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FNUS21 KWNS 290941
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0341 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008
VALID 291200Z - 301200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
TWO SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN STATES DURING
THE DAY ON MONDAY...ONE WILL AMPLIFY AND DIG INTO THE GREAT LAKES
REGION ENHANCING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE THERE AND PRODUCING A SWATH OF
SNOW. THE OTHER TROUGH WILL IMPACT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND ALSO
BRING SNOW TO THAT REGION AND THE UPPER ROCKIES. ELSEWHERE...SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTH AND THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION...WHILE A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL MIDWEST
EARLY IN THE PERIOD...AND THEN RETROGRADES NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT
ON MONDAY NIGHT. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL IN THE GREAT
PLAINS...BUT A CRITICAL RISK IS NOT EXPECTED.
...SW TX...
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS AND PERHAPS SINGLE
DIGITS DURING THE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY. WHILE SURFACE TEMPERATURES
WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S F...SOUTHERLY WIND SPEEDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE LIGHT...AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. A CRITICAL RISK IS NOT
ANTICIPATED DUE TO THE WEAK WIND SPEEDS.
..LEVIT.. 12/29/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 291001
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0401 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008
VALID 301200Z - 311200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL FORM IN THE MIDWEST AND PUSH SOUTHWARD INTO THE
GREAT PLAINS AND EVENTUALLY THE GULF COAST BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...BRINGING DRY AIR AND GUSTY WINDS INTO CENTRAL/WESTERN
KANSAS AND THE OKLAHOMA/TEXAS PANHANDLES ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
RAPIDLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO NEW
ENGLAND...BRINGING A LARGE SWATH OF SNOW FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO
THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT...A LARGE AREA OF
HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
...W TX/OK PANHANDLE/W KS...
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION ON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND
BEHIND THE FRONT WITH VALUES AROUND 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE AROUND 20 TO 25 PERCENT...BUT HIGH
TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ONLY BE AROUND 55 TO 60F. FURTHER
SOUTH INTO TEXAS...WESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL APPROACH
15 MPH WITH RH VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT...AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES
WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER AROUND 70F. CONDITIONS WILL APPROACH
CRITICAL CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AT PEAK
HEATING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS TEXAS.
..LEVIT.. 12/29/2008
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...