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Day 3-8 Fire Weather Forecast Issued on Nov 23, 2009
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Day 3-8 Fire Weather Forecast Graphic
D3Wed, Nov 25, 2009 - Thu, Nov 26, 2009 D6Sat, Nov 28, 2009 - Sun, Nov 29, 2009
D4Thu, Nov 26, 2009 - Fri, Nov 27, 2009 D7Sun, Nov 29, 2009 - Mon, Nov 30, 2009
D5Fri, Nov 27, 2009 - Sat, Nov 28, 2009 D8Mon, Nov 30, 2009 - Tue, Dec 01, 2009
(All days are valid from 12 UTC - 12 UTC)
   ZCZC SPCFWDD38 ALL
   FNUS28 KWNS 231022
   
   DAY 3-8 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0422 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009
   
   VALID 251200Z - 011200Z
   
   ...DISCUSSION...
   SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GREAT BASIN WITH A WEAK
   RIDGE ALOFT...AS A POTENT UPPER TROUGH DIVES SEWD OUT OF CANADA AND
   INTO THE NRN PLAINS AND UPPER MS VALLEY. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND
   LOW RH WILL BE IN PLACE ON D3 OVER SRN CA WITH CRITICAL FIRE
   CONDITIONS INLAND AND W OF THE COASTAL RANGE. 
   
   ON THU/D4...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM THE GREAT BASIN INTO SRN CA
   WILL WEAKEN AS ANOTHER TROUGH APPROACHES THE PACIFIC NW...ALTHOUGH
   RH WILL REMAIN LOW. ALSO AT THIS TIME...A VERY LARGE UPPER TROUGH
   WILL COVER THE ERN HALF OF THE CONUS...WITH COOL HIGH PRESSURE
   DOMINATING THOSE AREAS AT THE SURFACE.
   
   RH LEVELS OVER SRN CA WILL RISE SUBSTANTIALLY ON FRI/D5 AS THE UPPER
   TROUGH SLIDES EWD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN.
   
   ..JEWELL.. 11/23/2009
   
   ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
   
   $$

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