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FNUS22 KWNS 211954
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0253 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2025
VALID 221200Z - 231200Z
..MOGOLLON RIM AND WEST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
A UPPER-LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN WILL
PROMOTE INCREASING MID-LEVEL FLOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST. THE ENHANCED
MID-LEVEL FLOW ATOP A VERY DRY, WELL-MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER AND STEEP
LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL PROMOTE BREEZY SURFACE WINDS DURING THE
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MOGOLLON RIM AND WEST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THE
WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH RECEPTIVE FUELS AS EVIDENCED
THROUGH CURRENT ACTIVE FIRES SUPPORTS INTRODUCTION OF ELEVATED
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE AREA.
..WILLIAMS.. 05/21/2025
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0145 AM CDT WED MAY 21 2025/
..SYNOPSIS
A COMPACT MIDLEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY, WHILE A RELATED 50-KT JET MAXIMUM OVERSPREADS
NORTHERN CA. THIS WILL PROMOTE LOCALLY DRY/BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS
PARTS OF THE CA CENTRAL VALLEY DURING THE AFTERNOON, AND GIVEN AREAS
OF RECEPTIVE FUELS, LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, THE OVERLAP OF DRY/BREEZY CONDITIONS AND
RECEPTIVE FUELS APPEARS TOO LIMITED FOR HIGHLIGHTS AT THIS TIME.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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