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May 19, 2013 Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Updated: Sun May 19 07:26:03 UTC 2013  (Print Version)
Day 2 Fire
 Population  Cities/Towns  CWAs  Interstates  Counties  FEMA Regions  Day 2 Surface Analysis

Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk Area
Critical 56,909 1,521,117 El Paso, TX...Midland, TX...Odessa, TX...Hobbs, NM...Carlsbad, NM...
   ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
   FNUS22 KWNS 190724
   
   DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0224 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
   
   VALID 201200Z - 211200Z
   
   ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR FAR SRN NM INTO W TX...
   
   ...SYNOPSIS...
   ...FAR SRN NM INTO W TX...
   A NARROW AREA OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TO
   DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY. A SIMILAR SET UP IS EXPECTED
   TO THAT ON DAY 1/SUNDAY. STRONG HEATING AND BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING
   BEHIND A DRYLINE WILL LEAD TO LOW RH VALUES FROM 6-12 PERCENT. W/SW
   WINDS AHEAD OF A SWD ADVANCING COLD FRONT...ENHANCED BY STRONG DEEP
   LAYER WESTERLIES THROUGH THE BASE OF SRN ROCKIES/PLAINS
   TROUGH...WILL REACH 15-25 MPH.
   
   ...CNTRL NM INTO THE TX PANHANDLE...
   BRIEFLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP FOR AN HOUR OR TWO TO THE
   NORTH OF THE CRITICAL AREA. HOWEVER...STRONGER DEEP LAYER FLOW WILL
   BE FURTHER REMOVED FROM THIS AREA AND WEAKEN THROUGH THE DAY.
   ADDITIONALLY...DEPENDING ON HOW FAR SOUTH THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD
   FRONT TRACKS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...RH VALUES MAY BE MORE MARGINAL
   AS WELL FROM 10-20 PERCENT. 
   
   ...SW CA MOUNTAINS...
   A BRIEF OFFSHORE WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED MONDAY AS SFC PRESSURE
   GRADIENT BECOMES MORE FAVORABLE ACROSS THIS PART OF THE STATE WITH
   HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUING TO SINK S/SEWD INTO THE GREAT BASIN. WIND
   SPEEDS AROUND 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
   FAVORED CANYONS AND PASSES BEGINNING EARLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE
   WEAKENING DURING THE AFTERNOON/EVENING.  MARGINALLY LOW RH VALUES
   FROM 12-18 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED...LEADING TO AN ELEVATED THREAT
   WHERE FUELS ARE DRY.
   
   ..LEITMAN.. 05/19/2013
   
   ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
   
   CLICK FOR DAY 2 FIREWX AREAL OUTLINE PRODUCT (KWNSPFWFD2)

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