Fire Weather
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
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...
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