| D3 | Thu, May 15, 2008 - Fri, May 16, 2008 | D6 | Sun, May 18, 2008 - Mon, May 19, 2008 |
| D4 | Fri, May 16, 2008 - Sat, May 17, 2008 | D7 | Mon, May 19, 2008 - Tue, May 20, 2008 |
| D5 | Sat, May 17, 2008 - Sun, May 18, 2008 | D8 | Tue, May 20, 2008 - Wed, May 21, 2008 |
| (All days are valid from 12 UTC - 12 UTC) | |||
ZCZC SPCFWDD38 ALL FNUS28 KWNS 131641 DAY 3-8 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1141 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008 VALID 151200Z - 211200Z ...DISCUSSION... ON THURSDAY...A NRN STREAM TROUGH WILL MERGE WITH A TROUGH IN THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES...BECOMING STRONG LONGWAVE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM ROUGHLY NERN ONTARIO SWWD THROUGH BAJA CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL CAUSE HIGH PRESSURE TO AMPLIFY OVER THE WESTERN STATES...ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE PERIOD AS THE TROUGH AXIS SHIFTS EWD. IN GENERAL...WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER OVER MUCH OF THE WEST...WHILE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DOMINATE IN THE EAST. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS MAY BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NRN PLAINS AS A STRONG JET AXIS DIGS INTO THE BACKSIDE OF THE EAST COAST TROUGH...BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM INTO THE 60S AND 70S IN A MAINLY SUBSIDENT REGIME. ATTM...PREDICTABILITY REMAINS LOW AND THE MREF ONLY SHOWS A WEAK SIGNAL FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS IN THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS...SO WILL HOLD OFF ON AN OUTLINE AT THIS TIME. RESENDING PER REQUEST... ..HURLBUT.. 05/13/2008 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... $$