215  
FNUS21 KWNS 290551  
FWDDY1  
 
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1250 AM CDT FRI MAR 29 2024  
 
VALID 291200Z - 301200Z  
 
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO  
INTO THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...  
   
..SYNOPSIS
 
 
A WEAK MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE PLAINS TODAY  
WITH CYCLOGENESIS EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. THIS WILL TIGHTEN  
THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LEAD TO  
WINDY CONDITIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN  
NEW MEXICO INTO THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE WHERE MODERATE (50 TO 60  
KNOT) MID-LEVEL FLOW WILL OVERSPREAD A DEEPLY MIXED AIRMASS. IN THIS  
REGION, SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS OF 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. FUELS IN THIS REGION WERE QUITE MOIST  
OVER THE PAST WEEK, BUT SEVERAL DAYS OF DRY WEATHER HAVE STARTED TO  
DRY FUELS, ESPECIALLY FINE FUELS. THEREFORE, SOME LARGE-FIRE THREAT  
WILL EXIST ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO.  
 
..BENTLEY.. 03/29/2024  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
 
 

 
 
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