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FNUS22 KWNS 231935
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0235 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2025
VALID 241200Z - 251200Z
A VERY DRY BOUNDARY LAYER WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
WITH POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OF LESS THAN 20 PERCENT TO
START DAY 2/SATURDAY. INCREASING MIDDLE AND UPPER-LEVEL CLOUD COVER
INTO THE SOUTHWEST SHOULD ATTENUATE BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING, ALLOWING
SURFACE WINDS TO LARGELY REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. ELEVATED
HIGHLIGHTS WERE MAINTAINED ACROSS EASTERN ARIZONA, SOUTHEASTERN
UTAH/WESTERN COLORADO AND MUCH OF SOUTH-CENTRAL/WESTERN NEW MEXICO
WHERE FUELS REMAIN RECEPTIVE TO FIRE SPREAD.
..WILLIAMS.. 05/23/2025
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0135 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2025/
..SYNOPSIS
A MID-LEVEL WAVE WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY.
ENHANCED MID-LEVEL FLOW WILL LARGELY PASS OVERNIGHT D1/FRIDAY INTO
D2/SATURDAY, WITH RELAXING PRESSURE GRADIENTS THROUGH THE DAY.
THOUGH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW (AROUND 10
PERCENT), THIS RELAXING GRADIENT WILL KEEP WINDS LARGELY BELOW
CRITICAL VALUES. IN ADDITION, AN INCREASE IN MID-LEVEL CLOUD COVER
IS EXPECTED WHICH MAY LIMIT MIXING. IN MORE FAVORED DOWNSLOPE
REGIONS, LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AND SUPPORT PERIODS
OF LOCALIZED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER. OVERALL, THE BROAD ELEVATED
DELINEATION WAS MAINTAINED WHERE HIGHEST CONFIDENCE IN SUSTAINED
ELEVATED CONDITIONS WERE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN ARIZONA INTO
SOUTHEASTERN UTAH AND ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL/WESTERN NEW MEXICO.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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