Click for Day 1 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS21 KWNS 160739
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0139 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009
VALID 161200Z - 171200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A S/W TROUGH IS FORECAST TO LIFT ACROSS NEW ENGLAND ON
WEDNESDAY...WHILE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED UPSTREAM OF THIS
FEATURE TRANSLATES E-SEWD ACROSS THE OH VALLEY REGION. OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL PREDOMINATE SOUTH OF THE SURFACE HIGH...ADVECTING DRY AIR INTO
THE SERN CONUS. THOUGH PORTIONS OF THE REGION MAY EXPERIENCE LATE
MORNING-AFTERNOON RH VALUES IN THE 30S...RECENT PRECIPITATION IN
ADDITION TO GENERALLY LIGHT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS AND RELATIVELY
COOL TEMPERATURES SHOULD PRECLUDE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
FARTHER WEST...HIGH PRESSURE IS STILL FORECAST TO MIGRATE EWD AWAY
FROM THE SRN HIGH PLAINS...WHILE A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPS
ALONG THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES. THIS WILL FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SWLY WINDS BY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY AS HIGH AS 20-30
MPH. HOWEVER...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN FAIRLY
COOL...AND SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ALONG WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD
BE BELOW CRITICAL VALUES. FINALLY...MAINLY WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW IS
DEPICTED IN MODEL GUIDANCE OVER SRN CA...WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING
TOWARD 70 AND RH VALUES POSSIBLY FALLING INTO THE TEENS.
HOWEVER...UNFAVORABLE FUEL CONDITIONS RESULTING FROM RECENT
PRECIPITATION WILL PRECLUDE ANY FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
..GARNER.. 12/16/2009
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS22 KWNS 160741
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0141 AM CST WED DEC 16 2009
VALID 171200Z - 181200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE ATLANTIC COAST ON
THURSDAY...WITH WEAK NELY TO ELY WINDS DEVELOPING FROM THE ERN
CAROLINAS ACROSS GA AND INTO MS...AND SLY FLOW OVER THE TN/OH VALLEY
REGION. DRY AIR EMANATING FROM THE SURFACE HIGH WILL ONCE AGAIN
RESULT IN POTENTIALLY LOW RH VALUES IN THE 30-50 PERCENT RANGE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SERN CONUS AND SRN APPALACHIANS...BUT
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE MINIMIZED DUE TO WEAK
SUSTAINED WINDS AND GENERALLY COOL TEMPERATURES. MEANWHILE ALONG THE
W COAST...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO AMPLIFY. HIGH PRESSURE
LOCATED IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM OF THE RIDGE OVER THE GREAT BASIN
WILL RESULT IN OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS SRN CA...WITH THE HIGHEST
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS MOST LIKELY WITHIN FAVORED CANYONS
AND PASSES. TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND RH VALUES IN THE TEENS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION...BUT UNFAVORABLE FUEL CONDITIONS WILL
NEGATE ANY FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
..GARNER.. 12/16/2009
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...