####018001359#### FNUS21 KWNS 081635 FWDDY1 Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1034 AM CST Fri Mar 08 2024 Valid 081700Z - 091200Z Expanded the Elevated area slightly east across portions of the Texas Hill Country where latest high resolution guidance shows relative humidity decreasing to 15 to 20 percent with winds around 15 mph. Elsewhere, the forecast remains on track. ..Bentley.. 03/08/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0100 AM CST Fri Mar 08 2024/ ...Synopsis... A mid to upper-level trough will eject eastward across the Mississippi River Valley today as a belt of enhanced mid-level west southwesterly flow extends across the Rio Grande northeastward into the Ohio River Valley. An associated surface low will track northeastward across the southeast, as a surface high builds in across the central and southern High Plains. Northwesterly gradients between these two features will support gusty surface winds across portions of western and southern Texas from Big Bend southward into the Rio Grande Valley. Within this region, afternoon humidity as low as 15-20 percent will overlap with sustained winds at 15-20 mph. An Elevated delineation was maintained to cover the threat with this outlook. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$