####018001794#### FNUS21 KWNS 281643 FWDDY1 Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1042 AM CST Sat Dec 28 2024 Valid 281700Z - 291200Z Elevated fire weather conditions are expected for a few hours this afternoon across portions of the Edwards Plateau and Rio Grande Plains in Texas, where sustained northwesterly winds of 15-20 mph overlap minimum RH values near 15% and at least modestly receptive fuels. Primary modification with this forecast update was to extend the Elevated Fire Weather area a bit farther east across the Edwards Plateau, where the latest guidance suggests fuels are critically receptive - this area is also in Severe-to-Extreme drought based on the latest U.S. Drought Monitor. Please see the previous discussion below for more information on today's fire weather forecast. ..Elliott.. 12/28/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1138 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024/ ...Synopsis... A mid-level trough will exit the Plains today before moving across the southeastern US. High pressure will build in across the western US, with heights rising over the Rockies. Cooler northwesterly flow will filter across the high terrain and into Plains, with increasing relative humidity. Increased northwesterly flow sustained around 15-20 mph (gusting 25-35 mph) will overlap relative-humidity reductions to around 15 percent across portions of far western Texas. Elevated fire weather concerns are expected across parts of the Texas Hill Country near the Rio Grande. Though 100-hour fuels remain around the 50-70th percentile, fine fuels and freeze cured grasses may support fire spread given potential for stronger winds. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$