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Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook  

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

0112 AM CST Sat Feb 17 2024



Valid 181200Z - 191200Z



...NO CRITICAL AREAS...



...Synopsis...

Limited fire weather concerns are expected for Sunday across the

country. Short and medium-range guidance show reasonably good

agreement in depicting the gradual breakdown of the upper-level

ridge observed over the Pacific Northwest through the next 48 hours.

As this occurs, zonal flow over the central/northern Rockies will

strengthen, resulting in lee troughing from eastern WY southward

into the southern High Plains. Consequently, westerly downslope

winds are forecast to increase through the day to around 15-20 mph,

resulting in RH reductions into the 20-35% range. Some high-res

solutions suggest that areas of elevated fire weather conditions are

possible in the immediate lee of the northern/central Rockies from

east-central WY to eastern NM. However, confidence in the

coverage/duration of such conditions - including favorable overlap

with sufficiently dry fuels - remains low, owing to spread in

diurnal RH minimum forecasts and poor fuel status.



..Moore.. 02/17/2024



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



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