Administrators NorthGeorgiaWX Posted March 1 Administrators Share Posted March 1 SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1023 AM CST Fri Mar 01 2024 Valid 011700Z - 021200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... The previous forecast remains on track. Recent precipitation accumulations across the TX Panhandle vicinity will limit wildfire-spread potential today to some degree. However, the anticipated dry and breezy conditions this afternoon will encourage the priming of fuels, which may support significant wildfire-spread potential this weekend. ..Squitieri.. 03/01/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0209 AM CST Fri Mar 01 2024/ ...Synopsis... Preceding a large-scale trough moving ashore over the West Coast, strengthening west-southwesterly midlevel flow will impinge on the Rockies, favoring a deepening lee trough over the High Plains. This pattern will favor a few areas of dry/breezy conditions along the High Plains during the afternoon. Over portions of eastern WY into western SD/NE, a belt of breezy west-southwesterly surface winds will develop along the southern periphery of a weak lee cyclone, and these winds could briefly overlap 20-30 percent afternoon RH. While locally elevated conditions are possible here, the overlap of breezy winds and low RH appears too brief/marginal for highlights given marginally receptive fuels. Farther south, breezy/gusty westerly surface winds are expected to coincide with 10-15 percent minimum RH along the central and southern High Plains. For the central High Plains, locally elevated conditions are possible along the I-25 corridor (especially in the gap-flow areas), though these conditions should remain too localized for Elevated highlights. From eastern NM into West TX, a larger area of Elevated meteorological conditions are expected, though recent measurable snowfall should mitigate the fire-weather threat in the short-term -- precluding highlights at this time. ...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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