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Day 3-8 Fire Weather Forecast Issued on Aug 24, 2009
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To retrieve previous Day 3-8 FireWX outlooks, type in the date you wish to retrieve in YYMMDD (e.g., 060205 for Feb. 5, 2006). Data available since January 1, 2006.
Day 3-8 Fire Weather Forecast Graphic
D3Wed, Aug 26, 2009 - Thu, Aug 27, 2009 D6Sat, Aug 29, 2009 - Sun, Aug 30, 2009
D4Thu, Aug 27, 2009 - Fri, Aug 28, 2009 D7Sun, Aug 30, 2009 - Mon, Aug 31, 2009
D5Fri, Aug 28, 2009 - Sat, Aug 29, 2009 D8Mon, Aug 31, 2009 - Tue, Sep 01, 2009
(All days are valid from 12 UTC - 12 UTC)
   ZCZC SPCFWDD38 ALL
   FNUS28 KWNS 240914
   
   DAY 3-8 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0414 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2009
   
   VALID 261200Z - 011200Z
   
   ...DISCUSSION...
   LATEST MODEL FORECASTS REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH DEPICTING THE
   RETROGRESSION OF A MID-LEVEL ANTICYCLONE FROM THE SRN PLAINS TO THE
   SOUTHWEST ON WED-THU/DAYS 3-4...WITH A RIDGE AXIS BUILDING NWD IN
   THE WEST. THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF NERN PACIFIC SHORT WAVE TROUGHS
   SHOULD REACH THE BRITISH COLUMBIA/WA COAST AROUND FRI/DAY 5. MODEL
   FORECASTS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST THIS TROUGH WILL WEAKEN AS IT IMPINGES
   ON THE RIDGE AXIS...ALTHOUGH PREDICTABILITY WANES WITH THE TRACK OF
   THE WAVE DURING THE WEEKEND. NEVERTHELESS...OVERALL PATTERN DOES NOT
   APPEAR SUPPORTIVE OF ANY POTENTIAL CRITICAL AREAS.
   
   ..GRAMS.. 08/24/2009
   
   ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
   
   $$

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