Storm Prediction Center Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Created: Wed Apr 9 17:34:04 UTC 2014 (
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Storm Prediction Center Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Created: Wed Apr 9 17:34:04 UTC 2014 (
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DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1232 PM CDT WED APR 09 2014
VALID 101200Z - 111200Z
..ERN AZ...MUCH OF NM...TX S PLAINS...
EXPANDED THE ONGOING ELEVATED AREA WWD TO INCLUDE MORE OF ERN AZ AND
SWD TO INCLUDE MORE OF NM AS MOST RECENT GUIDANCE INDICATES WINDS
SPEEDS GENERALLY AROUND 15 MPH AMIDST SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES. SOME
ISOLATED/BRIEF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. HOWEVER...DURATION OF
CRITICAL CONDITIONS IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO LAST 3 HOURS OR
LESS...PRECLUDING AN UPGRADE TO CRITICAL WITH THIS FORECAST. IF
CONFIDENCE IN WIND SPEEDS AOA 20 MPH FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS INCREASES
IN SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS AN UPGRADE MAY BE NEEDED.
..MOSIER.. 04/09/2014
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0404 AM CDT WED APR 09 2014/
...SYNOPSIS...
THURSDAY WILL SEE A MORE ZONAL UPPER FLOW OVER THE NRN TIER OF
STATES WITH AN UPPER LOW APPROACHING SRN CA. A SURFACE HIGH OVER
THE NRN PLAINS WILL PRODUCE COOL AFTERNOON HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE 50S
AND 60S. HUMIDITY WILL BE LOW...IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE NRN AND CNTRL PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON. AS
THE SURFACE HIGH GRADUALLY WEAKENS...MODERATE NLY WINDS IN THE EARLY
MORNING SHOULD DIMINISH DURING THE DAY.
...PTNS ERN AZ...MUCH OF NM AND PTNS W TX...
WITH A VERY DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE OVER PARTS OF THE SW...SOME
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON
WITH WLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN
THE 70S AND 80S.
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY COULD DROP TO AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 PERCENT.
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...