Fire Weather Outlook Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
619 FNUS22 KWNS 191910 FWDDY2 Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0209 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 Valid 201200Z - 211200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... The previous forecast remains generally on track. A few hours of dry and occasionally breezy conditions may precede isolated thunderstorm development across northern portions of the Texas Panhandle into northwestern Oklahoma. However, the marginal nature of these conditions suggest that wildfire-spread concerns should remain localized, so no fire weather highlights have been introduced this outlook. ..Squitieri.. 09/19/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0121 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024/ ...Synopsis... A low-latitude midlevel low will advance eastward across the Lower CO River Valley, while a related belt of strong deep-layer southwesterly flow overspreads the Southwest. Boundary-layer mixing into this strong deep-layer flow will favor dry/breezy conditions across portions of western NM and eastern AZ during the afternoon. While this could lead to locally elevated fire-weather conditions, fuels are generally unsupportive of large-fire spread at this time. Elsewhere, a minimal overlap of breezy surface winds and low RH should limit fire-weather concerns. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$