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FNUS21 KWNS 130939
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0339 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009
VALID 131200Z - 141200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF SRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE W COAST WITH A STRONG AREA OF
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL MAINTAIN
GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW/SANTA ANA WINDS FOR SRN CA WHERE RH WILL BE LOW.
TO THE E...ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE FROM THE SRN
PLAINS INTO THE LOWER MS VALLEY WITH VERY DRY WEATHER AND NWLY
WINDS. A LEE TROUGH WILL DEEPEN FROM SD INTO ERN CO AND NM BY
AFTERNOON BENEATH A NWLY FLOW REGIME ALOFT. GUSTY SWLY WINDS AND
VERY LOW RH WILL OCCUR OVER WRN KS/OK AND THE TX PANHANDLE DESPITE
RELATIVELY COOL TEMPERATURES.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - PORTIONS OF SRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: CONTINUED STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW AND LOW RH
A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FROM NV INTO SRN CA
WITH GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS ONGOING THIS MORNING. RH WILL FURTHER
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS INTO THE
80S F. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. GUSTY
WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO WED MORNING WITH POOR RH RECOVERY.
...TX/OK PANHANDLES AND NW TX/WRN OK...
A LEE PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DEEPEN LATER TODAY FROM ERN CO INTO ERN
NM. A VERY COOL AND DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE...BUT HIGHS
WILL EVENTUALLY REACH THE MID 50S F WITH MIN RH IN THE TEENS. SWLY
WINDS OF 15-20 MPH WILL DEVELOP AS WELL. THE COOL TEMPERATURES AND
SHALLOW INVERSION HEIGHTS WILL HELP KEEP THE OVERALL FIRE THREAT AT
BAY...ALTHOUGH SOME THREAT WILL EXIST FOR A COUPLE HOURS NEAR PEAK
HEATING. RH WILL RECOVER RAPIDLY NEAR SUNSET AS WINDS DIMINISH.
...SRN AND SERN TX...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE INTO ERN TX LATER TODAY BEHIND A COLD
FRONT...WITH COOL BUT VERY DRY CONDITIONS. MIN RH WILL DIP INTO THE
TEENS OVER CNTRL TX...WITH TWENTIES ALONG THE TX COAST. NWLY WINDS
NEAR 15 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. THE COOL
TEMPERATURES AND MARGINAL SUSTAINED WINDS WILL MITIGATE THE FIRE
THREAT TO SUB CRITICAL LEVELS...ALTHOUGH STILL ELEVATED DUE TO
DROUGHT.
...GULF COAST/SERN STATES...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE E INTO THE LOWER MS VALLEY WITH A RESIDUAL
HIGH FARTHER E OVER GA AND THE CAROLINAS. POCKETS OF LOW RH WILL
EXIST MAINLY FROM THE WRN FL PANHANDLE/SRN AL WWD.
HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE COOL. RECENT RAINS OVER NRN FL
WILL FURTHER MITIGATE ANY MINOR FIRE THREAT FOR TODAY.
..JEWELL.. 01/13/2009
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 131002
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0402 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009
VALID 141200Z - 151200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF SRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN SITUATED ALONG THE W COAST WITH A LARGE
UPPER TROUGH GENERALLY E OF THE ROCKIES. DRY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE OVER SRN CA DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN. DRY
WEATHER WILL ALSO CONTINUE FROM THE SRN PLAINS EWD ACROSS THE GULF
COAST REGION WITH ANOTHER HIGH.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - PORTIONS OF SRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RH
A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS SRN CA WITH
DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS AGAIN WED. UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR
SUSTAINED WINDS MAY BE A BIT WEAKER ON WED THAN ON THE PREVIOUS FEW
DAYS...BUT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL STILL SUPPORT STRONG WIND
GUSTS AND RH WILL DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF
15-25 MPH APPEAR LIKELY WITH LOCAL GUSTS OF 30-40 MPH THROUGH PASSES
AND CANYONS. RH RECOVERY WILL BE LOCALLY POOR OVERNIGHT AS GUSTS
CONTINUE.
...FL...
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE FL
PENINSULA ON WED AS VERY DRY AIR FILTERS S IN A POST FRONTAL AIR
MASS. MIN RH SHOULD DIP INTO THE 20 PERCENT RANGE ESPECIALLY NRN
FL...WITH VALUES IN TO THE 30 PERCENT RANGE OVER SRN FL. NWLY WINDS
OF 10-15 MPH DURING THE MORNING SHOULD WEAKEN DURING THE DAY. GIVEN
HIGH KBDI VALUES DUE TO DROUGHT...PORTIONS OF FL COULD BE UPGRADED
IN THE NEXT DAY 1 OUTLOOK ESPECIALLY IF WINDS ARE STRONGER THAN
CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED.
...CNTRL TX...
SWLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10-15 MPH AHEAD OF A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH
AND ON THE WRN PERIPHERY OF THE GULF COAST HIGH. RH LEVELS WILL DIP
INTO THE TEENS WITH TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING OUT OF THE 50S F. GIVEN
THE MARGINAL SUSTAINED WINDS AND COOL TEMPERATURES...LARGE SCALE
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED.
..JEWELL.. 01/13/2009
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...