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Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook  

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1121 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024



Valid 181700Z - 191200Z



...NO CRITICAL AREAS...



No changes to the ongoing forecast.



..Wendt.. 04/18/2024



.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0148 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024/



...Synopsis...

Zonal mid-level flow is expected over much of the US as a broad

low-amplitude trough moves over the central CONUS. Weak ridging is

expected farther south which will force stronger flow aloft to

remain displaced over the northern third of the country. At the

surface, a low will move eastward with the broad trough while a cold

front moves south over much of the Plains. Much cooler temperatures,

higher humidity, and weaker winds are expected within the

post-frontal air mass. The only exception to this may be across far

northeast NM and southern CO where the air mass is expected to

remain drier and could support a few hours of locally elevated

fire-weather concerns. Otherwise, fire-weather concerns appear

unlikely over much of the CONUS today.



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



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