Fire Weather Outlook Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
048 FNUS21 KWNS 061651 FWDDY1 Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1050 AM CST Sat Dec 06 2025 Valid 061700Z - 071200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... No changes to the Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook were needed. Accelerating northwest flow aloft over the Four Corners region along with a deepening lee trough across the central and southern High Plains will support increased westerly downslope winds and drying across east-central NM and TX Permian Basin through today. Greatest RH reductions to around 15 percent are expected across the Permian Basin vicinity by the afternoon. Although dry conditions will be coupled with sustained westerly winds of 10-15 mph (locally 20 mph with higher gusts), fuels remain largely unreceptive to significant wildfire spread, mitigating the overall fire weather threat. ..Williams.. 12/06/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1155 PM CST Fri Dec 05 2025/ ...Synopsis... Fire weather concerns are expected to remain low today across the CONUS. Westerly flow aloft will overspread the northern/central Rockies, with a lee cyclone developing across the central Plains. The resulting increase in surface pressure gradient will support enhancement of westerly downslope flow across portions of east central New Mexico into the Texas Permian Basin. While some overlap of dry and breezy conditions is likely, fuels in this region are not receptive to spread after recent cool and wet conditions. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$