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Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1250 AM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024
Valid 291200Z - 301200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO
INTO THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...
...Synopsis...
A weak mid-level shortwave trough will move into the Plains today
with cyclogenesis expected across western Kansas. This will tighten
the surface pressure gradient across the southern Plains and lead to
windy conditions. The strongest winds are expected across eastern
New Mexico into the western Texas Panhandle where moderate (50 to 60
knot) mid-level flow will overspread a deeply mixed airmass. In this
region, sustained surface winds of 25 mph are expected with relative
humidity in the single digits. Fuels in this region were quite moist
over the past week, but several days of dry weather have started to
dry fuels, especially fine fuels. Therefore, some large-fire threat
will exist across eastern New Mexico.
..Bentley.. 03/29/2024
...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product...
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