SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
[html]SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1156 AM CDT Tue Jun 14 2022
Valid 141700Z - 151200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO INTO
SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO...
No changes. See previous discussion below.
..Bentley.. 06/14/2022
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0201 AM CDT Tue Jun 14 2022/
...Synopsis...
A closed mid/upper-level low will move slowly eastward across the
Montana/Canada border, while a belt of strong west-southwesterly
flow aloft extends from the Great Basin into the central Rockies and
adjacent High Plains. At the same time, a lee surface low will
deepen over parts of far southeast CO, with a tight surface pressure
gradient developing along its peripheries.
...Northeast New Mexico into South-Central Colorado...
As the pressure gradient tightens along the southern and western
periphery of the deepening surface low, sustained west-southwesterly
surface winds near 20 mph (with higher gusts) will develop amid
single digit to lower/middle teens RH. Given the presence of highly
receptive fuels over the area and ongoing wildfires over New Mexico,
Critical highlights have been added.
...Elsewhere across the Southwest into the central Rockies and
adjacent High Plains...
As the strong/deep west-southwesterly flow overspreads a deepening
boundary layer, widespread 10-15 percent RH is expected. While 15-20
mph sustained surface winds will generally result in elevated
conditions, spotty critical conditions will be possible primarily
over terrain-favored areas.
...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product...
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