Click for Day 1 FireWX Areal Outline Product
ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
FNUS21 KWNS 300854
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0354 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008
VALID 301200Z - 311200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE GREAT BASIN
AND CENTRAL ROCKIES...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE NRN HIGH PLAINS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL DIG SEWD INTO THE PAC NW THROUGH THE
PERIOD. AHEAD OF THIS UPPER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT A LARGE
AREA OF MODERATE SWLY WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RH READINGS WILL
SUPPORT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM PORTIONS OF CA NEWD
INTO WY. FURTHER EAST...A STRENGTHENING LEE TROUGH OVER THE HIGH
PLAINS WILL SUPPORT INCREASING SLY WINDS OVER SD/ND. LOW RH READINGS
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE WINDS WILL SUPPORT AN ADDITIONAL AREA OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FURTHER SOUTH OVER THE CENTRAL/SRN
PLAINS...DESPITE INCREASING SLY WINDS...MODERATE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL PRECLUDE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE
NATION...NO OTHER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - PORTIONS OF CA NEWD INTO WY...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: SUSTAINED SWLY WINDS FROM 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH...MIN RH READINGS FROM 10-15 PERCENT
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL DEVELOP SEWD THROUGH THE PAC NW TODAY. AHEAD OF
AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING SEWD THROUGH THE GREAT
BASIN...STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND INCREASING MID LEVEL
WIND FIELDS WILL TRANSLATE TO MODERATE SWLY SFC WINDS FROM PORTIONS
OF NRN/CENTRAL INTERIOR CA NEWD INTO WY. ANTECEDENT LOW RH READINGS
WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED DRY TSTMS ARE EXPECTED OVER
PORTIONS OF THE ERN GREAT BASIN WHERE MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH/COLD FRONT.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - PORTIONS OF WRN AND CENTRAL SD/ND...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: SUSTAINED SLY WINDS FROM 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 30 MPH...MIN RH READINGS FROM 15-20 PERCENT
A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL MT COMBINED WITH A
DEEPENING LEE TROUGH WILL SUPPORT MODERATE SUSTAINED SLY WINDS OVER
20 MPH TODAY ACROSS THE NRN PLAINS. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL KEEP RH
READINGS ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS ACROSS ERN ND/SD. HOWEVER FURTHER
WEST OVER CENTRAL/ERN SD AND ND...RH READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
LESS THAN 20 PERCENT SUPPORTING A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT.
..CROSBIE.. 08/30/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
FNUS22 KWNS 300856
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0356 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008
VALID 311200Z - 011200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF CA/NV AND UT...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE NRN HIGH PLAINS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL DIG SEWD INTO THE GREAT BASIN TOMORROW.
AHEAD OF AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT...SWLY WINDS WILL REMAIN MODERATE
OVER PORTIONS OF ERN CA...NV AND WRN UT. LOW RH READINGS WILL
COMBINE WITH THESE WINDS TO SUPPORT A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT.
FURTHER EAST...ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NRN HIGH PLAINS SOUTH OF A COLD FRONT AND JUST
EAST OF AN ASSOCIATED LEE TROUGH.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - PORTIONS OF ERN CA...SRN/CENTRAL NV
AND WRN UT...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: SUSTAINED SWLY WINDS FROM 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH...MIN RH READINGS FROM 10-15 PERCENT
SIMILAR TO DAY 1...A STRONG UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
WILL DIG SEWD THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN/ROCKIES ON DAY 2. MODERATE MID
LEVEL SWLY WIND FIELDS AND A TIGHT SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT /ASSOCIATED
WITH A LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE NRN GREAT BASIN/ WILL SUPPORT
MODEST SWLY WINDS OVER THE ERN/SRN GREAT BASIN. THESE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH LOW RH READINGS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - PORTIONS OF WRN SD/ND...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: SUSTAINED SLY WINDS FROM 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 30 MPH...MIN RH READINGS LESS THAN 25 PERCENT
SOUTH OF A STATIONARY FRONT...MODERATE SLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
THE HIGH PLAINS. SIMILAR TO DAY 1...WARM TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVELY
LOW RH READINGS /LESS THAN 25 PERCENT WEST OF THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
AXIS/ WILL SUPPORT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.
..CROSBIE.. 08/30/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...