####018001586#### FNUS21 KWNS 081605 FWDDY1 Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1004 AM CST Sat Feb 08 2025 Valid 081700Z - 091200Z The previous forecast (see below) remains on track, with no changes or additions made. ..Squitieri.. 02/08/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1259 AM CST Sat Feb 08 2025/ ...Synopsis... The upper-level pattern across the CONUS today will be characterized by zonal flow as a jet max moves eastward and strengthens over the Great Lakes Region. At the surface, a low-pressure system will move rapidly northeastward from the southern Plains to the East Coast by Sunday morning. While most of the central CONUS will be under the influence of surface high pressure, a lee trough in the southern High Plains will support another day of elevated fire weather conditions across portions of New Mexico and adjacent areas. ...Portions of central/southern New Mexico and adjacent portions of West Texas and east-central Arizona... While low-level flow is forecast to weaken across the area during day, lingering enhanced flow aloft will likely mix downward during the afternoon hours resulting in sustained surface winds of 15-20 mph. Given the very dry airmass in place, single-digit RH values will be common across the region as surface heating and boundary-layer mixing commence. With seasonally high ERC values (80-90th percentiles) across the region, elevated fire weather conditions are likely. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$