MFoland 15 Posted November 18 SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1259 PM CST Mon Nov 18 2019 Valid 191200Z - 201200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... The wildfire-growth potential across portions of the southern High Plains still appears too brief and localized for the addition of an elevated area at this time. As such, the forecast remains on track, with no changes made. Please see the previous forecast below for more details. ..Squitieri.. 11/18/2019 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1256 AM CST Mon Nov 18 2019/ ...Synopsis... The overall synoptic pattern will remain dynamic, with a rapidly amplifying trough expected to dive southward along the West Coast throughout the forecast period. That trough will force a mid-level cutoff low to open and eject across northwestern Mexico while also encouraging surface cyclogenesis across the western Great Basin. Lee troughing will also exist across the High Plains, while a surface anticyclone extends across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. The western U.S. systems will foster breezy conditions and locally elevated fire weather conditions across western Utah and also along the Colorado Front Range southward to central New Mexico. The brief, localized nature of these conditions and lack of widespread cured fuels will limit the spatial extent of any fire weather risk, however. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more View the full article Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
