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FNUS21 KWNS 230654
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0153 AM CDT WED APR 23 2025
VALID 231200Z - 241200Z
..SYNOPSIS
A BROAD BUT WEAK CYCLONIC UPPER FLOW REGIME WILL OVERSPREAD THE
WESTERN CONUS AS ZONAL FLOW ALOFT BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY. AN EMBEDDED MID-LEVEL
IMPULSE WILL PIVOT AROUND THE CYCLONIC FLOW AND TRACK OVER THE
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS BY AFTERNOON, WITH DRY DOWNSLOPE FLOW
DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA INTO FAR WEST TEXAS AS A
LOW-LEVEL MASS RESPONSE. 15 MPH SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE
WINDS AMID 10-15 PERCENT RH WILL PROMOTE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
WILDFIRE-SPREAD, WITH ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS INTRODUCED WHERE FUELS ARE
DRY/UNAFFECTED BY RECENT RAINFALL.
MEANWHILE, DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS WESTERN PARTS
OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA BY AFTERNOON PEAK HEATING. 10-15 MPH
SUSTAINED SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL COINCIDE WITH 30-40 PERCENT RH
ATOP DRY FUELS, WARRANTING ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS.
..SQUITIERI.. 04/23/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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