Administrators NorthGeorgiaWX Posted January 7 Administrators Share Posted January 7 SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1238 PM CST Sun Jan 07 2024 Valid 081200Z - 091200Z No changes to the ongoing forecast. Dry and windy conditions are probable across parts of South Texas during the late afternoon and persisting into the evening. Poor fuel receptiveness and strong cold air advection behind the cold front should limit the overall fire weather concerns, however. ..Wendt.. 01/07/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0205 AM CST Sun Jan 07 2024/ ...Synopsis... An intense upper-level trough and surface low are forecast to amplify further as they move eastward across the south-central CONUS D2/Monday. In the wake of the low, a strong cold front will move eastward ushering in a windy, but much colder air mass. A few hours of dry and windy conditions are possible over parts of West TX. ...West TX... As the upper trough and surface low continue to intensify over the Southern Plains, low-level winds are expected to increase across the TX Trans Pecos region through much of D2/Monday. Strong pressure gradients behind the low will aid downslope gusts of 25-35 mph. Coincident with the increasing winds, a dry low-level air mass with RH values below 25% is possible. A few hours of elevated meteorological conditions may develop in the afternoon. With strong winds and areas of low humidity potentially overlapping ahead of the cooler air mass, elevated fire-weather conditions are a possibility, for a few hours, despite modest fuel availability. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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