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FNUS21 KWNS 110713
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0113 AM CST TUE FEB 11 2025
VALID 111200Z - 121200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO
AND FAR SOUTHEAST ARIZONA...
..SYNOPSIS
WITHIN THE BASE OF A LARGE-SCALE TROUGH OVER THE WEST, AN EMBEDDED
SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND STRONG DEEP-LAYER WESTERLY FLOW WILL OVERSPREAD
THE SOUTHWEST. IN RESPONSE, A SURFACE LOW WILL DEEPEN OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS BEFORE DRIFTING EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS NM.
..SOUTHWEST NM AND FAR SOUTHEAST AZ
SOUTH OF THE SURFACE LOW, A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL YIELD
25-30 MPH SUSTAINED WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS (WITH HIGHER
GUSTS) ACROSS SOUTHWEST NM AND FAR SOUTHEAST AZ. THESE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH A WARM/DRY ANTECEDENT AIR MASS (15-20 PERCENT AFTERNOON
RH), AND GIVEN MODESTLY DRY/RECEPTIVE FUELS, CRITICAL FIRE-WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
..WEINMAN.. 02/11/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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