242  
FNUS21 KWNS 181638  
FWDDY1  
 
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1137 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
VALID 181700Z - 191200Z  
 
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN/EASTERN NEW  
MEXICO INTO FAR WEST TEXAS...  
   
..1630 UPDATE  
 
A FASTER SOUTHWARD PROGRESSION OF A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT ACROSS THE  
TEXAS PANHANDLE AS FAR SOUTH AS US-70 HAS TEMPORARILY MITIGATED FIRE  
WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER, SOME NORTHEASTWARD  
RETREAT AND DAYTIME MIXING SHOULD ALLOW DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW TO RETURN  
TO PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE  
SUPPORTING AT LEAST A BRIEF PERIOD OF ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS TO EMERGE WITHIN THIS ZONE. THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
THREAT WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO.  
 
EASTERN EXTENT OF ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS WERE TRIMMED ALONG THE FLORIDA  
ATLANTIC COAST AS HIGHER DEWPOINTS/RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACCOMPANY  
SOUTHEASTERLY ONSHORE FLOW. FARTHER INLAND HOWEVER, ELEVATED FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10-15 MPH  
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING INTO THE 35-40 PERCENT RANGE THIS  
AFTERNOON AMID INCREASINGLY DRY FUELS.  
 
..WILLIAMS/LYONS.. 04/18/2025  
   
PREV DISCUSSION  
/ISSUED 1245 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2025/  
   
..SYNOPSIS  
 
AN UPPER TROUGH INITIALLY IN THE GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE  
FOUR CORNERS REGION TODAY. A MODEST SURFACE LOW IN EASTERN NEW  
MEXICO INTO WEST TEXAS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAY. A COLD FRONT  
WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE SOUTHWARD PROGRESS INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.  
   
..NEW MEXICO INTO WEST TEXAS  
 
ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED  
DURING THE AFTERNOON. MODERATE MID-LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST  
AND SOUTHERN PLAINS AND A MODEST SURFACE LOW ALONG THE TEXAS/NEW  
MEXICO BORDER WILL DRIVE 15-20 MPH (UP TO 25 MPH IN THE TERRAIN)  
SURFACE WINDS BY THE AFTERNOON. RH WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN  
THURSDAY ON ACCOUNT OF MID/UPPER-LEVEL CLOUDS. VALUES OF AROUND 10%  
MAY OCCUR, BUT WILL OCCUR ON A RELATIVELY LOCAL BASIS. 15-20% WILL  
BE MORE COMMON. THE DRIEST FUELS WILL BE IN NEW MEXICO AND THE  
TRANS-PECOS. FARTHER EAST IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE/SOUTH PLAINS,  
TRANSITIONAL/GREENING FUELS WILL MITIGATE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS EVEN  
WITH SIMILARLY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS.  
   
..FLORIDA  
 
EASTERLY WINDS OF AROUND 10 MPH APPEAR POSSIBLE DURING THE  
AFTERNOON. RH OF 25-35% CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE WESTERN PENINSULA.  
WITH DRY FUELS (CURRENT ERC DATA SHOWING SOME LOCATIONS ABOVE THE  
90TH PERCENTILE), ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON.  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
 
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