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FNUS22 KWNS 140803
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0202 AM CST SAT DEC 14 2024
VALID 151200Z - 161200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
..SYNOPSIS
AS THE MID-LEVEL TROUGH EJECTS OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND INTO THE
PLAINS EARLY D2/SUNDAY, A LEE LOW AND TRAILING SURFACE TROUGH WILL
QUICKLY DEEPEN ACROSS PARTS OF THE HIGH PLAINS. AT THE SAME TIME, A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE INTERIOR WEST. AIDED BY STRONG
MID-LEVEL WESTERLIES AT THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND DOWNSLOPE
PRESSURE GRADIENTS, SEVERAL HOURS OF STRONG SURFACE WINDS (20-30
MPH) ARE LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. THESE
STRONG WINDS MAY BRIEFLY OVERLAP WITH AREAS OF MODERATELY LOW RH
(~30%) ACROSS WESTERN NE AND EASTERN WY.
FARTHER SOUTH INTO EASTERN NM AND FAR WEST TX, LOWER RH WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE WITH MORE MILD TEMPERATURES AND DIURNAL MINIMUMS OF 20-25%.
HOWEVER, WINDS HERE ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLOWER AND MORE TRANSIENT,
OWING TO THE WEAKER SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS AND FLOW ALOFT. THE NET
RESULT WILL BE A FEW HOURS OF LOCALLY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS IN
THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES WHERE FUELS ARE SOMEWHAT DRY. WHILE THERE IS
SOME RISK, FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD,
GIVEN THE BRIEF NATURE OF THE STRONG WINDS AND LOWER RH, AS WELL AS
THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING.
..LYONS.. 12/14/2024
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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