####018000487#### FNUS38 KWNS 172201 PFWF38 DAY 3-8 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK AREAL OUTLINE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0359 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2025 VALID TIME 191200Z - 251200Z FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK POINTS DAY 3-8 ... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA ... D4 34321706 34161729 34251828 34051886 34271925 34541929 34871872 34771747 34641710 34321706 D5 34051888 34231923 34511929 34881869 34771746 34631710 34351705 34161730 34251825 34051888 && ####018001937#### FNUS28 KWNS 172201 FWDD38 Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0359 PM CST Fri Jan 17 2025 Valid 191200Z - 251200Z ...Southern California... Within the base of a highly amplified, positive-tilt large-scale trough over the West, an embedded shortwave trough will track southeastward across the Southwest into the southern Rockies from Day 4/Monday into Day 5/Tuesday. At the same time, an amplified upper ridge will build over the eastern Pacific, favoring strengthening surface high pressure over the Intermountain West. This pattern will result in a strengthening offshore pressure gradient across southern CA (-6 to -8 mb LAX-DAG gradient), with moderate midlevel support across the area. Given reasonably good agreement in the development of single-digit to lower teens RH and strong/gusty east-northeasterly surface winds, 70-percent Critical probabilities have been introduced for the wind-prone Santa Ana corridor (much of Ventura County, northern/western Los Angeles County, and portions of northern San Bernardino County) for Day 4/Monday into Day 5/Tuesday. From Day 6/Wednesday into Day 7/Thursday, another shortwave trough should track southeastward across the Great Basin and Southwest, while an upstream ridge builds over the eastern Pacific. While noteworthy differences are evident among the medium-range guidance regarding this overall evolution, current indications are that surface high pressure will once again strengthen over the Intermountain West, favoring the potential for another dry offshore wind event across southern CA. 40-percent Critical probabilities have been added for Day 6/Wednesday into Day 7/Thursday, and higher probabilities could eventually be needed as the details become more clear. ..Weinman.. 01/17/2025 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$