Fire Weather Outlook Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
413 FNUS21 KWNS 180653 FWDDY1 Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0152 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Valid 181200Z - 191200Z ...Synopsis... A trough will lift northward across the Northern Rockies into the northern Plains today. Heights will rise across the southwestern US with weakening southwest gradients and lighter winds returning where the driest fuels remain currently. Areas of dry southwesterly flow will linger across portions of central/eastern New Mexico, with afternoon relative humidity reductions to 10-15 percent overlapping winds around 15 mph for a period of Elevated fire weather this afternoon. Localized breezes and Elevated fire weather concerns may extend further southwest into western New Mexico and southern Arizona. ..Thornton.. 06/18/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$