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FNUS21 KWNS 270609
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0109 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2025
VALID 271200Z - 281200Z
...EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO INTO FAR WEST TEXAS...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
INTO FAR WEST TEXAS...
..SYNOPSIS
WITH A MID-LEVEL TROUGH TRANSLATING ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST,
AND A LEE CYCLONE DEEPENING OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS, STRONG
SURFACE WINDS AND DEEP BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING ARE FORECAST ACROSS
MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. CRITICAL TO
EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH
OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INTO PORTIONS OF FAR WEST TEXAS.
..CENTRAL/SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO INTO FAR WEST TEXAS
WIDESPREAD 30+ MPH WINDS AND 5-10% RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS ANTICIPATED
OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN, CENTRAL, AND EVEN PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW
MEXICO. WHILE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FURTHER EAST
OF THE CURRENT HIGHLIGHTS, RECENT WETTING RAINFALL IN EASTERN NEW
MEXICO OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL SERVE TO LIMIT THE
RECEPTIVENESS OF FUELS TO WILDFIRE IGNITION AND SPREAD. THEREFORE,
CRITICAL AND EXTREMELY CRITICAL HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CONFINED TO
WHERE FUELS GUIDANCE SHOWS ERCS EXCEEDING THE 90TH ANNUAL
PERCENTILE, PRIMARILY ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.
..EASTERN COLORADO
ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED OVER EASTERN COLORADO,
WHERE DORMANT/FINE FUELS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE RECEPTIVE TO WILDFIRE
IGNITION AND SPREAD WITH AN ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERIZED BY 10%
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND 15-20 MPH WINDS. SOME RECENT WETTING RAINFALL
HAS OCCURRED ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO, WITH AREAS RECEIVING 0.75-2.0
INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE LAST 48 HOURS. THE ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS IN
THIS UPDATE REFLECT THE DRIEST AREAS RECEIVING LITTLE TO NO
RAINFALL.
..HALBERT.. 04/27/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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