Storm Prediction Center Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Created: Fri Sep 22 06:32:02 UTC 2023 (
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ZCZC SPCFWDDY2 ALL FNUS22 KWNS 220630 Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0130 AM CDT Fri Sep 22 2023 Valid 231200Z - 241200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... Fire weather concerns should remain fairly localized for Saturday along the High Plains. A surface low and an attendant surface trough are forecast to deepen as they migrate east across the Plains on Saturday. This will establish a zonal flow regime across much of the Rockies and High Plains by late morning. Downslope warming/drying along the CO Front Range and in the lee of the Sangre de Cristo and Sandia/Manzano Mountains, augmented by diurnal heating, should promote areas of 15-25% RH as winds increase to 15-20 mph (with locally drier/windier in terrain-favored locations). Somewhat meager mid to upper-level winds should confine the strongest surface winds close to terrain features - with the exception of southeast WY into adjacent portions of NE/northeast CO where surface gradient winds will be stronger. This, combined with somewhat marginal fuel status outside of far northeast NM and southern CO, will limit the coverage of elevated conditions and the overall fire weather threat. ..Moore.. 09/22/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product...