876  
FNUS22 KWNS 160738  
FWDDY2  
 
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0137 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2025  
 
VALID 171200Z - 181200Z  
   
..SYNOPSIS
 
 
A DISTURBANCE WILL BRING ENHANCED WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ON D2 - MONDAY  
ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AND ACROSS THE  
SOUTHERN ROCKIES. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN SURFACE WINDS  
ACROSS SOUTHERN ARIZONA INTO NEW MEXICO, AS WELL AS INTO THE  
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS AS LEE TROUGHING STRENGTHENS AND SURFACE LOW  
DEVELOPMENT OCCURS. FUELS ACROSS A REGION FROM FAR WESTERN TEXAS  
INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO HAVE UNDERGONE DRYING WITH THE LAST PASSING  
SYSTEM. ERCS WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND THE 50TH-75TH PERCENTILE.  
ACROSS SOUTHERN ARIZONA, VERY LITTLE RAINFALL/SNOWFALL HAS BEEN  
OBSERVED, WITH ERCS ALSO NEAR THE 75TH PERCENTILE. HI-RES GUIDANCE  
FROM THE HREF SUGGESTS LONGEST DURATION CRITICAL CONDITIONS WOULD BE  
TIED TO FAVORED DOWNSLOPE REGIONS NEAR TERRAIN FEATURES. AS SUCH, AN  
ELEVATED WAS MAINTAINED WITH THIS OUTLOOK BUT LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE.  
 
..THORNTON.. 02/16/2025  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
 
 

 
 
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