Fire Weather Outlook Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
496 FNUS22 KWNS 171745 FWDDY2 Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1244 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Valid 181200Z - 191200Z ...Update... No significant changes were made to the ongoing forecast. Please see the previous discussion below for details. A small Elevated area was considered for the Mohave Valley of NV and CA for the morning hours Tuesday, when northerly sustained winds are expected to exceed 20 mph. However, the duration of RH less than 15-20 percent should only overlap these higher wind speeds for 1-2 hours. ..Barnes.. 06/17/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0158 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024/ ...Synopsis... A trough will lift northward across the Northern Rockies into the northern Plains on Tuesday. Heights will rise across the southwestern US with weakening southwest gradients and lighter winds returning. Areas of dry southwesterly flow will linger across portions of central/eastern New Mexico. In this region, afternoon relative humidity reductions to 10-15 percent will overlap winds around 15 mph for a period of Elevated fire weather Tuesday afternoon. Localized breezes and Elevated fire weather concerns may extend further southwest into western New Mexico and southern Arizona. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$