Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Created: Mon Mar 31 15:59:03 UTC 2025 (
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ZCZC SPCFWDDY1 ALL FNUS21 KWNS 311557 Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1057 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025 Valid 311700Z - 011200Z The previous forecast (see below) remains on track, with only minor changes made to the ongoing Elevated highlights to account for the latest guidance consensus. ..Squitieri.. 03/31/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0159 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025/ ...Synopsis... Midlevel westerly flow will gradually strengthen across the southern/central Rockies -- well ahead of an amplifying large-scale trough over the West. This will promote lee troughing over the High Plains, with a modest pressure gradient across southeast CO and much of NM. As a result, breezy west-southwesterly surface winds will overlap 10-15 percent RH, favoring elevated to locally critical fire-weather conditions. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product...