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FNUS21 KWNS 030810
FWDDY1

DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0210 AM CST WED DEC 03 2008

VALID 031200Z - 041200Z

...NO CRITICAL AREAS...

...SYNOPSIS...
PRIMARY FEATURE OF INTEREST WILL BE A MID/UPPER-LEVEL SHORT WAVE
TROUGH OVER THE FOUR CORNERS EJECTING SEWD ACROSS THE SRN HIGH
PLAINS...WEAKENING LATE AS IT APPROACHES THE LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY.
A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL PLOW SWD THROUGH THE SRN HIGH PLAINS BY
04/00Z.

...PORTIONS OF THE STOCKTON/EDWARDS PLATEAU OF SWRN TX...
A PERIOD OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS APPEARS PROBABLE DURING THE EARLY TO
PERHAPS MID-AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. DESPITE
LOW-LEVEL FLOW VEERING TO THE NW PRIOR TO FRONTAL
PASSAGE...TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE
70S...ALLOWING RH VALUES TO DROP TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT.
MID-LEVEL COOLING ASSOCIATED WITH FOUR CORNERS SHORT WAVE TROUGH
WILL PROMOTE A RELATIVELY DEEP MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER AND LIKELY LEAD
TO SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS FROM 20 TO 25 MPH...DESPITE A WEAKENING
KINEMATIC PROFILE. THE JUXTAPOSITION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH
SHOULD BE MODEST IN DURATION /AOB 3 HOURS/...AS THE FRONTAL PASSAGE
RESULTS IN WINDS SHIFTING TO THE N AND RAPID CAA.

..GRAMS.. 12/03/2008

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