####018001903#### FNUS21 KWNS 191553 FWDDY1 Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0952 AM CST Thu Dec 19 2024 Valid 191700Z - 201200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... No changes to the ongoing forecast. ..Wendt.. 12/19/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0203 AM CST Thu Dec 19 2024/ ...Synopsis... Mid-level ridging over the western US is forecast to move eastward as the overall upper-air pattern becomes more amplified. High pressure over the Great Basin will move into the Rockies as a cold front moves south over the central US. Aside from some residual offshore flow over parts of southern CA, widespread fire-weather concerns are not expected. ...Southern CA... Offshore pressure gradients and the resulting surface winds are expected to gradually weaken early this morning as high pressure shifts eastward over the Rockies and Great Basin. While winds should generally weaken, some lingering, locally elevated fire-weather conditions may continue in the foothills of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties through the first half of the afternoon. Limited in spatial coverage and duration, fire-weather concerns are not expected to be widespread. Fire-weather concerns will end as onshore flow returns this evening. ...Central Plains... A moderately strong downslope wind event behind the deepening shortwave trough will allow for strong gusts of 30-40 mph across parts of eastern CO and western NE/KS this afternoon. However, these winds are only expected to overlap with cooler surface temperatures and moderately low RH for a few hours. While some locally elevated fire-weather conditions are possible, the lack of drier fuels and the limited overlap of dry/windy conditions should negate more widespread fire-weather potential. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$