####018001104#### FNUS28 KWNS 192025 FWDD38 Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0223 PM CST Thu Dec 19 2024 Valid 211200Z - 271200Z The upper-level flow regime into the middle of next week is expected to be quasi-zonal. Upper-level shortwave troughs will progress eastward through the central Plains with a southward shift in the track of the systems (into the southern Plains) forecast to occur by mid/late next week. Deterministic and ensemble guidance continues to suggest low probability of critical fire weather during the period. Some increase in dry and breezy conditions is possible in parts of the southern Plains as the shortwave troughs pass through the region. However, the timing of these troughs may not be well-aligned with afternoon heating as well as cloud cover also limiting RH reductions. Trends will continue to be monitored as precipitation has been minimal in these areas and is expected to remain so over the next week. ..Wendt.. 12/19/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$