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FNUS21 KWNS 150854
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0354 AM CDT FRI AUG 15 2008
VALID 151200Z - 161200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE ROCKIES WILL SLOWLY MOVE SWD THROUGH THE
PERIOD...WHILE STRONG UPPER RIDGING REMAINS OVER THE PAC NW. AS A
RESULT...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE FOUND OVER THE
CENTRAL/SRN ROCKIES AND THE PLAINS STATES. WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR FROM MUCH OF THE GREAT BASIN INTO THE PAC
NW. LOW RH READINGS WILL COMBINE WITH THESE TEMPERATURES AND WEAK
MID LEVEL WINDS TO PRODUCE HIGH HAINES INDICES OVER THIS REGION. A
A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MID LEVEL MOISTURE /ROTATING AROUND THE WRN
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER RIDGE/ MAY SUPPORT ISOLATED DRY TSTMS OVER NRN
CA/SRN ORE THIS AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER LIMITED COVERAGE WILL
PRECLUDE ANY CRITICAL DRY TSTM THREAT. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE
NATION...NO OTHER AREAS OF FIRE WEATHER CONCERN WILL EXIST.
...INTERIOR PAC NW/NRN CA...
VERY HOT TEMPERATURES /FROM 10-20 DEG ABOVE NORMAL/ WILL OCCUR TODAY
AS A RESULT OF A STRONG UPPER RIDGE RESIDING OVER THE REGION.
SEASONABLY LOW DWPTS WILL RESULT IN MIN RH READINGS FROM 10-15
PERCENT OVER INTERIOR WA AND ORE. RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL
PRECLUDE ANY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT. MID LEVEL MOISTURE MOVING
NWD THROUGH CENTRAL CA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE AROUND THE PERIPHERY
OF THE UPPER RIDGE AND INTO NRN CA AND SRN ORE THIS AFTERNOON. AS A
RESULT...ISOLATED DRY TSTMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
THIS REGION. LACK OF AN ORGANIZED FORCING MECHANISM WILL PRECLUDE A
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT.
..CROSBIE.. 08/15/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 150856
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0356 AM CDT FRI AUG 15 2008
VALID 161200Z - 171200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
THE UPPER AIR PATTERN WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH TOMORROW ACROSS THE
NATION. AN UPPER RIDGE WILL RESIDE OVER THE PAC NW AGAIN...LEADING
TO ANOTHER DAY OF HOT TEMPERATURES IN THIS REGION. AHEAD OF A
DEEPENING UPPER TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA....A SHORTWAVE TROUGH
OFF THE NRN CA COAST AT THE START OF THE PERIOD WILL MOVE INTO THE
PAC NW DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...ISOLATED
TO SCT DRY TSTMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE ORE/WA CASCADES AND
PORTIONS OF ERN ORE AND WA...LEADING TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WEST...AN UPPER
LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
...PROVIDING FOR SCT PRECIPITATION OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL/SRN ROCKIES
AND SRN PLAINS.
...NRN CA AND CENTRAL/ERN ORE AND WA...
A SUBTLE SHORTWAVE OVER SRN CA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NWD ALONG THE
PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER RIDGE THROUGH TOMORROW. AS A RESULT...MID
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL DEVELOP INTO A REGION OF A HOT BOUNDARY
LAYER...LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERATE INSTABILITY.
RELATIVELY HIGH PWAT VALUES /AOA 1 INCH/ WILL LIMIT THE THREAT FOR
DRY TSTMS OVER NRN CA. HOWEVER FURTHER NORTH...LOWER PWAT VALUES
/LESS THAN 0.75 INCH/ WILL LEAD TO A MORE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR
DRY TSTMS OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL/ERN ORE AND WA. SUFFICIENT
UNCERTAINTY EXISTS REGARDING THE COVERAGE OF TSTMS SUCH THAT A
CRITICAL AREA WILL NOT BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME.
..CROSBIE.. 08/15/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...