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FNUS22 KWNS 281856
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0155 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2020
VALID 291200Z - 301200Z
THE ELEVATED AREA WAS EXPANDED SOUTHEASTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF THE
LOWER PECOS RIVER VALLEY/EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE TRANS-PECOS.
LOW-LEVEL RETURN FLOW WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN TOMORROW
AFTERNOON/EVENING ACROSS THIS AREA IN RESPONSE TO THE APPROACHING
UPPER-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH AMID A DRY AIRMASS. ELEVATED CONDITIONS
MAY ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE TRANS-PECOS, BUT
CONFINED THE EXPANSION TO WHERE THE STRONGEST LOW-LEVEL JET/RETURN
FLOW RESPONSE WILL LIKELY OCCUR.
..NAUSLAR.. 03/28/2020
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0257 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2020/
..SYNOPSIS
A LOW-AMPLITUDE UPPER TROUGH IS FORECAST TO MOVE FROM THE SOUTHWEST
INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES BY SUNDAY NIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE LOW MAY
BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF NM IN RESPONSE TO THIS FEATURE.
ANOTHER DAY OF ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED OVER
PORTIONS OF NM AND ADJACENT WEST TX, THOUGH THE CRITICAL THREAT
APPEARS DIMINISHED COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS.
..NEW MEXICO AND ADJACENT WEST TX
WHILE WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY DIMINISH ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES/PLAINS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS, RELATIVELY DRY AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF NM INTO ADJACENT PORTIONS OF
WEST TX. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15-20 MPH COMBINED WITH MINIMUM RH
VALUES OF 10-20% WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR
SEVERAL HOURS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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