Fire Weather Outlook Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
956 FNUS22 KWNS 221827 FWDDY2 Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0126 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024 Valid 231200Z - 241200Z ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SOUTHERN/CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS... Based on the latest high-resolution guidance consensus, the Critical area was expanded westward into the central NM Mountains -- where confidence in the overlap of critical winds/RH has increased. Additionally, the Elevated highlights were expanded northward along the I-25 corridor in southern CO, where locally critical meteorological conditions are possible amid modestly receptive fuels. Elsewhere, the previous forecast (see below) remains on track. ..Weinman.. 05/22/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0216 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024/ ...Synopsis... Increasing deep westerly flow within the base of a large-scale trough, along with a deepening lee surface cyclone over the High Plains, will result in critical surface wind speeds developing across portions of southern and eastern NM, and the Upper Trans-Pecos region of TX Thursday afternoon. This, combined with increasingly receptive fuels and widespread single-digit RH, has led to the introduction of a Critical area. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$