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DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0301 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

VALID 221200Z - 231200Z

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN NV INTO PORTIONS OF NW AZ...

...SYNOPSIS...
...SRN NV INTO PORTIONS OF NW AZ...
WLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST U.S. ON WEDNESDAY AS A
STRONG PAC NW UPPER LOW DIGS SWD. AT THE SFC...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
FOUR CORNERS WILL LEAD TO A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS
PARTS OF THE GREAT BASIN INTO THE SOUTHWEST AZ DESERTS. AS
TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 90S...DEEP BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING WILL
OCCUR. RH VALUES IN THE 6-15 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO BE
WIDESPREAD. SW WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING/EARLY
AFTERNOON TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND CRITICAL
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP.

...CNTRL NV...SRN UT...SRN AND ERN AZ INTO FAR SE CA...
SURROUNDING THE CRITICAL...MORE MARGINAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
WHILE IT WILL STILL BE HOT AND DRY /RH VALUES FROM 6-15
PERCENT/...WIND SPEEDS WILL BE SOMEWHAT LIGHTER FROM 10-15 MPH WITH
SOME HIGHER GUSTS. SOME OF THESE AREAS /ESPECIALLY CNTRL NV INTO SRN
UT/ ALSO MAY NOT HAVE AS FAVORABLE FUELS...LIMITING THE OVERALL
THREAT.

..LEITMAN.. 05/21/2013

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