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FNUS22 KWNS 150629
FWDDY2

DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0128 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008

VALID 161200Z - 171200Z

...NO CRITICAL AREAS...

...SYNOPSIS...
ALONG THE EAST COAST...LONG WAVE LOW PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE...WITH
COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT...KEEPING HIGHER RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ACROSS THESE AREAS. 

IN THE WEST...AN UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER NRN
MEXICO...JUST SOUTH OF THE AZ/NM BORDERS. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD ALONG THE WEST COAST...WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES MAINLY
NEAR THE COASTAL STATES. 

BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS ACROSS THE NRN PLAINS...AN INCREASE IN THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CREATE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

...NRN PLAINS...
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES BETWEEN DOMINANT LOW PRESSURE IN THE
EAST...AND STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WEST. WINDS NEAR 20 TO
30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON CAN BE EXPECTED. ATTM
INDICATIONS ARE THAT DESPITE TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE 70S AND
80S...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE MARGINAL. GIVEN VERY DRY AIRMASS
SHOWN ON SATELLITE IMAGERY IN WATER VAPOR AND GOES PRECIPITABLE
WATER...IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THAT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE
LOWER THAN MODEL PROGS...AND THIS AREA MAY NEED TO BE OUTLINED IN A
CRITICAL BY TOMORROWS FORECAST.

..HURLBUT.. 05/15/2008

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




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