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FNUS21 KWNS 300651
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0151 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025
VALID 301200Z - 311200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO INTO FAR WEST TEXAS...
..SYNOPSIS
IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING MIDLEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH, A BELT OF
STRONG MIDLEVEL WESTERLY FLOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON. IN THE LOW-LEVELS, A
WEAK LEE CYCLONE WILL MIGRATE SOUTHWARD ALONG THE SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS.
..CENTRAL/SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO INTO FAR WEST TEXAS
DEEP BOUNDARY-LAYER MIXING WILL EXTEND INTO THE BASE OF THE STRONG
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT DURING THE AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT, 20-25 MPH
SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS (WITH HIGHER GUSTS) WILL DEVELOP
AMID SINGLE-DIGIT/LOWER TEENS RH AND LOWER/MIDDLE 70S TEMPERATURES.
THESE WARM, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE CRITICAL
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS, GIVEN DRY/RECEPTIVE FUELS ACROSS THE AREA.
..WEINMAN.. 03/30/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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