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FNUS21 KWNS 150808
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0308 AM CDT WED OCT 15 2008
VALID 151200Z - 161200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE W WILL FLATTEN WITH GENERALLY ZONAL TO
SLIGHTLY CYCLONIC FLOW ACROSS THE ROCKIES AND PLAINS. AT THE
SURFACE...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND FROM THE GREAT BASIN INTO
THE CNTRL U.S. RESIDUAL GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN OVER SRN CA IN A
WEAKENING SANTA ANA WIND EVENT...WITH VERY LOW RH PERSISTING.
ELSEWHERE...AN UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE SERN STATES WITH
VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH A SURFACE HIGH IN PLACE.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: GUSTY WINDS MAINLY EARLY IN THE DAY AND
EXTREMELY LOW RH
LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS MAINLY THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS WILL PERSIST
THIS MORNING WITH A WEAK TO MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE.
THIS GRADIENT AND THUS WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER IN THE DAY...BUT RH
LEVELS WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY LOW AND IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. THE
EXTREMELY DRY AIR AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL STILL FAVOR FIRE
GROWTH.
...SERN STATES...
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL RESULT IN VERY WARM AND
DRY WEATHER TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S F WILL BE COMMON
ALONG WITH MIN RH VALUES OF 25-30 PERCENT FROM AL INTO GA AND THE
CAROLINAS. LACK OF ANY WIND WILL MITIGATE THE FIRE THREAT.
..JEWELL.. 10/15/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 150808
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0308 AM CDT WED OCT 15 2008
VALID 161200Z - 171200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A BROAD AND LOW AMPLITUDE UPPER TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM THE ROCKIES
EWD INTO THE NE WITH GENERALLY COOL WEATHER BENEATH. WARMER AND
DRIER WEATHER WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND SWRN STATES
AS AN UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD. A MAINLY WEAK SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL EXIST FROM THE GREAT BASIN INTO SRN CA...WITH LIGHTER
WINDS BUT LOW RH.
...SRN CA...
A VERY WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION AS AN UPPER
RIDGE BUILDS. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX...WITH ONLY
ISOLATED AREAS OF GUSTY WINDS NEAR THE MTNS. VERY LOW RH WITH VALUES
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL MAINTAIN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FIRES TO
BURN BUT OVERALL WINDS WILL BE MUCH WEAKER THAN THE PREVIOUS DAY.
...GA/NRN FL/SC...
IT WILL BE EXTREMELY DRY ON THU WITH HIGH PRESSURE MODIFYING. MIN RH
IS EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 25-30 PERCENT WITH TEMPERATURES OF 85-90 F.
THE MITIGATING FACTOR WILL BE LIGHT WINDS...BUT INCREASING KBDI
VALUES ACROSS THE FL PANHANDLE...SW GA...AND SRN AL SUGGEST A
MARGINAL FIRE THREAT DUE SOLELY TO LOW RH.
..JEWELL.. 10/15/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...