Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
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ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL FNUS21 KWNS 221624 Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1124 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024 Valid 221700Z - 231200Z Minimal changes were made to the ongoing forecast. Several hours of elevated to locally critical conditions are possible over parts of the northern High Plains. Locally elevated conditions are also possible over parts of the central Plains and upper Midwest. See the prior discussion. ..Lyons.. 04/22/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0155 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024/ ...Synopsis... A midlevel low will track east-southeastward from SK toward the Upper Great Lakes through the period, while a related belt of strong deep-layer west-northwesterly flow overspreads a post-frontal air mass over the northern Plains. Here, a tight pressure gradient, coupled with boundary-layer mixing into the enhanced flow aloft, will favor a WNW/ESE-oriented corridor of 25-35 mph sustained west-northwesterly surface winds (with higher gusts) amid 20-30 percent RH (locally lower). Elevated highlights have been added for this corridor, with the southern edge bounded by overnight/early-morning precipitation, and northern edge where higher RH is expected. While fuels are somewhat marginal across the region (ERCs generally in the 60th-80th percentile), the strong/gusty winds and modest RH reductions warrant these highlights. Ahead of the primary cold front, a swath of strong south-southwesterly surface winds will extend from the southern Plains into the Midwest. While higher boundary-layer moisture (and related RH) is expected across this corridor, locally elevated conditions are still possible where fine fuels are receptive to fire-spread (e.g., parts of western KS). ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product...