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FNUS21 KWNS 110658
FWDDY1

Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0157 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025

Valid 111200Z - 121200Z

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
ARIZONA INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...

...Synopsis...
A mid-level trough will traverse the southern Rockies, encouraging
surface lee troughing and associated dry downslope flow across
portions of the southern High Plains today. By afternoon peak
heating, sustained westerly surface winds in the 15-25 range will
overlap with 5-15 percent RH and fuels receptive to wildfire spread
over portions of extreme southeast Arizona into western Texas,
necessitating the maintenance of Elevated and Critical highlights.

Meanwhile, a surface trough and associated cold front will sweep
across the Northeast today. Ahead of the cold front, southwesterly
surface winds, mainly around 10 mph, will coincide with 25-40
percent RH during the afternoon. Given the marginal surface wind
fields and recent rainfall, Elevated highlights have been withheld.
Still, at least localized wildfire-spread potential exists where
stronger wind gusts can overlap with dry fuel beds.

..Squitieri.. 03/11/2025

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

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