SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1232 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2012 VALID 041200Z - 051200Z ...PTNS OF SRN CA... OFFSHORE FLOW FOR SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN THE WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON DUE TO WEAKER FLOW ALOFT. WINDS WILL LIKELY STRENGTHEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST WILL KEEP THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SUFFICIENTLY STRONG TO CONTINUE THE WEAK TO MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS. ALSO...ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY MAY RECOVER A LITTLE NEAR THE COASTAL AREAS...MOST AREAS WILL CONTINUE WITH LOW HUMIDITY IN THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE. ..BOTHWELL.. 02/03/2012 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0206 AM CST FRI FEB 03 2012/ ...SYNOPSIS... LITTLE CHANGE IN THE UPPER PATTERN IS EXPECTED AS A BROAD TROUGH PERSISTS OVER THE NERN STATES AND ERN CANADIAN PROVINCES...THOUGH A STRONGER WAVE WILL ROTATE THROUGH THE HUDSON BAY INTO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. FARTHER WEST...A WEAKENING UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT EWD FROM THE CNTRL PLAINS INTO MO...WHILE A BROAD LOW PERSISTS OVER THE ERN GREAT BASIN. THE BLOCKING PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN AN UPPER RIDGE ACROSS THE PACIFIC COASTAL STATES...ARCING INTO THE NRN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION. OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS SRN CA WILL REMAIN VERY WEAK...WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN THE DRYNESS OF THE AIR MASS CONTRIBUTING TO TEEN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS AND POOR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT ONCE AGAIN. ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... Read more

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