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FNUS22 KWNS 101929
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0129 PM CST TUE DEC 10 2024
VALID 111200Z - 121200Z
MINOR CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE D2 ELEVATED AREA TO EXTEND AREAS TO
THE COASTLINE IN VENTURA/LOS ANGELES COUNTY. OTHERWISE, THE OUTLOOK
REMAINS ON TRACK. SEE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
..THORNTON.. 12/10/2024
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0132 AM CST TUE DEC 10 2024/
..SYNOPSIS
ELEVATED TO LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED
WEDNESDAY ALONG THE SOUTHERN CA COAST AS AN ONGOING OFFSHORE WIND
EVENT BEGINS TO WANE. THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO PEAK IN INTENSITY
THIS MORNING (TUESDAY) BEFORE GRADUALLY ABATING THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. CRITICAL (20+ MPH) WIND SPEEDS WILL
LIKELY BE ONGOING WITHIN THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS BY 12 UTC WEDNESDAY,
BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN STEADILY THROUGH THE DAY AS THE
SURFACE HIGH OVER THE GREAT BASIN SHIFTS SOUTHEAST INTO THE FOUR
CORNERS/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. REGARDLESS, OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY WILL
BE MINIMAL DUE TO THE LONG-DURATION NATURE OF THE OFFSHORE WIND
EVENT HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING, WHICH WILL PROMOTE SEVERAL
HOURS OF ELEVATED TO LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS (MOST
LIKELY THROUGH 18 UTC). BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, 15-25 MPH WINDS
SHOULD BE CONFINED TO TYPICALLY BREEZY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN, THOUGH WIDESPREAD 5-15% RH VALUES SHOULD PERSIST, GIVEN
INCREASING SUBSIDENCE AND DIURNAL HEATING.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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