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FNUS21 KWNS 110924

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DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

0324 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2009



VALID 111200Z - 121200Z



...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF SRN CA...



...SYNOPSIS...

A BROAD UPPER TROUGH WILL AFFECT THE ERN THIRD OF THE CONUS WITH A

STRONG PACIFIC RIDGE HUGGING THE W COAST. THE GENERAL NW FLOW REGIME

ACROSS THE CNTRL PORTION OF THE NATION WILL LEAD TO COOL AND DRY

WEATHER WITH HIGH PRESSURE...WHILE A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE

OVER THE GREAT BASIN CREATES DRY GUSTY WINDS OVER SRN CA.



...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - PORTIONS OF SRN CA...



PRIMARY CONDITIONS: GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY



A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL EXIST EARLY SUN MORNING WITH

STRONG GUSTY WINDS ONGOING. RH WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND

LOWER TEENS DURING THE DAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS PERSISTING. WIND GUSTS

OF 30-50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS. THE PRESSURE

GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN OVERNIGHT WITH VERY STRONG WINDS AND

POOR RH RECOVERY. WIND GUSTS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY COULD BE

EXTREMELY STRONG. ALTHOUGH NOT CONTAINED WITHIN THE CRITICAL

AREA...FAR SRN CA INCLUDING THE SAN DIEGO AREA WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE

HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW RH.



OVERALL FIRE THREAT WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON FUEL CONDITIONS.

WHILE THE LAST MAJOR PRECIPITATION EVENT HAS MOISTENED

FUELS...PLEASE CONTACT LOCAL AGENCIES FOR FUEL CONDITIONS IN YOUR

AREA.



...TX...

A MODIFYING AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SRN PLAINS WILL RESULT IN

A MILD AND VERY DRY DAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS MOST OF CNTRL AND

SRN TX WILL RANGE FROM 55-60 F...WITH MID 60S OVER DEEP S TX. MIN RH

VALUES IN THE TEENS WILL BE COMMON FOR MOST OF WRN...CNTRL AND SW

TX...WHILE VALUES IN THE 20 PERCENT RANGE WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE TX

COAST. WINDS WILL BE CALM OVER CNTRL TX NEAR THE HIGH CENTER...BUT

SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER DEEP S TX AND THE TX COAST.

DESPITE DROUGHT CONDITIONS...RELATIVELY COOL TEMPERATURES AND WEAK

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL MINIMIZE OVERALL FIRE THREAT.



..JEWELL.. 01/11/2009



...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...