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Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook  

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1129 AM CDT Wed May 01 2024



Valid 011700Z - 021200Z



...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH

PLAINS....



No changes. See previous discussion below.



..Bentley.. 05/01/2024



.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0145 AM CDT Wed May 01 2024/



...Synopsis...

Dry and breezy conditions are expected across the southern High

Plains today in response to development of a lee cyclone,

as increasing mid-level flow overspreads the Rockies. Deeply mixed

profiles by the afternoon will yield single-digit relative humidity

amid sustained winds 20 to 25 mph, across portions of eastern New

Mexico into the northern Texas Panhandle. Drying conditions and

lowering relative humidity extend into Oklahoma/Texas during the

afternoon. This has warranted expansion of the Elevated further east

into the Oklahoma/Texas Panhandles. ERCs are forecast to be in the

75th percentile. Critical fire weather conditions are still most

likely across eastern New Mexico into far western Texas, where dry

conditions will overlap receptive fuels for the longest duration

this afternoon.



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



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