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FNUS21 KWNS 180931
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0331 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009
VALID 181200Z - 191200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A DEEP LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IN THE EAST WILL HOLD IN THE UPPER LEVELS
ALONG WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WEST. THIS WILL RESULT
IN COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE EAST AND MILDER TEMPERATURES TO THE
WEST. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE GREAT LAKES
WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST. A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE AREA
OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL ALLOW A CONTINUATION OF OFFSHORE FLOW
OVER CALIFORNIA. WINDS OVER CALIFORNIA ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE
A LITTLE LIGHTER...HOWEVER SOME GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL CONTINUE OVER
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE PERIOD.
...SRN CA...
OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE BUT ARE EXPECTED TO STAY IN THE 15 TO
25 MPH RANGE WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 MPH AND PERHAPS NEAR 40
MPH IN ISOLATED AREAS. OVERALL...ALTHOUGH WINDS NOT EXPECTED TO BE
THAT STRONG...LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD AND
RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 PERCENT WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF RECOVERY AT
NIGHT. MILD TO WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ALONG WITH THE DRY
FUELS.
...WRN OK AND TX PNHDL...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS...HUMIDITY
IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE AND TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE 60S
ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE
EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON AS HIGHER WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE
SURFACE. THIS AREA IS APPROACHING CRITICAL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY
WITH THE DRY FUELS...HOWEVER...WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH
SLIGHTLY BY LATE AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS
A LITTLE.
..BOTHWELL.. 01/18/2009
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS22 KWNS 180959
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0359 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009
VALID 191200Z - 201200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
OVERALL...LARGE SCALE SURFACE AND UPPER AIR PATTERNS WILL SEE LITTLE
CHANGE FROM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE SURFACE LOW MOVING INTO THE
NORTHEAST U.S. WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY ON TO THE NORTHEAST...EXITING
THE REGION. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE
SOUTHEAST U.S. IN THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH. AN UPPER TROUGH
WILL BE APPROACHING THE WEST COAST BY THE END OF THE PERIOD.
...SRN CA...
OFFSHORE WINDS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL REMAIN GENERALLY IN THE
15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. THE LOW
HUMIDITY IN THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE MAY FINALLY BEGIN TO SLOWLY
INCREASE BY LATE IN THE PERIOD WITH THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER
TROUGH.
...WRN OK/TX PNHDL...
NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS
ARE AGAIN EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITY IN THE
AFTERNOON AROUND 15 TO 25 PERCENT. FUELS REMAIN VERY DRY ACROSS THE
AREA AND A FEW HOURS APPROACHING CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR OVER
THE AREA.
..BOTHWELL.. 01/18/2009
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...