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ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
FNUS21 KWNS 220744
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0244 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2009
VALID 221200Z - 231200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE MS RIVER
VALLEY...FLANKED BY A PAIR OF TROUGHS ALONG THE WEST AND EAST
COASTS. THE WRN CONUS TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DEVOLVE INTO A SPLIT
FLOW REGIME...WITH A NRN BRANCH SHORT WAVE OVER THE PACIFIC NW
TRACKING TOWARDS THE NRN HIGH PLAINS AND A SRN BRANCH SHORT WAVE
BECOMING STATIONARY OFF THE CA COAST.
...FAR SERN AZ/FAR SWRN NM...
A FEW DRY TSTMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE SERN AZ/SWRN NM BORDER AS
RICHER MID-LEVEL MOISTURE OVER SONORA/CHIHUAHUA IS SLOWLY ADVECTED
NWD. RELATIVELY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID/UPPER-LEVELS SHOULD
PROVE MARGINAL FOR CHARGE SEPARATION WHERE SURFACE RH REMAINS AOB 15
PERCENT. IN ADDITION...LARGE-SCALE ASCENT SHOULD BE MINIMAL
SUGGESTIVE OF ONLY ISOLATED TSTM COVERAGE VIA OROGRAPHIC FORCING.
...INTERIOR FL PANHANDLE...
IN THE WAKE OF A WEAK IMPULSE ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST...A POCKET
OF RELATIVELY DRIER AIR WAS PRESENT OVER WRN/SRN GA /PER WATER VAPOR
AND GPS PW IMAGERY/. THIS WILL OVERSPREAD THE FL PANHANDLE THROUGH
THE MORNING AND WITH NEAR-RECORD TO RECORD HIGHS AROUND 100 DEG
F...RH VALUES SHOULD DROP TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT.
HOWEVER...LOW-LEVEL NWLYS WILL REMAIN MODEST WITH SUSTAINED SURFACE
SPEEDS AROUND 10 MPH.
..GRAMS.. 06/22/2009
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
FNUS22 KWNS 220831
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0331 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2009
VALID 231200Z - 241200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A PERSISTENT UPPER-LEVEL HIGH THAT HAS BEEN ANCHORED OVER THE LOWER
MS RIVER VALLEY THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL RETROGRADE WWD INTO THE
SRN PLAINS. A CUTOFF UPPER-LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OFF THE CA COAST.
MODEST DEEP-LAYER SLYS IN BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN A
GRADUAL POLEWARD TRANSPORT OF RICHER SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS
THE SOUTHWEST TOWARDS THE SRN GREAT BASIN.
...NRN AZ TO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA...
THE THREAT FOR A FEW DRY TSTMS ALONG THE NRN PERIPHERY OF INCREASING
MID-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE DISPLACED NWD FROM SUN/DAY 1...WITH A
SIMILAR THERMODYNAMIC/KINEMATIC ENVIRONMENT. CHARGE SEPARATION
SHOULD REMAIN MARGINAL /WHERE SURFACE RH HOLDS AOB 15
PERCENT/...GIVEN RELATIVELY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE
MID/UPPER-LEVELS. LARGE-SCALE ASCENT SHOULD REMAIN WEAK WITH
OROGRAPHIC LIFT AND DIURNAL HEATING THE PRIMARY DRIVERS FOR ISOLATED
TSTM PRODUCTION.
..GRAMS.. 06/22/2009
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...