SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0202 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024 Valid 011200Z - 021200Z ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO THE FAR WESTERN OK/TX PANHANDLES... No changes. See previous discussion below. ..Bentley.. 04/30/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0151 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024/ ...Synopsis... Dry and breezy conditions are expected across the southern High Plains on Wednesday in response to a development of a lee cyclone, as increasing mid-level flow overspreads the Rockies. Deeply mixed profiles by the afternoon will yield single-digit relative humidity amid sustained winds 20 to 25 mph across portions of eastern New Mexico into the northern Texas Panhandle. Little recent rainfall across this area has sufficiently dried fuels, with ERCs forecast to be in the 75th percentile. This will support Critical fire weather concerns, with broader Elevated fire weather concerns extending into southeastern Colorado and the western Oklahoma Panhandle. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product...