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DAY 3-8 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK AREAL OUTLINE

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

0440 PM CDT MON APR 08 2024



VALID TIME 101200Z - 161200Z



FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK POINTS DAY 3-8



... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA ...



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Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook  

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

0440 PM CDT Mon Apr 08 2024



Valid 101200Z - 161200Z



A closed low will propagate eastward across southern

Arizona/southern New Mexico and into the central and southern Plains

on D2-Tuesday, bringing potential for widespread wetting rainfall

and cooler temperatures. The expected precipitation will help to

moisten fuels and reduce fire weather concerns across portions of

the Central/Southern Plains. 



Strong post frontal northwesterly flow will overlap dry conditions

along the southern Texas/Mexico border on D3 - Wednesday but

coverage should remain too limited to warrant probabilities. This

region is expected to receive little to no rainfall on D2 Tuesday,

with fuels remaining Critical. Dry and breezy conditions will be

possible across portions of eastern Colorado into western Kansas,

where less rainfall is expected. However, a relatively cool

continental air mass should keep relative humidity above critical

thresholds. 



For D4 - D5 Thursday to Friday, high pressure will build across the

Great Plains, keeping winds low where fuels remain dry. Late in the

period D6 - D7 Saturday to Sunday, another western trough is

projected to begin spreading enhanced westerly flow across the

southwest into the Rockies, which may bring additional periods of

fire weather concerns to the central/southern Plains as well as some

drying of fuels across portions of the Desert Southwest.



..Thornton.. 04/08/2024



...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product...



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