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ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL
FNUS21 KWNS 051637
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1037 AM CST SUN FEB 05 2012
VALID 051700Z - 061200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
NO CHANGE TO PREVIOUS FORECAST
..BOTHWELL.. 02/05/2012
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0204 AM CST SUN FEB 05 2012/
...SYNOPSIS...
PHASING UPPER TROUGHS IN THE NORTHEAST WILL QUICKLY EJECT
OFFSHORE...WHILE A COMPACT UPPER LOW OVER MO DRIFTS TO NEAR THE
IL/IND/KY/TN BORDER. A COLD FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEAST WILL SLOWLY
PROGRESS INTO NRN FL OVERNIGHT. FARTHER WEST...A STAGNANT UPPER LOW
NEAR THE UT/WY BORDER WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY.
HOWEVER...THE LINGERING RIDGE IN THE WEST WILL BEGIN TO DEAMPLIFY AS
A SERIES OF UPPER LOWS PROGRESS TOWARDS THE PACIFIC
COAST...RESULTING IN A RELAXATION OF OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS SRN CA.
...SRN CA...
LOCALIZED AREAS OF POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY ARE
ONGOING...THROUGH RELATIVELY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE SOMEWHAT
OFFSETTING FIRE POTENTIAL AT THE MOMENT. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE
ANTECEDENT AIR MASS WILL OCCUR...WITH TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S AND WEAK DOWNSLOPE WINDS CONTRIBUTING TO
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE MID TEENS TO 20S. ALTHOUGH
LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN FAVORED CANYONS AND
PASSES...GIVEN THE MARGINAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND THE
WEAKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT...A SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER THREAT IS
NOT ANTICIPATED.
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
CLICK FOR DAY 1 FIREWX AREAL OUTLINE PRODUCT (KWNSPFWFD1)
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