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FNUS22 KWNS 270701
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0201 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2025
VALID 281200Z - 291200Z
..SYNOPSIS
AS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL US MOVES EASTWARD, BROAD
TROUGHING ACROSS THE WEST COAST WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OVER THE
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT WILL ALLOW WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS ACROSS PARTS OF NM AND
WEST TX WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND SOME FIRE-WEATHER RISK.
..SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
AS BROAD TROUGHING MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST, STRONGER WESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT WILL FIRST APPEAR OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NM AND GRADUALLY
SPREAD INTO WEST TX. DOWNSLOPE TRAJECTORIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL SUPPORT CRITICAL RH VALUES OF 15-20% THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
AIDED BY DEEP MIXING, STRONGER WESTERLY FLOW, AND A LEE TROUGH,
WESTERLY WINDS OF 15-20 MPH APPEAR LIKELY. GIVEN THE INCREASE IN DRY
FUELS, ELEVATED TO LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AS THE MID-LEVEL JET OVERSPREADS SOUTHERN NM/SOUTHWEST TX
DURING PEAK HEATING.
..CENTRAL PLAINS
DRY SOUTHERLY FLOW IS POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE NOT EXPECTED TO LAST LONG AS DEEPER MOISTURE
ARRIVES FROM THE SOUTH, AFTERNOON RH VALUES MAY BRIEFLY TOUCH BELOW
30%. WITH SOUTHERLY GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH AND DRY FUELS, LOCALLY
ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS.
..LYONS.. 03/27/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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