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Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook  
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0146 AM CST Sun Dec 29 2024

Valid 301200Z - 311200Z

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO...WESTERN
TEXAS/TEXAS PANHANDLE...FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...

...Synopsis...
Enhanced westerly flow aloft will overspread the central/southern
Rockies through the base of a mid-level shortwave moving across the
central/southern Plains on D2/Monday. Resulting surface cyclogenesis
and strengthening lee troughing will lead to an increase in westerly
surface winds across portions of the southern High Plains. This will
support a broad region of Elevated to Critical fire weather concerns
across areas from southeastern Colorado to the Oklahoma Panhandle
and into New Mexico and Texas.

...Eastern New Mexico, Texas/Oklahoma Panhandle, Western Texas...
Warm/dry/gusty westerly downslope flow is expected across eastern
New Mexico into western Texas/Oklahoma Monday. Afternoon
relative-humidity reductions to around 10-20 percent (driest across
portions of western Texas) will overlap surface winds sustained
around 20-25 mph. Fuels within this region have seen drying over the
last several days. While latest fuel guidance suggests 100-hr fuels
are largely marginal, the extended period of critical winds and
relative humidity should lead to further drying (especially of fine
fuels), supporting risk for fire spread. The previous D3 70 percent
was converted to a Critical area to support this risk.

..Thornton.. 12/29/2024

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