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FNUS21 KWNS 120752
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0152 AM CST WED FEB 12 2025
VALID 121200Z - 131200Z
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE TRANS-PECOS
..SYNOPSIS
WITHIN THE BASE OF A LARGE-SCALE TROUGH SHIFTING EASTWARD FROM THE
ROCKIES INTO THE PLAINS, A BELT OF STRENGTHENING DEEP-LAYER WESTERLY
FLOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS
THIS AFTERNOON.
..TEXAS TRANS-PECOS
DIURNAL HEATING AND DOWNSLOPE-AIDED WARMING/DRYING WILL FAVOR
MODESTLY DEEP BOUNDARY-LAYER MIXING INTO THE STRONG FLOW ALOFT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TRANS-PECOS DURING THE AFTERNOON. AS A
RESULT, 15-20 PERCENT RH WILL DEVELOP AMID 20-25 MPH SUSTAINED
WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS (WITH HIGHER GUSTS). GIVEN AT LEAST MODESTLY
RECEPTIVE FUELS HERE, ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED. DRY/BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL EXTEND FARTHER EAST INTO
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL TX; HOWEVER, RECENT MEASURABLE RAINFALL ATOP
ALREADY MARGINAL FUELS WILL LIMIT FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS. OVER
SOUTHERN NM, STRONG WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL ALSO SUPPORT
ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS, THOUGH COOLER SURFACE TEMPERATURES
WILL LIMIT RH REDUCTIONS.
..WEINMAN.. 02/12/2025
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