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Day 1 Convective Outlook
Day 1 Fire Outlook (print version)
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ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
FNUS21 KWNS 140908
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0408 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2004
VALID 141200Z - 151200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
SEVERAL SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BROADER
TROUGH OVER THE ERN HALF OF THE NATION THROUGH THE PERIOD. MODERATE
NWLY WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL PASSAGES OVER
ERN/SRN TX AND OVER THE NRN/CENTRAL PLAINS. HOWEVER...MIN RH
READINGS OVER BOTH OF THESE AREAS WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.
FARTHER WEST...DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF A RIDGE CENTERED OFF THE PAC
NW COAST...WEAKENING SFC HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL AID
IN A CONTINUED DIMINISHING TREND OF THE OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN AND
DISSIPATION OF NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY EARLY
AFTERNOON OVER CA AND AZ.
..CA/WRN AZ...
OFFSHORE/ENELY WINDS SUSTAINED 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
FROM RECENT RAWS/ASOS OBSERVATIONS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN SHOULD
CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING AS SFC HIGH
PRESSURE WEAKENS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. DESPITE MIN RH READINGS NEAR
CRITICAL LEVELS 10-15 PERCENT THIS MORNING...RATHER WEAK WINDS AND
SHORT DURATION OF THE MARGINAL CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PRECLUDE A
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BECOME
REESTABLISHED TONIGHT...BUT SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE EVEN WEAKER THAN
LAST NIGHT WITH A WEAKER PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE
REGION...GENERALLY 10 MPH OR LESS.
...NRN/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS...
MODERATE NWLY WINDS FROM 20-30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SHORTWAVE
TROUGH PASSAGE OVER THE REGION DURING THE PERIOD. RATHER COOL
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S-MID 60S WILL LIMIT MIN RH READINGS TO
AROUND 25-30 PERCENT IN THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND 30-35 PERCENT IN
THE NRN HIGH PLAINS.
..CROSBIE.. 10/14/2004
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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Day 2 Convective Outlook
Day 2 Fire Outlook (print version)
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ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL
FNUS22 KWNS 140908
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0408 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2004
VALID 151200Z - 161200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL/ERN CONUS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE
DOMINANT FEATURE AT UPPER LEVELS THROUGH THE PERIOD. DRY AIR AND
GUSTY NWLY WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MUCH OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS SEWD
INTO THE LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY BEHIND TWO ASSOCIATED FRONTAL
BOUNDARIES. UPPER RIDGING OVER THE WEST WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY WEAKEN
AND SHIFT SEWD AS SEVERAL TROUGHS APPROACH THE WEST COAST FROM THE
WEST/NORTH AND AID IN A RETURN TO ONSHORE PATTERN ALONG THE WEST
COAST. HOWEVER...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RH READINGS WILL
AGAIN BE PREVALENT OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR WEST DUE TO THE
PRESENCE OF THE UPPER RIDGE. AS UPPER FLOW BECOMES MORE WLY OVER THE
ROCKIES SWLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE SRN HIGH
PLAINS/SRN ROCKIES AS THE SFC LEE TROUGH INTENSIFIES. MARGINAL WIND
SPEEDS LESS THAN 15 MPH AND LOW FIRE DANGERS IN THIS REGION WILL
LIMIT ANY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
..CROSBIE.. 10/14/2004
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
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