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FNUS21 KWNS 050915
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0315 AM CST TUE FEB 05 2008
VALID 051200Z - 061200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
TEXAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A POTENT AND PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY...FROM THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. STRONG AND SEVERE STORMS
WILL FORM DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AHEAD OF THE STORM...WITH SOME ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED IN THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST IN SOUTHERN TEXAS BEHIND
A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS...TO
THE GULF COAST...AS THE STORM SYSTEM SWEEPS EASTWARD AND DRY AIR AND
STRONG WINDS DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. FURTHER WEST...A WEAK
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN THE GREAT BASIN...BUT
AN OFFSHORE EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DUE TO THE
WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RH VALUES
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MOST OF TEXAS DURING THE
FORECAST PERIOD...REACHING THE GULF COAST BY AROUND 00Z ON TUESDAY
NIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...CONDITIONS WILL MEET CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CRITERIA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WESTERLY SURFACE
WIND SPEEDS WILL BE AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT. SURFACE
TEMPERATURES WILL BE FAIRLY COOL...REACHING THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S
F...BUT GIVEN THE DRY AIR MASS AND STRONG WIND SPEEDS A CRITICAL
RISK IS EXPECTED.
..LEVIT.. 02/05/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS22 KWNS 050952
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0352 AM CST TUE FEB 05 2008
VALID 061200Z - 071200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
GREAT LAKES REGION...BRINGING PRECIPITATION AND STRONG STORMS TO THE
EAST COAST STATES. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY
THROUGH THE CENTRAL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY TO THE ALONG THE EAST
COAST...AND A DRY...AND COOL...AIR MASS WILL EXIST IN THE HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL DEVELOP OVER MOST OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST STATES. FURTHER WEST...A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
CONTINUE IN THE GREAT BASIN...BUT ONLY LIGHT OFFSHORE OR EVEN
PERIODS OF ONSHORE FLOW WILL EXIST IN SOUTHERN CA DUE TO THE LACK OF
A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES DUE TO THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT
AREAS OF STRONG WIND SPEEDS...UNSEASONABLE TEMPERATURES...AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.
...TENNESSEE/KENTUCKY...
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS ON
WEDNESDAY...SOME STRONG WIND SPEEDS WILL EXIST /AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH/
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT.
HOWEVER...A COOL AIR MASS WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S F
WILL KEEP THE FIRE WEATHER RISK TO A MINIMUM.
..LEVIT.. 02/05/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...