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FNUS21 KWNS 190629
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0129 AM CDT SUN OCT 19 2008
VALID 191200Z - 201200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TODAY. DRY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS SRN CA...NV...AND AZ...BUT THE FLOW
WILL REMAIN ONSHORE. A DISTURBANCE NOTED IN WV IMAGERY OFFSHORE OF
N/CNTRL CA THIS MORNING MAY INFLUENCE CONVECTION WITH ISOLD
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS N/CNTRL CA AND WRN NV AS IT PROGRESSES
ENEWD WITH THE TROUGH...ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED
TO BE MINIMAL.
MEANWHILE ACROSS THE EAST...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED NEAR NEW
ENGLAND WILL ALLOW FOR COOL AND DRY NLY/NELY SURFACE WINDS WHILE THE
EXITING UPPER LOW WILL GRADUALLY ALLOW FOR THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO
RELAX ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY LATE EVENING. MARGINAL
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...ESPECIALLY NEAR WRN NC/VA...AND SUSTAINED
WINDS NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH WILL ENHANCE FIRE THREAT ACROSS DROUGHT
STRICKEN AREAS.
PORTIONS OF THE FL PANHANDLE MAY EXPERIENCE A FEW HRS OF CRITICALLY
LOW RHS...ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER TODAY THAN
YESTERDAY.
...FL PANHANDLE...
COOL AND DRY NWLY FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE EXITING TROUGH AND
FOLLOWING YESTERDAY/S COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL ALLOW FOR ANOTHER
DAY OF MARGINAL TO CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE FL
PANHANDLE. ALTHOUGH LONGER DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 30
TO 35 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY VS YESTERDAY...WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHTER.
...PORTIONS OF THE MID ATLANTIC...
A MARGINAL FIRE THREAT WILL EXIST ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC TODAY AS
COOL AND DRY NLY/NELY WINDS ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP BELOW
35 PERCENT ACROSS A WIDESPREAD REGION. INLAND PORTIONS OF VA/NC
COULD EXPERIENCE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 25 PERCENT.
SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING NEAR 20 TO 25 MPH MAY
BRIEFLY AFFECT AREAS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BUT IN GENERAL THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO RELAX THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST CONTINUES TO QUICKLY MOVE NEWD.
INLAND AREAS WHERE DRY LEAVES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OR ARE FALLING MAY
PROVIDE LOCALLY DRIER FUELS FOR STARTS...BUT OVERALL...RELATIVELY
COOL TEMPERATURES...SHALLOW MIXING LAYER PREVENTING STRONG
GUSTS...AND FUEL CONDITIONS WILL PRECLUDE ANY CRITICAL OUTLINES.
..HURLBUT.. 10/19/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS22 KWNS 190729
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0229 AM CDT SUN OCT 19 2008
VALID 201200Z - 211200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NW. AT THE
SURFACE...A COLD FRONT WILL SURGE EWD ACROSS OR...ID...AND NWRN NV
WITH WINDS INCREASING AND SHIFTING TO THE W. AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...SUSTAINED WINDS MAY APPROACH 15 MPH WITH STRONGER
GUSTS...ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S AND 60S WILL PREVENT
CRITICALLY LOW RHS. HOWEVER...SHIFTING WINDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
FRONT WILL BE A THREAT TO ANY ONGOING FIRES.
FARTHER S...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER THROUGH THE DAY ALLOWING
OFFSHORE WINDS TO RETURN TO SRN CA.
FARTHER E...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH THE ERN GREAT LAKES AND
SWWD THROUGH THE MIDWEST/OH VALLEY REGION THEN WWD THROUGH KS WILL
SLOWLY MOVE EWD THROUGH THE DAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ACROSS A WIDESPREAD
AREA IN THE MID ATLANTIC AND SOUTHEAST...ALTHOUGH LIGHT WINDS WILL
LIMIT THE OVERALL THREAT.
...SRN CA...
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER THROUGH THE DAY AND OFFSHORE WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO COMMENCE ACROSS COASTAL REGIONS OF SRN CA LATE MONDAY
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AT THE SURFACE...THE FRONT WILL BE
JUST TO THE N...WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE QUICKLY BUILDING TO THE
N. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE MARGINAL...ALTHOUGH GRADUALLY
LOWERING RHS CAN BE EXPECTED W OF THE COASTAL RANGES...ESPECIALLY
NEAR SRN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...AND THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN THE LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
NEAR FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES. HOWEVER...STRONGER WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THE FOLLOWING DAY.
..HURLBUT.. 10/19/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...