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FNUS21 KWNS 261655
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1154 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2025
VALID 261700Z - 271200Z
..CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
INCREASED MOISTURE FROM A BACK DOOR FRONT HAS INFILTRATED PORTIONS
OF THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. A GRADIENT OF PWAT VALUES EXISTS
ACROSS THE AREA RANGING FROM 0.40" ACROSS THE EASTERN COLORADO
PLATEAU TO 0.70" ACROSS THE SANDIA MANZANO MOUNTAINS. DAYTIME
HEATING AND INCREASING INSTABILITY WITHIN MODEST NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
WILL SUPPORT FASTER MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORM
HIGHLIGHTS WERE ADDED OVER THE AREA DEFINED BY DRY FUELS AND LACK OF
PRECIPITATION FROM RECENT CONVECTIVE EVENTS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RANGE.
..WILLIAMS.. 05/26/2025
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0113 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2025/
..SYNOPSIS
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL REMAIN LOW TODAY. THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH
IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT INTO THE PLAINS, WITH RISING HEIGHTS AND
SOUTHWEST FLOW RELAXING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. A VERY DRY AIR MASS
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE, WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 10-15
PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF ARIZONA AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. LOCALLY
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE LEE OF THE HIGH
TERRAIN ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. OVERALL, THE LIGHTER WINDS
PRECLUDE THE NEED FOR HIGHLIGHTS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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