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Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook  
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1144 AM CDT Sat Oct 05 2024

Valid 051700Z - 061200Z

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
INTO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS...

The ongoing forecast remains on track. No changes were made. 

Elsewhere, hot, dry conditions will continue across the Southwest
and warm and windy conditions will occur in the western Great Lakes
region. Neither area will meet SPC elevated or critical fire-weather
criteria, but both areas should be monitored.

..Marsh.. 10/05/2024

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1220 AM CDT Sat Oct 05 2024/

...Synopsis...
A pronounced mid-level trough, acco*panied by a surface trough and
cold front, will rapidly sweep across the central/north-central
CONUS through the day today, promoting adequate dry and windy
conditions for a widespread wildfire-spread threat. Fuels across the
central Rockies to the central and northern Plains are very dry,
warranting expansive fire weather highlights. By afternoon, 15-20
mph sustained southwesterly surface winds, amid 20-25 percent RH,
will immediately precede the surface trough/cold front over the
central/northern Plains, encroaching on the Upper Mississippi
Valley, warranting Elevated highlights. Behind the cold front, 20+
mph sustained northwesterly surface winds will coincide with 15-25
percent RH, with Elevated highlights also included for the Central
Rockies into the northern High Plains. Critical highlights have been
maintained for areas of the central Rockies into the central Plains,
where the cold front should pass by afternoon peak heating. Here,
sustained northwesterly surface winds may exceed 25 mph at times,
with RH potentially dropping to 15 percent for at least a few hours.

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