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FNUS21 KWNS 010903
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0303 AM CST TUE JAN 01 2008
VALID 011200Z - 021200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN AZ...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN GA...NRN FL...
...SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE EWD FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE
ERN SEABOARD THROUGH THE PERIOD. IN THE WAKE OF THIS TROUGH A LARGE
AREA OF SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SWD THROUGH THE ROCKIES. THIS
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AND IT/S ASSOCIATED GRADIENT WILL SET UP
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR OFFSHORE WINDS TO CONTINUE OVER SRN
CA...ALONG WITH THE STRENGTHENING OF NELY WINDS OVER SRN AZ TODAY.
WITH LOW RH READINGS IN PLACE IN BOTH OF THESE AREAS...CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. FURTHER EAST...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
SWD INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO AND OFF THE ERN SEABOARD THROUGH THE
PERIOD. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...BREEZY NWLY WINDS WILL USHER IN
MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE SERN STATES. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER SRN GA/NRN FL...WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL
ONLY BE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN AVERAGE.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: SUSTAINED ENELY WINDS FROM 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 50 MPH...MIN RH READINGS FROM 8-15 PERCENT
OFFSHORE WIND EVENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD AS SFC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS SWD THROUGH THE ROCKIES. AS THE GRADIENT BEGINS TO
RELAX LATER TODAY...SFC WINDS WILL DIMINISH. HOWEVER...LOCALLY
STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT SUPPORTING CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD IN SOME OF THE
WIND PRONE AREAS. MILD AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER
MTNS/FOOTHILLS AND INTERIOR VALLEYS FROM 60-75 DEG F COMBINED WITH
DEWPTS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS/TEENS WILL PRODUCE MIN RH READINGS FROM
8-15 PERCENT. POOR RH RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SRN AZ...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: SUSTAINED ENELY WINDS FROM 15-25 MPH WITH GUST
TO AROUND 30 MPH...MIN RH READINGS AROUND 15 PERCENT
AS A STRONG AREA OF SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SWD THROUGH THE SRN
ROCKIES...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INTENSIFY OVER THE AREA TODAY.
AS EVIDENCE OF THE STRENGTH OF THIS GRADIENT...SFC WINDS EARLY THIS
MORNING HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO INCREASE TO OVER 50 MPH ALONG THE
FOOTHILLS OF THE MOGOLLON RIM. AS A RESULT...SUSTAINED NELY WINDS
FROM 15-25 MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER MUCH OF THE LOWER
DESERTS/FOOTHILLS TODAY. AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO NEAR/SLIGHTLY ABOVE
NORMAL /FROM 65-70 DEG F/ CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - NRN FL...SRN GA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: SUSTAINED NWLY WINDS FROM 15-25 MPH...MIN RH
READINGS FROM 25-35 PERCENT
IN THE WAKE OF STRONG COLD FRONT...NWLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
BETWEEN 15-25 MPH OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR TODAY THAN SEEN RECENTLY...THE COLDER AIR
WILL LAG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY BY SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. HIGHS FROM
60-70 F COMBINED WITH FALLING DEWPTS INTO THE 30S WILL PRODUCE MIN
RH READINGS FROM 25-35 PERCENT...SUPPORTING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
...SRN TX...
BEHIND A COLD FRONT...THE STRONGEST NLY WINDS /SUSTAINED FROM 15-25
MPH/ WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING /PRIOR TO MAX DAYTIME HEATING/.
ALTHOUGH MIN RH READINGS THIS AFTERNOON WILL AVERAGE FROM 15-25
PERCENT...DECREASING WINDS DURING THE PERIOD OF LOWEST RH READINGS
WILL PRECLUDE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK AREA.
..CROSBIE.. 01/01/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 010905
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0305 AM CST TUE JAN 01 2008
VALID 021200Z - 031200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
A FEW HOUR PERIOD OF OFFSHORE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SRN CA EARLY IN
THE PERIOD SUPPORTING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AN
APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH WILL AID IN WEAKENING OFFSHORE WINDS BY THE
LATE MORNING. OTHERWISE...STRONG NWLY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE SERN
STATES ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AS SFC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE MS VALLEY. MUCH COOLER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WILL OFFSET LOW RH READINGS PRECLUDING CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF THIS REGION. OTHERWISE...INCREASING
ZONAL MID LEVEL FLOW OVER THE ROCKIES WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A LEE TROUGH ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. THIS WILL ACT TO INCREASE SLY
WINDS OVER THE HIGH PLAINS.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: OFFSHORE WINDS FROM 20-30 MPH EARLY IN THE
PERIOD...MIN RH READINGS FROM 10-15 PERCENT
ALTHOUGH SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY OVER THE ROCKIES
DURING THE PERIOD...A SUFFICIENTLY STRONG OFFSHORE GRADIENT WILL BE
PRESENT OVER THE AREA EARLY IN THE MORNING TO SUPPORT SUSTAINED
WINDS FROM 20-30 MPH THROUGH 18Z. LOW RH READINGS FROM 10-15 PERCENT
WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WINDS TO SUPPORT A FEW MORE HOURS OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL WEAKEN DURING
THE AFTERNOON...LOW RH READINGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE ENTIRE
DAY.
...FLA...
STRONG NWLY WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE PERIOD IN THE WAKE OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT. HOWEVER...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S/50S WILL
LIMIT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS /DESPITE LOW RH READINGS FROM
25-35 PERCENT/.
..CROSBIE.. 01/01/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...