SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook

DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0259 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013

VALID 121200Z - 131200Z

...NO CRITICAL AREAS...

...SYNOPSIS...
THE PAC NW SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL PERSIST ON FRIDAY WITH SEVERAL
IMPULSES ROTATING THROUGH LARGER SCALE FLOW ALONG THE U.S. CANADIAN
BORDER. THIS WILL RESULT IN POSITIVE TILT OF UPPER RIDGE...EXTENDING
FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. WIDESPREAD
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND CNTRL/SRN
ROCKIES...BUT DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN LIMITED. ACROSS THE
PLAINS...BREEZY...DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BENEATH THE
RIDGE.

...SE CO...WRN KS...ERN NM...WRN TX...WRN OK
A TIGHTENING SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL EXTEND FROM THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES S/SW TOWARD THE SRN PLAINS. MARGINALLY LOW RH VALUES FROM
15-20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED WITH S/SW WINDS AROUND 15-20 MPH. THIS
MAY LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE DRY.
HOWEVER...MARGINAL NATURE OF THE THREAT WILL PRECLUDE ANY HIGHLIGHTS
AT THIS TIME.

..LEITMAN.. 07/11/2013

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

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