Click for Day 1 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS21 KWNS 121608
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1108 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010
VALID 121700Z - 131200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR S-CNTRL WY...
THE EXISTING CRITICAL AREA OVER S-CNTRL WY HAS BEEN EXPANDED
SLIGHTLY NEWD. THE SEE TEXT AREA OVER S-CNTRL UT HAS BEEN EXPANDED
TO INCLUDE FAR NRN AZ.
...S-CNTRL WY...
MORNING SFC OBS INDICATE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15-20 MPH ARE
ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF S-CNTRL WY. WITH ADDITIONAL
DAYTIME HEATING...RH WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER-MID TEENS...RESULTING
IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS. A SLIGHT EXPANSION NEWD HAS BEEN MADE TO THE
EXISTING CRITICAL AREA...AS LATEST OBS/SHORT-TERM MODEL GUIDANCE
INDICATES STRONG WINDS SHOULD PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING AHEAD
OF A SFC COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NW.
...S-CNTRL UT...FAR NRN AZ...
MODERATELY STRONG MID-LEVEL FLOW IS IN PLACE ACROSS NRN AZ/SRN UT
THIS MORNING...CHARACTERIZED BY SWLY WINDS OF 30-40 KTS IN THE
700-500 MB LAYER PER THE 12Z KFGZ SOUNDING. AS TEMPERATURES HEAT UP
INTO THE UPPER 80S/LOWER 90S...A WELL-MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER SHOULD
RESULT IN INCREASING SFC WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 15-20
MPH /HIGHER GUSTS/. WITH AFTERNOON RH EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE
UPPER SINGLE DIGITS...NEAR CRITICAL TO LOCALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS
MAY OCCUR FOR PERIODS OF TIME.
..ROGERS.. 08/12/2010
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0240 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010/
...SYNOPSIS...
SEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PROGRESS EWD ACROSS THE
NRN ROCKIES DURING THURSDAY. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
70+ KT UPPER JET STREAK POSITIONED OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND CENTRAL
ROCKIES...FAVORING STRONG/GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. AT THE
SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NRN
PLAINS...WITH A SWWD EXTENDING COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS CNTRL WY AND
NRN UT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.
...S-CNTRL WY...
SEASONABLY STRONG SWLY MID-LEVEL WIND FIELDS /20-30 KT AT 700
MB...40 KT AT 500 MB/ ARE FORECAST TO RESIDE OVER S-CNTRL WY DURING
THE AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES THE REGION. AS A
RESULT...SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS MODERATELY DEEP BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING
TAKES PLACE. MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN AGREEMENT THAT MIN RH VALUES WILL
FALL TO AROUND 10-15 PERCENT ALONG AND AHEAD OF SURFACE COLD FRONT.
GIVEN THESE FACTORS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
...S-CNTRL UT...
WITH THE UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED JET STREAK MOVING OVER PORTIONS
OF THE GREAT BASIN...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS NEAR 20 MPH WILL LIKELY
DEVELOP. MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SUGGEST THAT A VERY DRY AIR
MASS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON...FAVORING RH
VALUES AOB 15 PERCENT. THUS...NEAR TO OCCASIONALLY CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
Click for Day 2 FireWX Areal Outline Product
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FNUS22 KWNS 121733
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1233 PM CDT THU AUG 12 2010
VALID 131200Z - 141200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
NO CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS OUTLOOK ARE REQUIRED.
..ROGERS.. 08/12/2010
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0245 AM CDT THU AUG 12 2010/
...SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO EJECT EWD ACROSS THE GREAT
PLAINS ON FRIDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. MEANWHILE...ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL
DROP SWD INTO THE NWRN CONUS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE IN
THE WAKE OF THIS FEATURE OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA...LEADING TO E-NELY
OFFSHORE FLOW AND THE INTRODUCTION OF A DRIER AIR MASS OVER PORTIONS
OF WRN WA/ORE.
...WRN WA/ORE...
LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES E-NELY SURFACE WINDS SUSTAINED AT
AROUND 5-15 KT WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF WRN WA AND ORE DURING
FRIDAY. OFFSHORE COMPONENT OF THIS FLOW REGIME MAY ENHANCE DRIER RH
VALUES /GUIDANCE CURRENTLY RANGES FROM 20-40 PERCENT/.
HOWEVER...RECENT RAINFALL AND QUESTIONABLE FUEL CONDITIONS ARE
OBSERVED OVER THE AREA...WHICH WILL LIKELY MITIGATE A MORE
SIGNIFICANT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER SCENARIO.
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...