Fire Weather Outlook Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
364 FNUS21 KWNS 270659 FWDDY1 Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0158 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 Valid 271200Z - 281200Z ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS... ...Synopsis... A strong mid-level jet streak will round the base of the western trough today, with strong lee cyclogenesis resulting across the High Plains. Strengthening flow amid very dry conditions will lead to Elevated to Critical fire weather concerns across portions of the southern High Plains into the central High Plains. ...Southern and Central High Plains... A deeply mixed air mass is expected to be in be in place by this afternoon across portions of eastern New Mexico into and eastward into the Oklahoma/Texas Panhandles into southwestern Kansas. In these regions, sustained surface winds 20-30 mph will overlap afternoon relative humidity reductions to around 5-10 percent. The Critical area was expanded further into southwestern Kansas, given recent trends. While some spotty Extremely Critical conditions are possible, fuels do not yet support inclusion of an Extremely Critical area at this time. ..Thornton.. 04/27/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$