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FWDDY2



Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook  

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

0159 PM CST Sun Mar 03 2024



Valid 041200Z - 051200Z



Elevated highlights have been introduced for Day 2/Monday across

portions of the southern High Plains. Here, the latest guidance

consensus has trended warmer/windier, with most deterministic

members and the HREF-member consensus showing periodic bouts of 15

mph sustained westerly surface winds coinciding with 15-20 percent

RH for several hours tomorrow afternoon. Though the anticipated

Elevated conditions are relatively low-end, continued dry conditions

and available receptive fuels necessitates the addition of fire

weather highlights this outlook.



..Squitieri.. 03/03/2024



.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0148 AM CST Sun Mar 03 2024/



...Synopsis...

Midlevel westerly flow will gradually weaken across the

central/southern Plains on D2/Monday, while a weak surface cyclone

departs the region. On the backside of this feature, locally

dry/breezy post-frontal conditions are expected across portions of

KS during the afternoon, yielding a brief period of elevated

fire-weather conditions. However, current indications are that these

conditions will be too brief/marginal for Elevated highlights.

Farther south, a weak/remnant lee cyclone over the central High

Plains will encourage breezy westerly surface winds amid marginally

low RH across portions of the southern High Plains during the

afternoon. Similarly, any elevated fire-weather conditions should

remain too localized/marginal for Elevated highlights.



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



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