Storm Prediction Center Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Created: Sun Apr 15 07:41:03 UTC 2012
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FNUS22 KWNS 150739
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0239 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012
VALID 161200Z - 171200Z
...SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST SWD THROUGH
THE LOWER MISSOURI VALLEY WILL PROGRESS NEWD AND WEAKEN THROUGHOUT
THE PERIOD. A SFC LOW WILL TRAVERSE A SIMILAR PATH WITH AN ATTENDANT
COLD FRONT EXTENDING SWWD ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND SERN STATES.
ANOTHER MUCH WEAKER SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
PLAINS DURING THE PERIOD. UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING WILL FOLLOW CLOSELY
BEHIND THIS SHORTWAVE TROUGH...PROGRESSING FROM THE WRN CONUS INTO
THE CNTRL PLAINS.
..MID-ATLANTIC...
INCREASED SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE AFOREMENTIONED SFC
LOW/COLD FRONT AND AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC
COAST WILL RESULT IN INCREASED SWLY SFC WINDS ACROSS THE REGION.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE 80S BUT DEWPOINTS VALUES
ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S WITH RESULTANT MIN RH
VALUES ABOVE 35 PERCENT. A PERSISTENT DRY REGIME HAS RESULTED IN DRY
FUELS ACROSS THE AREA. THESE DRY FUELS COMBINED WITH THE MARGINAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
THREAT.
..MOSIER.. 04/15/2012
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...