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DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1254 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2025
VALID 231200Z - 241200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA INTO
WEST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
..SYNOPSIS
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WAVE
ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN US TODAY, BRINGING AN INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST
SURFACE WINDS. A VERY DRY AIR MASS AND DEEPLY MIXED PROFILES WILL
SUPPORT RELATIVE HUMIDITY REDUCTIONS TO AROUND 10-15 PERCENT (AS LOW
AS 5-10 PERCENT) AND SUSTAINED WINDS 15-20 MPH ACROSS MUCH ARIZONA
INTO NEW MEXICO. FUELS ALONG THE MOGOLLON RIM IN ARIZONA INTO
WESTERN NEW MEXICO ARE RECEPTIVE TO FIRE SPREAD, WITH ERCS NEAR THE
75TH-90TH PERCENTILE. AS SUCH, THESE ARE THE AREAS WHERE CRITICAL
HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED, WITH BROADER ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS
ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN ARIZONA INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO. ELEVATED
CONDITIONS WILL ALSO EXTEND INTO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO.
..THORNTON.. 05/23/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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