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ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
FNUS21 KWNS 110849
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0249 AM CST MON FEB 11 2008
VALID 111200Z - 121200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER-LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER THE NRN ROCKIES WILL AMPLIFY
SEWD AND BECOME CENTERED OVER THE UPPER MS RIVER VALLEY SWWD THROUGH
THE SRN PLAINS BY EARLY TUE. LEE SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP SWD ALONG
THE HIGH PLAINS. THIS LOW WILL EVENTUALLY TRACK EWD ALONG THE RED
RIVER TOWARDS THE LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SWD
THROUGH THE SRN PLAINS DURING THE EVENING/OVERNIGHT. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL SHIFT FROM THE CORN BELT TOWARDS THE MID-ATLANTIC
REGION.
...W-CNTRL/SWRN FL...
DESPITE A DRY AIR MASS OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST/LOWER
MID-ATLANTIC...ANY CRITICAL THREAT SHOULD BE RESERVED TO PORTIONS OF
THE W COAST OF THE FL PENINSULA. HERE...MODERATE ELY LOW-LEVEL FLOW
AROUND A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE CENTERED OFF THE SE COAST SHOULD SUPPORT
SURFACE WINDS NEAR 15 MPH AROUND MIDDAY. AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO
THE MIDDLE 70S...RH VALUES SHOULD DROP TO AROUND 30 TO 35 PERCENT.
LOCALIZED/SHORT-DURATION CRITICAL CONDITIONS APPEAR LIKELY.
...E-CNTRL NM...
MODERATE W/NWLY LOW-LEVEL WINDS WILL SUPPORT ONE MORE AFTERNOON OF
WARM/DRY CONDITIONS...PRIOR TO A COLD FRONT PASSAGE THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S WITH CRITICALLY
LOW RH OF 8 TO 15 PERCENT. SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS MAY BRIEFLY REACH
20 MPH AT PEAK HEATING SUPPORTING A MARGINAL DURATION OF CRITICAL
CONDITIONS.
..GRAMS.. 02/11/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
FNUS22 KWNS 110939
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0339 AM CST MON FEB 11 2008
VALID 121200Z - 131200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
OVERALL POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER APPEARS LOW ON TUE.
HIGHLY-AMPLIFIED UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS EWD ACROSS
THE CNTRL CONUS AND BECOMES CENTERED FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE
LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY BY EARLY WED. THIS TROUGH WILL AID IN
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION PRODUCTION FROM THE ERN CONUS THROUGH THE
GULF COAST STATES. IN ITS WAKE...EXPANSIVE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE CNTRL/SRN PLAINS.
...EDWARDS PLATEAU OF TX...
ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS SHOULD ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONT PASSAGE TUE
MORNING...MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS SUBSTANTIALLY DRIER AIR WILL LAG N
OF THE BOUNDARY. AS RH VALUES FALL TO NEAR CRITICAL THRESHOLDS
/AROUND 20 PERCENT/ BY MID-AFTERNOON...LOW-LEVEL WINDS SHOULD WEAKEN
CONSIDERABLY WITH APPROACH OF A RIDGE AXIS. JUXTAPOSITION OF LOW RH
AND STRONG WINDS SEEMS UNLIKELY ATTM.
..GRAMS.. 02/11/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...