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FNUS21 KWNS 240703
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0202 AM CDT MON MAR 24 2025
VALID 241200Z - 251200Z
..SYNOPSIS
MID-LEVEL FLOW WILL GRADUALLY AMPLIFY THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS
SHORTWAVE RIDGING BUILDS TO THE WEST, AND A BROAD TROUGH DEEPENS TO
THE EAST. THE PRIMARY COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE OFFSHORE OVER THE
ATLANTIC AND GULF COAST AS NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL OVERSPREAD
MUCH OF THE CENTRAL US. A WEAK SECONDARY SURFACE LOW AND TRAILING
FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PLAINS STATES SUPPORTING GUSTY WINDS AND
SOME LOCALIZED FIRE-WEATHER RISK.
..OK AND KS
A WEAK SURFACE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL US WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AHEAD OF
A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT, VEERED LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
THROUGH THE DAY ACROSS PARTS OF OK AND KS. SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS OF
10-20 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH LOW AFTERNOON RH AROUND 25%. THE DRY AND
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL OVERLAP WITH VERY DRY FUELS SUPPORTING A FEW
HOURS OF ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS.
BEHIND THE SECONDARY FRONT ACROSS NORTHERN/CENTRAL KS, GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER, A COOLER AIR MASS WILL FAVOR HIGHER RH ATOP FUELS THAT ARE
LESS RECEPTIVE. SOME LOCALIZED FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS MAY DEVELOP,
BUT MORE WIDESPREAD CONCERNS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
..APPALACHIANS
IN THE WAKE OF THE FIRST COLD FRONT, A FEW HOURS OF GUSTY WESTERLY
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.
WHILE LIGHT RAIN WILL LIKELY TEMPER FUELS AND RH MINIMUMS, THE
STRONG WINDS MAY STILL BRIEFLY OVERLAP WITH RH BELOW 30% DURING THE
AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN VA AND NC. THIS COULD SUPPORT LOCALLY
ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS GIVEN THE DRY FUELS AND RECENT FIRE
ACTIVITY.
..LYONS.. 03/24/2025
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