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FNUS21 KWNS 190927
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0327 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009
VALID 191200Z - 201200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR MUCH OF CNTRL AND SRN PLAINS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DOMINATES THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY
WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE EAST. IN THE WEST...AN UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS OVER THE AREA. OVER THE CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF THE COUNTRY...ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
PLAINS...VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.
AS AN UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...LIGHTER
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AND A GRADUAL INCREASE IN THE HUMIDITY
THROUGH THE PERIOD.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - MUCH OF CNTRL AND SRN PLAINS...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG AND GUSTY NW WINDS..VERY LOW RH AND VERY
DRY FUELS
STRONG AND GUSTY NWLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO
OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED EARLY TODAY INTO AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON
BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING. HUMIDITY HAS
REMAINED LOW OVERNIGHT... GENERALLY IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE
AND IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA BY
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE MILD WITH 50S TO
60S...HOWEVER OVER MOST OF THE AREA...THE FUELS ARE EXTREMELY DRY.
MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA WHICH IS DRY SHOULD EXPERIENCE
THE STRONGEST WINDS WHILE THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA WHICH IS IN
A SEVERE TO EXTREME DROUGHT WILL STILL HAVE VERY LOW HUMIDITY
ALTHOUGH THE WINDS MAY NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG AS IN THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE AREA.
..BOTHWELL.. 01/19/2009
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS22 KWNS 190951
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0351 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009
VALID 201200Z - 211200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN TX...
...SYNOPSIS...
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EAST WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OFF THE EAST
COAST BY THE END OF THE PERIOD WITH VERY COLD AIR REMAINING OVER THE
EAST. ALSO...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IN THE WEST WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY
EASTWARD...TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE COUNTRY. AS THE
UPPER RIDGE MOVES EASTWARD...THE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS
SHOULD NOT BE AS STRONG AS ON MONDAY...HOWEVER...THE STRONG
NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE APPROACHING THE WEST COAST WITH
CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS MORE OF AN
ONSHORE COMPONENT BUILDS OVER THE AREA WITH RISING HUMIDITY.
THE SOUTHEAST WILL BE VERY COLD WITH GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS ON
TUESDAY.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SRN TX...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG AND GUSTY NLY WINDS...VERY LOW RH AND
EXTREME DROUGHT
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS ALONG
WITH HUMIDITY AROUND 15 TO 20 PERCENT FROM LATE MORNING INTO LATE
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. THESE FACTORS ALONG WITH THE
SEVERE TO EXTREME DROUGHT WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.
..BOTHWELL.. 01/19/2009
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...