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FNUS21 KWNS 050836
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0236 AM CST THU MAR 05 2009
VALID 051200Z - 061200Z
...EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR ERN CO...ERN NM...TX/OK
PANHANDLES...WRN OK AND SWRN KS...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR MUCH OF NM...NWRN TX...CNTRL AND
WRN OK...CNTRL AND WRN KS...SWRN NEB AND NERN CO...
...SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL EXIST OVER THE SWRN U.S...WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM
DIVING SWD OUT OF WRN CANADA INTO THE PACIFIC NW. THESE FEATURES
WILL ACT TO FLATTEN THE RIDGE ACROSS THE CNTRL U.S...AND WILL SHIFT
IT EWD INTO THE MS/OH VALLEYS. VERY WARM AND DRY AIR WILL SPREAD NWD
ACROSS THE PLAINS...WITH EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE
CNTRL AND SRN HIGH PLAINS. TO THE E...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN
CONTROL...CENTERED JUST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. LOW AFTERNOON RH
WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE SERN U.S. WITH MAINLY LIGHT WINDS.
...EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - ERN CO...ERN NM...TX/OK
PANHANDLES...WRN OK AND SWRN KS...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW RH...WARM TEMPERATURES
AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX
EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR LARGE WIND DRIVEN FIRES.
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER WRN KS UNDER A SWLY FLOW REGIME ALOFT.
WITH A VERY DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE...SWLY DOWNSLOPE FLOW AS WELL AS
MIXING WILL RESULT IN A VERY DRY AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. RH IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS WILL BE COMMON BY LATE AFTERNOON...FROM THE CO FRONT
RANGE INTO NWRN TX. TEMPERATURES OVER ERN CO WILL NOT BE AS WARM AS
FARTHER S...BUT SOME VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 40-50 MPH ARE LIKELY
ALONG WITH VERY LOW RH IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.
TO THE S...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE 80S FROM NERN NM
INTO SWRN KS...RESULTING IN VERY DEEP MIXING LAYERS AND A HIGH
HAINES INDEX. SWLY SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH
HIGHER GUSTS OF 40-50 MPH AT TIMES. THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND
EXTREMELY LOW RH LEVELS ALONG WITH STRONG SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
INDICATE THAT LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES WILL BE POSSIBLE. RH WILL BE
SLOW TO RECOVER DURING THE EVENING...WITH WINDS REMAINING GUSTY AT
TIMES OVERNIGHT.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - MUCH OF NM...NWRN TX...CNTRL AND WRN
OK...CNTRL AND WRN KS...SWRN NEB AND NERN CO...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH
SURROUNDING THE EXTREME AREA...A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RH WILL EXTEND FROM NM TO SWRN NEBRASKA. THE ERN FRINGES OF THE
CRITICAL AREA WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR MIDLAND TX TO JUST W OF TULSA OK
TO NORTH PLATTE NEB. ALTHOUGH THE MOST INTENSE FIRE CONDITIONS ARE
NOT EXPECTED WITHIN THESE AREAS...STRONG WINDS...DRY FUELS AND LOW
HUMIDITY ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES WILL STILL RESULT IN A FIRE
HAZARD THIS AFTERNOON.
...SERN STATES...
ANOTHER MILD BUT DRY DAY IS IN STORE FOR THE SERN U.S. INCLUDING FL
WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE. THE DRIEST FUELS REMAIN OVER CNTRL AND
SRN FL WHERE SEVERE DROUGHT PERSISTS. AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL DIP
INTO THE 20 PERCENT RANGE FROM THE CAROLINAS WITH VALUES IN THE 30S
OVER INTERIOR FL. RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL HELP MITIGATE THE
OVERALL THREAT...ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF FIRE STARTS WILL BE ELEVATED
DUE TO A FEW HOURS OF LOW RH.
..JEWELL.. 03/05/2009
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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FNUS22 KWNS 050837
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0237 AM CST THU MAR 05 2009
VALID 061200Z - 071200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR THE CNTRL AND SRN HIGH PLAINS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A LARGE POSITIVE TILT TROUGH WILL BE SITUATED ACROSS THE GREAT
BASIN/ROCKIES WITH A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING OVER ERN CO BY
AFTERNOON. STRONG SLY WINDS WILL AGAIN OCCUR OVER THE SRN AND CNTRL
PLAINS IN THE WARM SECTOR...WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RH OVER
THE SRN HIGH PLAINS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE SERN U.S.
ALTHOUGH MODIFYING SLIGHTLY WITH CONTINUED LOW AFTERNOON RH AND WEAK
WINDS.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - THE CNTRL AND SRN HIGH PLAINS...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER ERN CO AS AN UPPER TROUGH SLOWLY
APPROACHES. WINDS WILL NOT BE STRONG EARLY IN THE DAY...BUT WILL
PICK UP RAPIDLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SWLY WINDS NEAR 30
MPH WILL OCCUR OVER NM AND CO AS WELL AS THE TX/OK PANHANDLES WITH
HIGHER GUSTS OF 40-50 MPH ACROSS NM AND SE CO. RH LEVELS WILL NOT BE
AS LOW AS ON THURSDAY...BUT VALUES IN THE 10-20 PERCENT RANGE WILL
BE LIKELY. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY INTO THE EVENING WITH
GRADUAL RH RECOVERY BY MORNING.
..JEWELL.. 03/05/2009
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...