NWS Storm Prediction Center - Day 1-2 Fire Weather Outlook
Feb 5, 2012 Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Updated: Sun Feb 5 16:39:02 UTC 2012  (Print Version)
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   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)
      


   Source:  NWS Fire Weather Outlook
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