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FNUS22 KWNS 251921
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0220 PM CDT THU APR 25 2024
VALID 261200Z - 271200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS AND
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...
NO CHANGES. SEE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW.
..BENTLEY.. 04/25/2024
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0114 AM CDT THU APR 25 2024/
..SYNOPSIS
A MIDLEVEL LOW AND ATTENDANT SURFACE CYCLONE WILL ADVANCE
NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MS VALLEY. ON
THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM, A BELT OF STRONG DEEP-LAYER
WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS A POST-DRYLINE
ENVIRONMENT OVER SOUTHERN NM AND PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
THIS WILL FAVOR ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON.
..SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE PRIMARY SURFACE CYCLONE, A
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA. THIS, COMBINED
WITH BOUNDARY-LAYER MIXING INTO THE STRONG FLOW ALOFT, WILL YIELD
20-25 MPH SUSTAINED WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS (WITH HIGHER
GUSTS). AT THE SAME TIME, CONTINUED DOWNSLOPE FLOW AMID A DRY
ANTECEDENT AIR MASS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO 10-15 PERCENT AFTERNOON RH.
AS A RESULT, CRITICAL FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHERN NM AND MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS, GIVEN INCREASINGLY
DRY FUELS OVER THE AREA.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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