699  
FNUS21 KWNS 241652  
FWDDY1  
 
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1151 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2025  
 
VALID 241700Z - 251200Z  
 
CLEARING SKIES BEHIND A CIRRUS SHIELD WILL BRIEFLY SUPPORT A BETTER  
BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING ENVIRONMENT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWESTERN  
ARIZONA WHERE ELEVATED MID-LEVEL FLOW AND DRY FUELS ALIGN. ELEVATED  
FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS WERE EXPANDED TO THE WEST TO ACCOUNT FOR  
SLIGHTLY HIGHER SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.  
OTHERWISE, FORECAST (SEE BELOW) REMAINS ON TRACK AS EXPANSIVE  
SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH JUXTAPOSED WITH A VERY  
DRY AIR MASS SUPPORTS ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST.  
 
..WILLIAMS.. 05/24/2025  
   
PREV DISCUSSION  
/ISSUED 0128 AM CDT SAT MAY 24 2025/  
   
..SYNOPSIS  
 
A MID-LEVEL WAVE WILL EJECT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TODAY. INCREASING  
MID-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN MID-LEVEL CLOUD  
COVER, WHICH SHOULD AID IN LIMITING MIXING. A FEW SOUTHWEST BREEZES  
WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE LEE OF THE HIGH TERRAIN.  
WITH A VERY DRY AIR MASS ALREADY IN PLACE, AFTERNOON RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY REDUCTIONS TO AROUND 10-15 PERCENT ARE PROBABLE. OVERALL,  
IT APPEARS THE SOUTHWEST BREEZES WILL REMAIN LARGELY BELOW CRITICAL  
THRESHOLDS. A BROAD ELEVATED AREA WAS MAINTAINED WITH THIS OUTLOOK,  
THOUGH SOME BRIEF AND LOCALIZED CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE  
IN FAVORED DOWNSLOPE REGIONS.  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
 
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