| D3 | Wed, Oct 22, 2008 - Thu, Oct 23, 2008 | D6 | Sat, Oct 25, 2008 - Sun, Oct 26, 2008 |
| D4 | Thu, Oct 23, 2008 - Fri, Oct 24, 2008 | D7 | Sun, Oct 26, 2008 - Mon, Oct 27, 2008 |
| D5 | Fri, Oct 24, 2008 - Sat, Oct 25, 2008 | D8 | Mon, Oct 27, 2008 - Tue, Oct 28, 2008 |
| (All days are valid from 12 UTC - 12 UTC) | |||
ZCZC SPCFWDD38 ALL FNUS28 KWNS 200836 DAY 3-8 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0336 AM CDT MON OCT 20 2008 VALID 221200Z - 281200Z ...DISCUSSION... BY D3 WED THROUGH EARLY THU MORNING...UPPER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO AMPLIFY ACROSS THE WEST...AND WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT A WIDESPREAD AREA. IN SRN CA...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO RELAX...ALTHOUGH HOT TEMPERATURES AND SINGLE DIGIT RH WILL LINGER. SINGLE DIGIT RHS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY ACROSS SRN NV AND MOST OF AZ. ONCE AGAIN LITTLE RH RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. BY D4 THU THROUGH EARLY FRI MORNING THERE IS SOME DIFFERENCE IN REGARDS TO THE TIMING OF THE NEXT SYSTEM IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...WHICH ULTIMATELY WILL AFFECT THE AMPLITUDE OF THE RIDGE ACROSS THE SWRN STATES. REGARDLESS...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE WEST...WITH SINGLE DIGIT RHS IN SRN CA/NV AND MUCH OF AZ. ANOTHER NIGHT OF POOR RH RECOVERY CAN BE EXPECTED. BY D5 FRI ONWARD...PREDICTABILITY BECOMES TOO LOW TO DESIGNATE AREAS...ALTHOUGH THERE CONTINUES TO BE SOME SIGNAL THAT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN TO SRN CA BY D5-7. ATTM...UPPER SUPPORT ONCE AGAIN WILL BE LACKING WHICH WILL LIMIT OVERALL WIND SPEEDS...ALTHOUGH A POTENTIAL FOR SANTA ANA WINDS AND HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN. THIS WILL BE MONITORED IN SUBSEQUENT OUTLOOKS. ..HURLBUT.. 10/20/2008 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... $$ CLICK TO GET FNUS38 KWNS PFWF38 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK DAY 3-8 AREAL OUTLINE PRODUCT