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FNUS21 KWNS 200657
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0157 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2025
VALID 201200Z - 211200Z
..SYNOPSIS
A MID-LEVEL TROUGH AND CORRESPONDING SURFACE LOW WILL TRAVERSE THE
MIDWEST AS ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH EJECTS INTO THE ATLANTIC FROM THE
NORTHEAST TODAY, ENCOURAGING DEEP-LAYER OFFSHORE FLOW ALONG THE NEW
ENGLAND COASTLINE. WHILE THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN DOES NOT FAVOR
WIDESPREAD, SIGNIFICANT WILDFIRE-SPREAD POTENTIAL ACROSS THE CONUS,
A FEW REGIONAL CONCERNS FOR ELEVATED CONDITIONS DO EXIST.
SOMEWHAT DRY SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN
PLAINS MAY PROMOTE 15-20 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS AMID 25-30 PERCENT RH
THIS AFTERNOON. SOME WILDFIRE-SPREAD POTENTIAL EXISTS WHEREVER DRY
FUEL BEDS ARE PRESENT. NEXT, DRY SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS WESTERN PARTS OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA, WITH ELEVATED
HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED ACROSS THIS REGION GIVEN 15 MPH WIND SPEEDS
COINCIDING WITH 25-35 PERCENT RH ATOP DRY FUELS BY AFTERNOON.
LASTLY, 15-20 MPH NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE FLOW WILL OVERLAP WITH 25-40
PERCENT RH ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND BY AFTERNOON PEAK HEATING.
GIVEN AN OVERALL LACK OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THIS AREA IN THE PAST
WEEK, IT IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR FINER FUELS TO RESPOND
ACCORDINGLY AND SUPPORT SOME POTENTIAL FOR WILDFIRE SPREAD.
..SQUITIERI.. 04/20/2025
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