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FNUS28 KWNS 062158 FWDD38 Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0456 PM CDT Mon May 06 2024 Valid 081200Z - 141200Z Critical fire weather conditions will persist on D3/Wednesday, as a westerly downslope flow regime continues over the central/southern High Plains. A continental air mass overspreads the central/southern Plains beyond D3/Wednesday, which will limit fire weather concerns in the extended. Elsewhere across the country, widespread precipitation chances and/or recent rainfall will limit fire weather concerns. ...D3/Wednesday - Southern High Plains... On D3/Wednesday, a cold front will move southward into the south-central Plains. Westerly winds sustained around 15-25 mph and relative humidity in the single digits to teens will overlap dry fuels in southern New Mexico, where surface pressure gradients are the strongest. 40-70% probabilities were maintained with this outlook to cover this potential for Critical fire weather conditions. Beyond D3/Wednesday, a cooler continental air mass will continue to push into the southern Plains with weakening zonal flow aloft. Areas of dry/breezy conditions are possible, but will likely be confined to eastern AZ/southwest NM. Rain chances are forecast to increase towards the end of the work week across the Four Corners/southern High Plains, which should further limit fire potential. ..Thornton.. 05/06/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... $$