| D3 | Tue, Dec 30, 2008 - Wed, Dec 31, 2008 | D6 | Fri, Jan 02, 2009 - Sat, Jan 03, 2009 |
| D4 | Wed, Dec 31, 2008 - Thu, Jan 01, 2009 | D7 | Sat, Jan 03, 2009 - Sun, Jan 04, 2009 |
| D5 | Thu, Jan 01, 2009 - Fri, Jan 02, 2009 | D8 | Sun, Jan 04, 2009 - Mon, Jan 05, 2009 |
| (All days are valid from 12 UTC - 12 UTC) | |||
ZCZC SPCFWDD38 ALL FNUS28 KWNS 281058 DAY 3-8 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0458 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2008 VALID 301200Z - 051200Z ...DISCUSSION... THE UPPER-LEVEL FLOW WILL SHIFT FROM A FAIRLY ZONAL PATTERN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD...TO A SERIES OF TROUGHS THAT WILL DIG INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. BY THE MIDDLE TO THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG TROUGH FORECAST ON FRIDAY /DAY 6/...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MIDWEST POSSIBLY BRINGING SOME STRONG WINDS INTO THAT REGION. ADDITIONALLY...ON SATURDAY /DAY 7/...A LEE CYCLONE COULD DEVELOP INTO THE HIGH PLAINS WITH A TRAILING DRYLINE INTO TEXAS...WITH POSSIBLE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THE FRONT AND LEE CYCLONE ARE DIFFICULT TO DISCERN FROM THE LONG-RANGE MODELS AT THE MOMENT...SO A CRITICAL REGION CANNOT BE DETERMINED. ..LEVIT.. 12/28/2008 ...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