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Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook  
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0123 AM CDT Sun May 08 2022

Valid 081200Z - 091200Z

...EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHEAST COLORADO...WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
PANHANDLES...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST INTO THE
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS...

...Synopsis...
Significant wildfire-spread concerns are expected across portions of
the Southern High Plains today. An 80+ kt mid-level jet streak will
impinge on the southern Rockies as a broad mid-level trough
continues to amplify across the western/central U.S. Rapid
surface-low intensification is also expected to occur across the
central High Plains. Strong gradient flow from the intensifying
surface cyclone, and downward momentum transport of the stronger
flow aloft via a well-mixed boundary layer, will both promote very
windy, dry surface conditions conducive to dangerous wildfire
spread. 

...Southwest into the southern High Plains...
As the boundary layer mixes through the afternoon, widespread 25+
mph sustained west-southwesterly winds will develop as RH dips below
15 percent on a widespread basis. Widespread Elevated to Critical
fire weather conditions are expected to overspread much of the
Southwest into the southern High Plains. However, a corridor exists
across much of central/eastern New Mexico into southeast Colorado
and the western Texas Panhandle where 25+ mph sustained winds (with
higher gusts) will overlap with single-digit RH and anomalously dry
fuels for at least a few hours this afternoon. These dangerous
conditions will support very rapid wildfire spread with any new
starts and exacerbate existing fires, perhaps supporting extreme
fire behavior, warranting the expansion of Extremely Critical
highlights across the southern High Plains.

..Squitieri.. 05/08/2022

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