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Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook  
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1036 AM CDT Sat Apr 16 2022

Valid 161700Z - 171200Z

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO INTO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...

Sunny skies prevail across the Southwest, promoting ample diurnal
heating/boundary-layer mixing to support Elevated to Critical
surface fire weather conditions, particularly across western into
central New Mexico northward to the San Luis Valley in south-central
Colorado. As such, the previous forecast (see below) remains on
track, with no changes or additions made.

..Squitieri.. 04/16/2022

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0158 AM CDT Sat Apr 16 2022/

...Synopsis...
A midlevel trough and acco*panying strong/deep west-southwesterly
flow will advance eastward across the Southwest today, while surface
low pressure develops across the Great Basin. 

...Southwest into the Central and Southern Rockies...
Ahead of the approaching midlevel trough, deep boundary-layer mixing
will result in widespread minimum RH of 10-15 percent this
afternoon. At the same time, breezy west-southwesterly surface winds
of 20-25 mph (with higher gusts) will overspread modestly receptive
fuels. The best overlap of strong surface winds and critically low
RH is expected over parts of New Mexico into south-central Colorado,
where Critical highlights are in place. Very dry and breezy
conditions are also expected over Arizona, though fuels are not as
receptive to wildfire-spread at this time.

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