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FNUS21 KWNS 280700
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0159 AM CDT MON APR 28 2025
VALID 281200Z - 291200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO INTO THE FAR
WESTERN TRANS-PECOS...
..SYNOPSIS
DOWNSTREAM OF AN AMPLIFIED LARGE-SCALE TROUGH OVER THE WEST, A BELT
OF STRONG DEEP-LAYER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS. IN THE LOW-LEVELS, A RELATED LEE
TROUGH WILL DEEPEN OVER THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
..SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO INTO THE FAR WESTERN TRANS-PECOS
WEST OF THE LEE TROUGH, DOWNSLOPE FLOW AMID A DRY ANTECEDENT AIR
MASS WILL PROMOTE DEEP BOUNDARY-LAYER MIXING INTO THE BELT OF
ENHANCED SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. AT THE SAME TIME, THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE DEEPENING LEE
TROUGH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN A CORRIDOR OF 10-15
PERCENT RH ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND ADJACENT HIGH
PLAINS. THESE DRY BOUNDARY-LAYER CONDITIONS, COUPLED WITH 20 MPH
SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS (WITH HIGHER GUSTS), WILL
PROMOTE CRITICAL FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ATOP DRY FUELS OVER
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO INTO THE FAR WESTERN TRANS-PECOS -- WITH
ELEVATED CONDITIONS EXPECTED NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
..WEINMAN.. 04/28/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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