Fire Weather Outlook Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
929 FNUS21 KWNS 241659 FWDDY1 Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1058 AM CST Sun Nov 24 2024 Valid 241700Z - 251200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...17z Update... No changes were made to the current valid outlook. Localized elevated fire-weather conditions are possible across parts of the southern High Plains. However, area fuels remain largely unreceptive to fire spread given recent precipitation and cooler temperatures. See the prior discussion for more info. ..Lyons.. 11/24/2024 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0129 AM CST Sun Nov 24 2024/ ...Synopsis... A mid-level trough will move through the Northern Plains today, and as it does, the attendant surface low will also move east -- from the central Plains into the mid-Mississippi Valley. The cyclonic flow around this surface low will help drive a surface cold front south and east through the Southern Plains. The flow behind this front will be a dry, downslope flow that will support at least a few hours of elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. However, recent rains have left fuel moisture sufficiently high that fire weather highlights are not warranted. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$