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Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook  

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

0128 AM CDT Sat Mar 23 2024



Valid 241200Z - 251200Z



...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND

SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS...



...Synopsis...

A pronounced mid-level trough will eject into the Plains

tomorrow/Sunday, supporting the rapid deepening of a surface cyclone

over the central High Plains. Strong westerly surface winds will

become prevalent behind the dryline over the central and southern

High Plains during the afternoon, with potentially dangerous fire

weather conditions becoming likely. By afternoon peak heating, 30+

mph sustained west-southwesterly surface winds (with higher gusts)

will coincide with 15-20 percent RH for several hours across

portions of southwestern Kansas into the Oklahoma/Texas Panhandles,

west-central Texas, and far southeastern New Mexico. While fuel

receptiveness will not be extremely robust, the loading of dormant

fuels remnant from the 2023 season will compensate to support

high-end Critical wildfire-spread potential, given the very windy

and dry meteorological surface conditions.



Dry, occasionally breezy conditions are also possible across

portions of the mid-Mississippi Valley tomorrow/Sunday afternoon.

While guidance consensus does not strongly favor overlapping

Elevated surface winds/RH across eastern Missouri into Indiana, this

region has experienced a lack of appreciable rainfall in the past

week and remains under drought conditions. As such, instances of

localized wildfire spread may occur Sunday afternoon.



..Squitieri.. 03/23/2024



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



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