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FNUS21 KWNS 151633
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1032 AM CST SUN DEC 15 2024
VALID 151700Z - 161200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
NO CHANGES TO THE ONGOING FORECAST.
..WENDT.. 12/15/2024
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0155 AM CST SUN DEC 15 2024/
..SYNOPSIS
EMBEDDED WITHIN STRONGER QUASI-ZONAL FLOW ALOFT, A SHORTWAVE TROUGH
IS FORECAST TO RAPIDLY EJECT EASTWARD FROM THE INTERMOUTNAIN WEST
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES EARLY THIS MORNING. AS LIFT
FROM THE TROUGH SHIFTS EAST, A LEE LOW AND TRAILING SURFACE TROUGH
WILL QUICKLY DEEPEN ACROSS PARTS OF THE HIGH PLAINS, WHILE A COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE INTERIOR WEST. THE STRONG MID-LEVEL
FLOW AND LEE LOW WILL SUPPORT DOWNSLOPE WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS, AND TO A LESSER DEGREE ACROSS EASTERN NM AND
FAR WEST TX. THESE STRONG WINDS OF 20-30 MPH MAY BRIEFLY OVERLAP
WITH AREAS OF MODERATELY LOW RH THIS AFTERNOON. 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 LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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