####018000559#### FNUS38 KWNS 212204 PFWF38 DAY 3-8 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK AREAL OUTLINE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0402 PM CST TUE JAN 21 2025 VALID TIME 231200Z - 291200Z FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK POINTS DAY 3-8 ... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA ... D3 34681834 34281741 33971684 33841673 33381656 32941640 32571613 32481707 32741703 33211726 33361747 33611775 33731787 33901786 34051772 34191776 34251794 34261839 34171859 34011866 33981884 34071912 34191921 34321914 34751882 34751868 34681834 && ####018001974#### FNUS28 KWNS 212204 FWDD38 Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0402 PM CST Tue Jan 21 2025 Valid 231200Z - 291200Z ...Day 3/Thursday - Southern California... A shortwave trough will advance southeastward from the Four Corners region into the southern Plains, while a midlevel ridge gradually deamplifies over the West Coast. As a result, surface high pressure will persist across the Intermountain West, favoring dry/windy offshore flow across much of southern CA. Sustained surface winds of 20+ mph (with higher gusts) will coincide with single-digit to lower teens RH into Day 3/Thursday afternoon. Given very dry fuels, critical fire-weather conditions are expected. The pressure gradient will weaken substantially by Day 4/Friday, though dry conditions will persist -- with locally breezy/gusty winds still possible over terrain-favored areas. By Day 5/Saturday, onshore flow and the potential for rain will overspread southern CA, reducing the overall fire-weather risk. ...Southwest and Southern Plains... On Day 3/Thursday, dry/breezy conditions are expected across portions of southern/central AZ -- along the southern periphery of the expansive surface high pressure. While elevated fire-weather conditions are possible, critical conditions are not currently expected. On Day 4/Friday, dry/breezy pre-frontal conditions will develop across the southern Plains, as westerly flow strengthens across the southern Rockies. Current indications are that marginal fuels will keep any fire-weather concerns localized. Dry/windy conditions are once again expected across the Southwest on Day 5/Saturday -- ahead of a strong midlevel trough moving across the southern Great Basin. However, fuels do not appear supportive of Critical probabilities at this time. ..Weinman.. 01/21/2025 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$