Fire Weather Outlook Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
345 FNUS28 KWNS 252201 FWDD38 Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0459 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024 Valid 271200Z - 021200Z Fire weather concerns are expected to remain generally low in the extended, given large-scale ridge over the west limiting concerns over the Desert Southwest and High Plains where fuels are the driest. Occasional periods of localized Elevated and spotty Critical fire weather concerns will be possible in lee of the higher terrain across central and southern New Mexico, where downslope breezes will overlap single digit relative humidity and very warm temperatures. Overall, this threat looks to remain isolated and short in duration. Late in the period on D7/Friday, a trough across the Intermountain West will track into the Central Plains, with surface troughing strengthening again across the High Plains. Elevated to Critical fire weather may return across New Mexico into western Texas. Differences in long range model solutions lead to low confidence in including areas at this time. ..Thornton.. 05/25/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$