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ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
FNUS21 KWNS 220743
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0243 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008
VALID 221200Z - 231200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR COASTAL AREAS OF SRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
A POWERFUL STORM WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES AS A DEEP
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM THE GREAT PLAINS INTO THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...AND A COLD FRONT
MOVES INTO THAT REGION FROM THE MIDWEST...BRINGING STRONG STORMS TO
THE REGION ALONG WITH SOME WINTER PRECIPITATION IN THE HIGH PLAINS.
A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL SLOWLY MOVE
EASTWARD AND WEAKEN SLIGHTLY...RELAXING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BRINGING WEAKER WINDS THAN ON TUESDAY...BUT LOW
RH VALUES AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BRING A CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER THREAT.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - COASTAL REGIONS OF SRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG WINDS...LOW RH VALUES...CONTINUED DROUGHT
WHILE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL WEAKEN
DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...SOME STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL FORM
TO CREATE A WEAK SANTA ANA EVENT IN THE AREA WITH WIND SPEEDS
STRONGER IN CANYONS AND REGIONS OF COMPLEX TERRAIN. LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL EXIST WITH AREAS DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS TO THE TEENS...AND WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES REACHING FROM
THE MID 80S TO MID 90S F COMBINED WITH A CONTINUED DROUGHT...SURFACE
FUELS WILL REMAIN DRY BRINGING A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER RISK TO THE
AREA.
...NM AND AZ...
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO...WITH
AFTERNOON READINGS DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS MAINLY
ACROSS CENTRAL AZ INTO CENTRAL AND SRN NM. WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE STRONG...WHICH WILL PRECLUDE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
RISK.
..LEVIT.. 10/22/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
FNUS22 KWNS 220752
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0252 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008
VALID 231200Z - 241200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR COASTAL AREAS OF SRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MIDWEST WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY...WHILE A HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE WEST CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD AND BUILD IN
BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO
THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE SOUTHEAST U.S. INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY
WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG STORMS AND WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF
THE STORM SYSTEM...WHILE HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL REMAIN IN THE
SOUTHWEST...WITH A WEAK SANTA ANA WIND EVENT CONTINUING IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - COASTAL AREAS OF SRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG WINDS
A WEAK SANTA ANA EVENT WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY AS OFFSHORE FLOW
CONTINUES...INFLUENCED BY THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE WEST. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA WILL WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE
FORECAST PERIOD SO WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS IN PREVIOUS
DAYS...BUT CANYONS AND VALLEYS COULD STILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS
IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH DOWNSLOPE WINDS. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN
THE 80S TO 90S F AND RH VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE TEENS
WILL CONTINUE...SO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN.
..LEVIT.. 10/22/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...