Click for Day 1 FireWX Areal Outline Product
ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
FNUS21 KWNS 100813
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0213 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2009
VALID 101200Z - 111200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF SRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER HIGH WILL BE CENTERED ACROSS THE ERN PACIFIC...HELPING TO
MAINTAIN NELY WINDS ACROSS SRN CA IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH PRESSURE
ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL EXIST DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RH...IN
COMBINATION WITH AREAS OF DRYING FUELS. TO THE E...HIGH PRESSURE
WILL ALSO SURGE SWD ACROSS THE CNTRL AND SRN PLAINS BEHIND A COLD
FRONT THAT WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE LOWER MS VALLEY NEWD INTO
THE OH VALLEY. MARGINAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER CNTRL TX WITH STRONG WINDS AND MODERATELY LOW RH.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - PORTIONS OF SRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW AND LOW RH
STRONG NELY WINDS WILL BE ONGOING ACROSS THE COASTAL RANGE TO THE
COAST EARLY SAT MORNING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD. UPPER
SUPPORT MAY BECOME MORE FAVORABLE WITH TIME...WITH STRENGTHENING AND
VERTICALLY ALIGNED NELY WINDS CREATING EXCESSIVE WIND GUSTS OF 50-70
MPH THROUGH FAVORED PASSES/CANYONS. MIN RH WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS
AND RH RECOVERY WILL BE QUITE POOR OVERNIGHT.
FUEL CONDITIONS ARE NOT PARTICULARLY DRY...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO GET
DRIER THROUGH THE PERIOD GIVEN A LONG DURATION OF HIGH WINDS AND LOW
RH. PLEASE CONSULT WITH LOCAL AGENCIES FOR PARTICULARS ON FUELS IN
YOUR AREA.
...CNTRL TX...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SWD INTO TX IN A POST FRONTAL REGIME. NLY
WINDS OF 15-20 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WITH RH
DROPPING INTO THE 20-25 PERCENT RANGE ON AVERAGE WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE 55-60 F RANGE. DESPITE COOL
CONDITIONS...SEVERE DROUGHT AND GUSTY WINDS WILL KEEP THE FIRE
THREAT ELEVATED.
..JEWELL.. 01/10/2009
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
FNUS22 KWNS 100813
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0213 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2009
VALID 111200Z - 121200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF SRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OFF THE CA COAST...WITH HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS
SRN CA AS WELL AS FAVORABLE ALIGNED WINDS ALOFT WILL MAXIMIZE WIND
GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WHERE
FUELS ARE DRY. ELSEWHERE...VERY DRY AIR WILL RESIDE OVER THE SRN
PLAINS WITH MODIFYING HIGH PRESSURE.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - PORTIONS OF SRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: VERY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RH
A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PATTERN FOR SANTA ANA WINDS WILL PERSIST
WITH AN UPPER HIGH OFF THE CA COAST AND A SURFACE HIGH CENTERED OVER
NV. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ONGOING SUN MORNING AND WILL PERSIST ALL DAY
AND INTO THE NIGHT. LOW RH IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS IS
LIKELY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING...WITH IN EXCESS OF 50-70 MPH IN FAVORED AREAS.
ALTHOUGH VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL EXTEND SWD INTO THE
SAN DIEGO AREA...LOCAL OFFICIALS INDICATE FUELS MAY NOT BE DRY
ENOUGH FOR A CRITICAL FIRE THREAT.
..JEWELL.. 01/10/2009
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...