####018001639#### FNUS21 KWNS 161619 FWDDY1 Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1019 AM CST Thu Jan 16 2025 Valid 161700Z - 171200Z ...Morning Update... Offshore flow over southern CA is expected to gradually diminish today as pressure gradients weaken and onshore flow returns. While winds will be weaker, terrain-enhanced gusts may still reach 10-15 mph with RH less than 10% possible across the interior valleys and higher terrain of southern CA. Thus, some localized fire-weather conditions are possible through this afternoon. See the prior discussion. ..Lyons.. 01/16/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0145 AM CST Thu Jan 16 2025/ ...Synopsis... A mid-level trough will impinge on the Baja Peninsula today, supporting a weakening of the surface pressure gradient across California during through the afternoon. During the first few hours of the morning though, residual offshore flow may be strong enough to foster localized wildfire-spread potential, with Elevated highlights introduced. Farther east, a mid-level trough ejecting into the Atlantic will encourage surface lee troughing over the eastern U.S. During the afternoon, sustained west-southwesterly surface winds approaching the 10-15 mph range amid 30-40 percent RH may overspread Alabama into the Carolinas. Elevated highlights have been withheld given marginally dry fuels and relatively weak surface wind fields. However, localized wildfire-spread potential may exist by around afternoon peak heating. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$