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ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
FNUS21 KWNS 150746
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0146 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
VALID 151200Z - 161200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL S/W TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
REGION ON TUESDAY...WHILE A SRN STREAM DISTURBANCE EXITS THE DESERT
SW AND APPROACHES W TX. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME
CENTERED OVER THE MID MO VALLEY REGION...WHILE A COLD FRONT MOVES
OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED INVOF OF THE COLD FRONT OVER THE SERN STATES AND
FL...WHILE A COLD STABLE AIRMASS RESIDES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND
MILD/DRY CONDITIONS REMAIN OVER THE DESERT SW.
..GARNER.. 12/15/2009
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
FNUS22 KWNS 150748
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0148 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
VALID 161200Z - 171200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL S/W TROUGH WILL BE IN THE PROCESS OF EJECTING ENE
ACROSS NEW ENGLAND ON WEDNESDAY...WHILE A MAINLY FLAT/ZONAL
FEATURELESS UPPER FLOW REGIME PREDOMINATES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE NATION. LOW LEVEL FLOW OVER THE SERN STATES WILL BE DIRECTED
OFFSHORE...WHICH WILL BRING LOW SURFACE DEWPOINTS INTO THE REGION.
THOUGH MINIMUM RH VALUES MAY FALL INTO THE 30S...MAX TEMPERATURES
/MAINLY 50S/ AND SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS /AOB 10 MPH/ APPEAR
UNFAVORABLE FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
MEANWHILE...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO RETREAT EWD AWAY
FROM THE SRN HIGH PLAINS...ALLOWING SURFACE WINDS TO BECOME S-SWLY
BY AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...MODERATING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO
OCCUR...CLIMBING THROUGH THE 50S...AND MINIMUM RH VALUES MAY FALL
INTO THE 20-25 PERCENT RANGE. HOWEVER...MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES
MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS WITHIN THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL GENERALLY REMAIN
UNDER 15-20 MPH...WHICH SHOULD PRECLUDE A MORE SIGNIFICANT FIRE
WEATHER THREAT. FINALLY...WEAK ELY OFFSHORE FLOW MAY DEVELOP OVER
SRN CA...FAVORING TEMPERATURES AROUND 70 AND MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH
VALUES NEAR 20 PERCENT. DUE TO THE WEAK LOW LEVEL FLOW AND RECENT
PRECIPITATION...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP.
..GARNER.. 12/15/2009
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...