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FNUS22 KWNS 020652

FWDDY2



Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook  

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

0151 AM CDT Wed Apr 02 2025



Valid 031200Z - 041200Z



...Synopsis...

Strong deep-layer southwesterly flow will continue across the

southern Rockies and adjacent High Plains. In response to the

downslope flow and decreased static stability, a lee cyclone will

develop over southeast CO, with a dryline extending southward along

the southern High Plains. West of the dryline, 10-15 percent RH will

develop amid 15-20 mph sustained southwesterly surface winds --

yielding elevated to locally critical fire-weather conditions.



..Weinman.. 04/02/2025



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



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FNUS21 KWNS 020652

FWDDY1



Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook  

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

0151 AM CDT Wed Apr 02 2025



Valid 021200Z - 031200Z



...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND PARTS OF

THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS...



...Synopsis...

A belt of strong midlevel southwesterly flow (around 80 kt at 500

mb) will persist across southern NM and the southern High Plains --

within the base of a highly amplified large-scale trough over the

West. In the low-levels, weak lee cyclone development is expected

over far southeast CO and over the TX Big Bend.



...Southern New Mexico into the Southern High Plains...

The strong downslope flow will promote warming/drying of a

post-frontal air mass across the region -- with RH dropping to

around 15-20 percent through the afternoon. At the same time, a

modest pressure gradient and boundary-layer mixing into the strong

flow aloft will contribute to around 20 mph sustained

west-southwesterly surface winds (with higher gusts). This

combination will yield critical fire-weather conditions across

southern NM into portions of the southern High Plains. Even deeper

boundary-layer mixing over the northern TX/OK Panhandles, northeast

NM, and southeast CO will favor single-digit RH, though slightly

weaker surface winds and ongoing precipitation should limit the

fire-weather threat here compared to areas farther south.



..Weinman.. 04/02/2025



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



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