####018001965#### FNUS28 KWNS 292138 FWDD38 Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0336 PM CST Sun Dec 29 2024 Valid 311200Z - 061200Z An upper-level ridge will build over the West from Day 4/Wednesday into Day 6/Friday before an upper-level trough moves into the West late Day 6/Friday and over the weekend. An offshore pressure gradient will continue into Day 5/Thursday across coastal southern California, while an upper-level trough deepens over the eastern US mid to late this week. ...Day 3/Tuesday - Day 5/Thursday: Southern California... A weak to moderate Santa Ana wind event will peak Day 3/Tuesday into Day 4/Wednesday across portions of southern California. North-northeast offshore winds amid lowering RH will create elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions in portions of the Transverse Ranges, with ocean facing/southern slopes of Ventura County and western Los Angeles County favored. Above normal temperatures and critically low RH are expected with weaker offshore flow across the rest of the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges, but winds should remain below critical thresholds with locally elevated conditions possible. As more of the event comes into the range of the broader suite of high-resolution guidance, modifications to the forecast are likely. ...Day 7/Saturday - Day 8: Southwest onto southern High Plains... An upper-level trough is forecast to move into the West Day 6/Friday - Day 7/Saturday, with strong flow aloft overspreading portions of the Southwest and southern High Plains this weekend. If this pattern develops, downslope flow and lee troughing will likely create an environment conducive for elevated/critical fire weather conditions. However, there is too much uncertainty to introduce probabilities at this time. ..Nauslar.. 12/29/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$ ####018000271#### FNUS38 KWNS 292138 PFWF38 DAY 3-8 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK AREAL OUTLINE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0336 PM CST SUN DEC 29 2024 VALID TIME 311200Z - 061200Z FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK POINTS DAY 3-8 ... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA ... &&