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FNUS21 KWNS 290631
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0130 AM CDT SAT MAR 29 2025
VALID 291200Z - 301200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
NEW MEXICO INTO WESTERN TEXAS...
..SYNOPSIS
WITHIN THE BASE OF A LARGE-SCALE TROUGH OVER THE WEST, A MIDLEVEL
WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY JET STREAK WILL CROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND
ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS DURING THE DAY. AT THE SAME TIME, A LEE CYCLONE
WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS, WHILE A RELATED DRYLINE
SHARPENS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.
..SOUTHERN/EASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO WESTERN TEXAS
WEST OF THE DRYLINE, STRENGTHENING DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
DEEP BOUNDARY-LAYER MIXING, WITH RH FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS
TO LOWER/MIDDLE TEENS. A MODEST PRESSURE GRADIENT PERIPHERAL TO THE
LEE CYCLONE, AND DEEP MIXING INTO THE STRONG FLOW ALOFT, WILL FAVOR
20-25 MPH SUSTAINED WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS (WITH HIGHER
GUSTS). THIS COMBINATION OF WARM, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
YIELD CRITICAL FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
..MID-ATLANTIC
ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF AN EXPANSIVE SURFACE HIGH OVER
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC, A MODEST PRESSURE GRADIENT AND BREEZY/GUSTY
WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC. HERE, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 70S/LOWER
80S F WHILE RH FALLS TO AROUND 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
GIVEN DRY/RECEPTIVE FUELS AND THE EXPECTATION FOR MINIMAL
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT, ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
..WEINMAN.. 03/29/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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