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FNUS21 KWNS 120742
FWDDY1

DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0142 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

VALID 121200Z - 131200Z

...NO CRITICAL AREAS...

...SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO MOVE EWD ACROSS THE
LOWER MS VALLEY REGION DURING FRIDAY MORNING...AND THEN PROGRESS
INTO THE SERN STATES BY AFTERNOON...AIDING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION. MEANWHILE OVER THE
GREAT PLAINS...ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL PIVOT SWD AROUND A CLOSED
UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER THE LOWER MO VALLEY REGION. AS A
RESULT...NLY WIND FIELDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE CENTRAL AND
SRN HIGH PLAINS...FAVORING STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

...OK/TX PANHANDLES NWD INTO SERN CO AND SWRN KS...
AS AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES SWD ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH THE MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON...N-NWLY WIND SPEEDS IN THE
850-700 MB LAYER ARE FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY /AOA 40
KT/...BEFORE SLACKING SOMEWHAT BY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.
FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT AFTERNOON BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING
WILL EXTEND THROUGH THIS LAYER AS WELL...WHICH WILL FAVOR WIND GUSTS
UP TO 30-40 MPH OUT OF THE N-NW. HOWEVER...HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST TO REMAIN IN THE 50S...AND MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED
TO ONLY FALL INTO THE 20S...WHICH SHOULD PRECLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

...SOUTH TX...
AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 60S AND 70S ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH
TX...MINIMUM RH VALUES DURING THE AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST TO RANGE
FROM 30-35 PERCENT OVER THE MID COASTAL PLAIN TO THE TEENS ALONG THE
RIO GRANDE. THOUGH NWLY WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 20-25 MPH AT
TIMES...FORECAST GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL
REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL VALUES.

..GARNER.. 03/12/2010

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