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FNUS21 KWNS 170548
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1248 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008
VALID 171200Z - 181200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A RELATIVELY STAGNANT PATTERN WILL PERSIST TODAY WITH A STRONG RIDGE
OVER THE W AND A TROUGH IN THE E. VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE FROM CA ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO THE FOUR CORNERS
STATES. TO THE E...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SPREAD SEWD ACROSS THE MS
VALLEY INTO THE OH/TN VALLEYS WITH COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER. DRIER
AIR WILL ALSO SPREAD EWD ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC BEHIND A COLD
FRONT.
...CNTRL CA/GREAT BASIN...AZ...
VERY HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST UNDER THE RIDGE. A HIGH HAINES
INDEX...INDICATIVE OF A VERY DRY AND UNSTABLE LOWER
ATMOSPHERE...WILL AGAIN FAVOR UPSCALE FIRE GROWTH DURING THE PEAK
HEATING HOURS. IN GENERAL...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT BUT LOCALLY GUSTY
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL OCCUR IN FAVORED AREAS.
...GA INTO THE CAROLINAS...
A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST LATER
TODAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE W. NWLY WINDS OF
10-15 MPH WILL BRING MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE AREA...WITH AFTERNOON
MIN RH READINGS IN THE 20 PERCENT RANGE. THIS WILL RESULT IN
MARGINALLY CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY
IN THE DRIEST AREAS.
..JEWELL.. 06/17/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 170548
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1248 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008
VALID 181200Z - 191200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
THE UPPER RIDGE WILL FLATTEN A BIT OVER THE NRN GREAT BASIN BUT WILL
BASICALLY REMAIN INTACT ACROSS THE AREA...PROVIDING VERY WARM AND
DRY WEATHER FROM CA EWD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO THE FOUR
CORNERS STATES. TO THE EAST...AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER TROUGH
WILL REMAIN OVER THE ERN STATES...WITH MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS DUE TO
HIGH PRESSURE.
...FL PANHANDLE...GA/SC/NC...
DRY AIR WILL BE IN PLACE THANKS TO HIGH PRESSURE...AND BY
AFTERNOON...MIN RH READINGS WILL DROP TO CRITICALLY LOW LEVELS. THE
DRIEST AIR WILL BE OVER THE CAROLINAS WITH RH INTO THE UPPER TEENS
LIKELY. RH VALUES IN THE 20 PERCENT RANGE WILL BE LIKELY ELSEWHERE.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...BUT STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND DEEP
MIXING LAYERS WILL HELP KEEP THE FIRE THREAT ELEVATED.
...CA/NV/UT/AZ/WRN CO/NM...
VERY HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST UNDER THE UPPER RIDGE...WITH A
HIGH HAINES INDEX DURING THE AFTERNOON. MIN RH IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
TO LOWER TEENS WILL BE COMMON. DUE TO STRONG INSTABILITY...LOCALLY
GUSTY WINDS WILL BE LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT SUSTAINED
WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. STILL...THE HOT AND DRY
WEATHER WILL FAVOR AFTERNOON FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY ONGOING FIRES.
..JEWELL.. 06/17/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...