROSS NRN LOS ANGELES
AND ERN VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH MUCH HIGHER GUSTS EXCEEDING 50-70
MPH THROUGH FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL
OVERNIGHT BUT RH WILL BE FAIRLY LOW DUE TO MIXING...FROM 15-20
PERCENT INLAND BUT LOCALLY LOWER IN THE WINDIEST LOCALES.
...SERN U.S. EXCLUDING CNTRL AND SRN FL...
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL EXTEND EWD ALONG THE GULF COAST PROVIDING
COOL BUT DRY WEATHER. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S AND
LIGHT N WINDS OF 5-10 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH MIN RH IN THE 20 PERCENT
RANGE TO CREATE A MARGINALLY CRITICAL FIRE SITUATION FOR A FEW HOURS
DURING THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF RECENT PRECIPITATION...LIGHT WINDS
AND SHALLOW INVERSION HEIGHTS WILL HELP LIMIT THE OVERALL THREAT.
..JEWELL.. 12/24/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 240834
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0234 AM CST MON DEC 24 2007
VALID 251200Z - 261200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA ALONG AND S OF THE COASTAL
RANGE...
...SYNOPSIS...
UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE EWD OUT OF THE ROCKIES INTO THE
PLAINS...PUSHING A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SWD ACROSS THE SWRN
STATES. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE ONGOING OVER SRN CA...AND WILL
ALSO INCREASE ACROSS THE LOWER CO RIVER VALLEY FROM SRN NV INTO SWRN
AZ. A COLD FRONT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CNTRL U.S. TROUGH...AND
WILL EXTEND FROM MO SW INTO ERN OK AND CNTRL TX BY TUE AFTERNOON. IT
WILL BE DRY AND MILD AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO
NWLY BEHIND. ELSEWHERE...DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SERN
STATES WITH HIGH PRESSURE.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SRN CA ALONG AND S OF THE COASTAL
RANGE...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RH
VERY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BE ONGOING CHRISTMAS MORNING WITH
GUSTS TO 50-70 MPH THROUGH FAVORED PASSES/CANYONS...WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 30-40 MPH TO THE COAST LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY
COAST. RH WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY...DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS AND TEENS AS TEMPERATURES RISE WELL INTO THE 70S. THE WINDS
WILL BE STRONGEST FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY...BUT WILL REMAIN
GUSTY INTO THE EVENING. EFFECTS OF RECENT PRECIPITATION ON FUELS
WILL PRECLUDE AN EXTREME OUTLOOK.
...CO RIVER VALLEY FROM SRN NV SWD...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE N WILL INCREASE NLY WINDS THROUGH THE
VALLEY WITH SPEEDS OF 20-30 MPH COMMON AND HIGHER GUST. RH SHOULD
DROP INTO THE 15-20 PERCENT RANGE WITH TEMPERATURES FROM 60-70 F.
THIS SHOULD PROVIDE AT LEAST MARGINALLY CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS
DURING THE AFTERNOON.
...SERN STATES...
IT WILL REMAIN VERY DRY WITH AFTERNOON RH VALUES OF 25-30 PERCENT AT
PEAK HEATING. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE N AT LESS THAN 10
MPH...RESULTING IN AN ELEVATED FIRE THREAT FOR A FEW HOURS DURING
THE AFTERNOON.
..JEWELL.. 12/24/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...