Experimental Day 3-8 Fire Weather Forecast Issued on Sep 18, 2006

   DAY 3-8 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0445 AM CDT MON SEP 18 2006
   
   VALID 201200Z - 261200Z
   
   ...DISCUSSION...
   EXTENDED MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN DEVELOPING AN UPPER RIDGE
   ACROSS THE WEST THURSDAY-SATURDAY. N/NELY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
   CNTRL/SRN CA IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASING SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT AND
   THIS FLOW PATTERN WILL RESULT IN DRIER CONDITIONS. TEMPS ARE
   FORECAST TO BE ABOVE NORMAL DURING THIS PERIOD WITH RH VALUES
   FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT. OFFSHORE WINDS ARE LIKELY BELOW CANYONS
   AND PASSES ACROSS SRN CA...WITH N/NELY FLOW OFF THE W SLOPES OF THE
   SIERRA AND THROUGH THE CNTRL VALLEYS. A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA
   WILL BE INTRODUCED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CNTRL/SRN CA FOR THE POTENTIAL
   OF STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS LATE IN THE WEEK.
   
   ..TAYLOR.. 09/18/2006
   
   ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
   
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