Monday, April 11, 2016

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
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DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0311 AM CDT MON APR 11 2016

VALID 121200Z - 131200Z

...SYNOPSIS...
MID-LEVEL TROUGHING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL GRADUALLY LIFT
NORTHEAST INTO CANADA...AS ANOTHER IMPULSE PUSHES SOUTHEAST OUT OF
THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES. MEANWHILE...BROAD SOUTHERN-STREAM TROUGHING
OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AND NORTHERN MEXICO WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TO
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. 

...PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN PLAINS...
AS SFC HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES EAST TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES...AND LEE
TROUGHING ORGANIZES OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS...A TIGHTENED
LOW-LEVEL GRADIENT WILL PROMOTE STRENGTHENING SLY FLOW FROM THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TO SOUTHERN CANADA. ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEB AND
SOUTHEASTERN SD...THESE WINDS WILL OVERLAP AN AREA OF FAIRLY DRY
CONDITIONS /E.G. MIN VALUES AROUND 20-25 PERCENT/. A LACK OF
APPRECIABLE PRECIPITATION PRIOR TO THIS PERIOD SHOULD ENSURE FINE
FUELS ARE RECEPTIVE TO FIRE SPREAD. AS SUCH...AN ELEVATED AREA IS
INTRODUCED HERE. ADDITIONALLY...IT COULD BE EXPANDED IN LATER
UPDATES IF CONFIDENCE INCREASES WITH REGARDS TO THE COVERAGE OF LOW
RH VALUES.

..PICCA.. 04/11/2016

...PLEASE SEE http://ift.tt/KCM4Ij FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

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