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ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
FNUS21 KWNS 150823
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK CORR 2
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0223 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010
VALID 151200Z - 161200Z
CORRECTED FOR CRITICAL AREA DESCRIPTION
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR NRN AND CENTRAL FL...
...SYNOPSIS...
A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE EWD ACROSS THE OH
VALLEY REGION ON MONDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY A WEAK SURFACE LOW WHICH
WILL APPROACH THE MID ATLANTIC STATES BY LATE AFTERNOON. A COLD
FRONT WILL TRAIL S-SW FROM THE SURFACE LOW...ENTERING NRN FL BY
EARLY AFTERNOON...AND THEN CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE BY LATE
AFTERNOON. BREEZY SWLY WINDS ALONG WITH MILD TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER FL...WITH NEAR CRITICAL RH VALUES
POSSIBLE.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - NRN AND CENTRAL FL...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: LOW RH AND STRONG WINDS
DESPITE A THICKENING MID LEVEL CLOUD DECK...TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST TO CLIMB INTO THE 60S OVER NRN/CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FL
PENINSULA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS WILL AID IN A
PERIOD OF NEAR CRITICAL RH VALUES FOR MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH
DETERMINISTIC GUIDANCE RANGING FROM UPPER 20S TO LOW/MID 40S...AND
ENSEMBLE MEAN NEAR 40 PERCENT. BASED ON COORDINATION WITH LOCAL
OFFICES...POTENTIAL IS HIGH ENOUGH FOR SUFFICIENT DURATION OF 35
PERCENT RH VALUES ALONG WITH SUSTAINED SWLY WINDS OF 15 MPH /WITH
GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 20-25 MPH/ TO ISSUE A SMALL CRITICAL
OUTLOOK AREA. THESE CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO QUICKLY WANE
WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE DURING THE AFTERNOON...AS RH VALUES
RAPIDLY RECOVER AND WINDS SHIFT TO W-NWLY.
..GARNER.. 02/15/2010
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
FNUS22 KWNS 150824
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK CORR 1
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0224 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010
VALID 161200Z - 171200Z
CORRECTED FOR DAY OF THE WEEK
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE AWAY
FROM THE EAST COAST ON TUESDAY. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED
OVER THE GREAT PLAINS WILL ADVANCE SEWD TOWARDS FL...USHERING IN
BREEZY W-NWLY WINDS AND A DRIER LOW LEVEL AIRMASS.
...FLORIDA...
WITH LOWER POST FRONTAL DEWPOINTS EXPECTED TO ADVANCE SEWD INTO FL
ON MONDAY...SEVERAL HOURS OF MID/UPPER 30 RH VALUES WILL BE POSSIBLE
DURING THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO AROUND 50 IN THE
PANHANDLE...AND 60S ACROSS THE PENINSULA. SUSTAINED W-NWLY WINDS OF
10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20 MPH ARE ALSO FORECAST TO
OCCUR...PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE.
..GARNER.. 02/15/2010
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...