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Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0343 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 161200Z - 211200Z ...DISCUSSION... As the southern-stream mid/upper-level trough discussed in the day-2 and day-3 outlooks approaches FL day 4, with a frontal zone moving slowly northward over portions of the peninsula, thunder potential should increase. However, deep shear and low-level lift each appear on the low part of the spectrum, suggesting any severe potential near the front would be conditional and probably marginal. The shortwave trough should pass FL thereafter. A cut-off cyclone should remain off the CA Coast into day 5/18th-19th, before height falls to the north and northwest encourage inland movement. Progs thereafter show great variability in the amplitude and geometry of this system as it moves across the southwestern and eventually south-central CONUS. Meanwhile, low-level ridging within a slowly modifying continental/polar air mass will prevail over the south-central CONUS, east of or beneath 500-mb anticyclonic flow, through at least most of day 5. This should preclude favorable moisture return for severe potential ahead of the Pacific perturbation. The stronger, more-favorable ECMWF, along with a small minority of GEFS members that are in closest mid/upper pattern agreement with it, indicate some severe potential may develop over the south-central CONUS day 6/19th-20th or day 7/20th-21st, then shift eastward into the Southeast thereafter. At this time, too much spread exists in guidance to outline specific 15% unconditional severe area(s). Read more

Day 4-8 Outlook
Day 4-8 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0343 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 161200Z - 211200Z ...DISCUSSION... As the southern-stream mid/upper-level trough discussed in the day-2 and day-3 outlooks approaches FL day 4, with a frontal zone moving slowly northward over portions of the peninsula, thunder potential should increase. However, deep shear and low-level lift each appear on the low part of the spectrum, suggesting any severe potential near the front would be conditional and probably marginal. The shortwave trough should pass FL thereafter. A cut-off cyclone should remain off the CA Coast into day 5/18th-19th, before height falls to the north and northwest encourage inland movement. Progs thereafter show great variability in the amplitude and geometry of this system as it moves across the southwestern and eventually south-central CONUS. Meanwhile, low-level ridging within a slowly modifying continental/polar air mass will prevail over the south-central CONUS, east of or beneath 500-mb anticyclonic flow, through at least most of day 5. This should preclude favorable moisture return for severe potential ahead of the Pacific perturbation. The stronger, more-favorable ECMWF, along with a small minority of GEFS members that are in closest mid/upper pattern agreement with it, indicate some severe potential may develop over the south-central CONUS day 6/19th-20th or day 7/20th-21st, then shift eastward into the Southeast thereafter. At this time, too much spread exists in guidance to outline specific 15% unconditional severe area(s). Read more

SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0205 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 151200Z - 161200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are possible from the central Gulf Coast States to portions of Florida. ...Synopsis... A mid/upper-level split-flow pattern will remain over the CONUS, with a fast, nearly zonal northern stream near the Canadian border remaining too detached from enough moisture/instability to support a deep-convective threat. In the southern stream, a perturbation now over Chihuahua should move eastward slowly across the central Gulf Coast States and north-central Gulf through the period. An embedded 500-mb low may move approximately along I-10 from southeastern LA to the western FL Panhandle. The corresponding surface-850-mb low should begin the period near the mouth of the Mississippi River, then shift eastward along a slowly northward-moving baroclinic zone. The surface warm front is progged to remain south of the northern Gulf Coast, extending southeastward to near southernmost mainland FL early, then drifting northward. Meanwhile a cold front should move eastward across the central Gulf south of the low. A corridor of well-modified boundary-layer air is expected to shift eastward across the east-central/northeastern Gulf, parallel to and ahead of the cold front, with theta-e optimized by marine thermal/ moisture fluxes over and near the Loop Current. This may support considerable convection over the open Gulf, including scattered thunderstorms. However, surface theta-e will diminish eastward/ northeastward through the warm-frontal zone and be relatively minimized across the inland FL Peninsula through the period. This, the slow timing of the wave aloft and associated surface frontal progressions, and weak deep shear where surface-based lift may occur, suggest any overland severe threat is too conditional and low-end to include in an outlook for now. Thunder potential with elevated convection will exist over parts of the central Gulf Coast States southeastward across parts of FL through the period, including near the surface front. Coverage may be greatest over parts of MS/AL where clusters of thunderstorms are possible, rooted in a persistent low-level warm-advection/moisture-transport regime poleward of the low-level cyclone track. ..Edwards.. 11/13/2023 Read more

SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0205 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 151200Z - 161200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are possible from the central Gulf Coast States to portions of Florida. ...Synopsis... A mid/upper-level split-flow pattern will remain over the CONUS, with a fast, nearly zonal northern stream near the Canadian border remaining too detached from enough moisture/instability to support a deep-convective threat. In the southern stream, a perturbation now over Chihuahua should move eastward slowly across the central Gulf Coast States and north-central Gulf through the period. An embedded 500-mb low may move approximately along I-10 from southeastern LA to the western FL Panhandle. The corresponding surface-850-mb low should begin the period near the mouth of the Mississippi River, then shift eastward along a slowly northward-moving baroclinic zone. The surface warm front is progged to remain south of the northern Gulf Coast, extending southeastward to near southernmost mainland FL early, then drifting northward. Meanwhile a cold front should move eastward across the central Gulf south of the low. A corridor of well-modified boundary-layer air is expected to shift eastward across the east-central/northeastern Gulf, parallel to and ahead of the cold front, with theta-e optimized by marine thermal/ moisture fluxes over and near the Loop Current. This may support considerable convection over the open Gulf, including scattered thunderstorms. However, surface theta-e will diminish eastward/ northeastward through the warm-frontal zone and be relatively minimized across the inland FL Peninsula through the period. This, the slow timing of the wave aloft and associated surface frontal progressions, and weak deep shear where surface-based lift may occur, suggest any overland severe threat is too conditional and low-end to include in an outlook for now. Thunder potential with elevated convection will exist over parts of the central Gulf Coast States southeastward across parts of FL through the period, including near the surface front. Coverage may be greatest over parts of MS/AL where clusters of thunderstorms are possible, rooted in a persistent low-level warm-advection/moisture-transport regime poleward of the low-level cyclone track. ..Edwards.. 11/13/2023 Read more

SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0205 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 151200Z - 161200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are possible from the central Gulf Coast States to portions of Florida. ...Synopsis... A mid/upper-level split-flow pattern will remain over the CONUS, with a fast, nearly zonal northern stream near the Canadian border remaining too detached from enough moisture/instability to support a deep-convective threat. In the southern stream, a perturbation now over Chihuahua should move eastward slowly across the central Gulf Coast States and north-central Gulf through the period. An embedded 500-mb low may move approximately along I-10 from southeastern LA to the western FL Panhandle. The corresponding surface-850-mb low should begin the period near the mouth of the Mississippi River, then shift eastward along a slowly northward-moving baroclinic zone. The surface warm front is progged to remain south of the northern Gulf Coast, extending southeastward to near southernmost mainland FL early, then drifting northward. Meanwhile a cold front should move eastward across the central Gulf south of the low. A corridor of well-modified boundary-layer air is expected to shift eastward across the east-central/northeastern Gulf, parallel to and ahead of the cold front, with theta-e optimized by marine thermal/ moisture fluxes over and near the Loop Current. This may support considerable convection over the open Gulf, including scattered thunderstorms. However, surface theta-e will diminish eastward/ northeastward through the warm-frontal zone and be relatively minimized across the inland FL Peninsula through the period. This, the slow timing of the wave aloft and associated surface frontal progressions, and weak deep shear where surface-based lift may occur, suggest any overland severe threat is too conditional and low-end to include in an outlook for now. Thunder potential with elevated convection will exist over parts of the central Gulf Coast States southeastward across parts of FL through the period, including near the surface front. Coverage may be greatest over parts of MS/AL where clusters of thunderstorms are possible, rooted in a persistent low-level warm-advection/moisture-transport regime poleward of the low-level cyclone track. ..Edwards.. 11/13/2023 Read more

SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0205 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 151200Z - 161200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are possible from the central Gulf Coast States to portions of Florida. ...Synopsis... A mid/upper-level split-flow pattern will remain over the CONUS, with a fast, nearly zonal northern stream near the Canadian border remaining too detached from enough moisture/instability to support a deep-convective threat. In the southern stream, a perturbation now over Chihuahua should move eastward slowly across the central Gulf Coast States and north-central Gulf through the period. An embedded 500-mb low may move approximately along I-10 from southeastern LA to the western FL Panhandle. The corresponding surface-850-mb low should begin the period near the mouth of the Mississippi River, then shift eastward along a slowly northward-moving baroclinic zone. The surface warm front is progged to remain south of the northern Gulf Coast, extending southeastward to near southernmost mainland FL early, then drifting northward. Meanwhile a cold front should move eastward across the central Gulf south of the low. A corridor of well-modified boundary-layer air is expected to shift eastward across the east-central/northeastern Gulf, parallel to and ahead of the cold front, with theta-e optimized by marine thermal/ moisture fluxes over and near the Loop Current. This may support considerable convection over the open Gulf, including scattered thunderstorms. However, surface theta-e will diminish eastward/ northeastward through the warm-frontal zone and be relatively minimized across the inland FL Peninsula through the period. This, the slow timing of the wave aloft and associated surface frontal progressions, and weak deep shear where surface-based lift may occur, suggest any overland severe threat is too conditional and low-end to include in an outlook for now. Thunder potential with elevated convection will exist over parts of the central Gulf Coast States southeastward across parts of FL through the period, including near the surface front. Coverage may be greatest over parts of MS/AL where clusters of thunderstorms are possible, rooted in a persistent low-level warm-advection/moisture-transport regime poleward of the low-level cyclone track. ..Edwards.. 11/13/2023 Read more

SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0205 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 151200Z - 161200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are possible from the central Gulf Coast States to portions of Florida. ...Synopsis... A mid/upper-level split-flow pattern will remain over the CONUS, with a fast, nearly zonal northern stream near the Canadian border remaining too detached from enough moisture/instability to support a deep-convective threat. In the southern stream, a perturbation now over Chihuahua should move eastward slowly across the central Gulf Coast States and north-central Gulf through the period. An embedded 500-mb low may move approximately along I-10 from southeastern LA to the western FL Panhandle. The corresponding surface-850-mb low should begin the period near the mouth of the Mississippi River, then shift eastward along a slowly northward-moving baroclinic zone. The surface warm front is progged to remain south of the northern Gulf Coast, extending southeastward to near southernmost mainland FL early, then drifting northward. Meanwhile a cold front should move eastward across the central Gulf south of the low. A corridor of well-modified boundary-layer air is expected to shift eastward across the east-central/northeastern Gulf, parallel to and ahead of the cold front, with theta-e optimized by marine thermal/ moisture fluxes over and near the Loop Current. This may support considerable convection over the open Gulf, including scattered thunderstorms. However, surface theta-e will diminish eastward/ northeastward through the warm-frontal zone and be relatively minimized across the inland FL Peninsula through the period. This, the slow timing of the wave aloft and associated surface frontal progressions, and weak deep shear where surface-based lift may occur, suggest any overland severe threat is too conditional and low-end to include in an outlook for now. Thunder potential with elevated convection will exist over parts of the central Gulf Coast States southeastward across parts of FL through the period, including near the surface front. Coverage may be greatest over parts of MS/AL where clusters of thunderstorms are possible, rooted in a persistent low-level warm-advection/moisture-transport regime poleward of the low-level cyclone track. ..Edwards.. 11/13/2023 Read more

SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0205 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 151200Z - 161200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are possible from the central Gulf Coast States to portions of Florida. ...Synopsis... A mid/upper-level split-flow pattern will remain over the CONUS, with a fast, nearly zonal northern stream near the Canadian border remaining too detached from enough moisture/instability to support a deep-convective threat. In the southern stream, a perturbation now over Chihuahua should move eastward slowly across the central Gulf Coast States and north-central Gulf through the period. An embedded 500-mb low may move approximately along I-10 from southeastern LA to the western FL Panhandle. The corresponding surface-850-mb low should begin the period near the mouth of the Mississippi River, then shift eastward along a slowly northward-moving baroclinic zone. The surface warm front is progged to remain south of the northern Gulf Coast, extending southeastward to near southernmost mainland FL early, then drifting northward. Meanwhile a cold front should move eastward across the central Gulf south of the low. A corridor of well-modified boundary-layer air is expected to shift eastward across the east-central/northeastern Gulf, parallel to and ahead of the cold front, with theta-e optimized by marine thermal/ moisture fluxes over and near the Loop Current. This may support considerable convection over the open Gulf, including scattered thunderstorms. However, surface theta-e will diminish eastward/ northeastward through the warm-frontal zone and be relatively minimized across the inland FL Peninsula through the period. This, the slow timing of the wave aloft and associated surface frontal progressions, and weak deep shear where surface-based lift may occur, suggest any overland severe threat is too conditional and low-end to include in an outlook for now. Thunder potential with elevated convection will exist over parts of the central Gulf Coast States southeastward across parts of FL through the period, including near the surface front. Coverage may be greatest over parts of MS/AL where clusters of thunderstorms are possible, rooted in a persistent low-level warm-advection/moisture-transport regime poleward of the low-level cyclone track. ..Edwards.. 11/13/2023 Read more

SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook
Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0205 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 151200Z - 161200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are possible from the central Gulf Coast States to portions of Florida. ...Synopsis... A mid/upper-level split-flow pattern will remain over the CONUS, with a fast, nearly zonal northern stream near the Canadian border remaining too detached from enough moisture/instability to support a deep-convective threat. In the southern stream, a perturbation now over Chihuahua should move eastward slowly across the central Gulf Coast States and north-central Gulf through the period. An embedded 500-mb low may move approximately along I-10 from southeastern LA to the western FL Panhandle. The corresponding surface-850-mb low should begin the period near the mouth of the Mississippi River, then shift eastward along a slowly northward-moving baroclinic zone. The surface warm front is progged to remain south of the northern Gulf Coast, extending southeastward to near southernmost mainland FL early, then drifting northward. Meanwhile a cold front should move eastward across the central Gulf south of the low. A corridor of well-modified boundary-layer air is expected to shift eastward across the east-central/northeastern Gulf, parallel to and ahead of the cold front, with theta-e optimized by marine thermal/ moisture fluxes over and near the Loop Current. This may support considerable convection over the open Gulf, including scattered thunderstorms. However, surface theta-e will diminish eastward/ northeastward through the warm-frontal zone and be relatively minimized across the inland FL Peninsula through the period. This, the slow timing of the wave aloft and associated surface frontal progressions, and weak deep shear where surface-based lift may occur, suggest any overland severe threat is too conditional and low-end to include in an outlook for now. Thunder potential with elevated convection will exist over parts of the central Gulf Coast States southeastward across parts of FL through the period, including near the surface front. Coverage may be greatest over parts of MS/AL where clusters of thunderstorms are possible, rooted in a persistent low-level warm-advection/moisture-transport regime poleward of the low-level cyclone track. ..Edwards.. 11/13/2023 Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0114 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 141200Z - 151200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... Fire weather concerns appear limited for Tuesday across the country. A lee trough will likely be in place along the northern to central High Plains at the start of the period, and is forecast to migrate east through the day in tandem with a passing upper-level impulse along the U.S./Canada border. A dry air mass will likely overspread the central Plains ahead of the trough, but winds should remain modest given a slow reduction of the regional pressure gradient through the afternoon. Breezy downslope winds may persist across eastern WY during the morning hours, but should slowly diminish through late afternoon as the trough shifts east. While an hour or two of elevated fire weather conditions appears probable during the early afternoon hours, the offset of peak winds from diurnal RH minimums limits confidence in the overall duration of fire weather conditions. This idea is reflected in recent ensemble guidance, which shows the best signal for elevated conditions across southeast WY for a couple of hours early Tuesday afternoon. ..Moore.. 11/13/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0114 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 141200Z - 151200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... Fire weather concerns appear limited for Tuesday across the country. A lee trough will likely be in place along the northern to central High Plains at the start of the period, and is forecast to migrate east through the day in tandem with a passing upper-level impulse along the U.S./Canada border. A dry air mass will likely overspread the central Plains ahead of the trough, but winds should remain modest given a slow reduction of the regional pressure gradient through the afternoon. Breezy downslope winds may persist across eastern WY during the morning hours, but should slowly diminish through late afternoon as the trough shifts east. While an hour or two of elevated fire weather conditions appears probable during the early afternoon hours, the offset of peak winds from diurnal RH minimums limits confidence in the overall duration of fire weather conditions. This idea is reflected in recent ensemble guidance, which shows the best signal for elevated conditions across southeast WY for a couple of hours early Tuesday afternoon. ..Moore.. 11/13/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0114 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 141200Z - 151200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... Fire weather concerns appear limited for Tuesday across the country. A lee trough will likely be in place along the northern to central High Plains at the start of the period, and is forecast to migrate east through the day in tandem with a passing upper-level impulse along the U.S./Canada border. A dry air mass will likely overspread the central Plains ahead of the trough, but winds should remain modest given a slow reduction of the regional pressure gradient through the afternoon. Breezy downslope winds may persist across eastern WY during the morning hours, but should slowly diminish through late afternoon as the trough shifts east. While an hour or two of elevated fire weather conditions appears probable during the early afternoon hours, the offset of peak winds from diurnal RH minimums limits confidence in the overall duration of fire weather conditions. This idea is reflected in recent ensemble guidance, which shows the best signal for elevated conditions across southeast WY for a couple of hours early Tuesday afternoon. ..Moore.. 11/13/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0114 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 141200Z - 151200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... Fire weather concerns appear limited for Tuesday across the country. A lee trough will likely be in place along the northern to central High Plains at the start of the period, and is forecast to migrate east through the day in tandem with a passing upper-level impulse along the U.S./Canada border. A dry air mass will likely overspread the central Plains ahead of the trough, but winds should remain modest given a slow reduction of the regional pressure gradient through the afternoon. Breezy downslope winds may persist across eastern WY during the morning hours, but should slowly diminish through late afternoon as the trough shifts east. While an hour or two of elevated fire weather conditions appears probable during the early afternoon hours, the offset of peak winds from diurnal RH minimums limits confidence in the overall duration of fire weather conditions. This idea is reflected in recent ensemble guidance, which shows the best signal for elevated conditions across southeast WY for a couple of hours early Tuesday afternoon. ..Moore.. 11/13/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0114 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 141200Z - 151200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... Fire weather concerns appear limited for Tuesday across the country. A lee trough will likely be in place along the northern to central High Plains at the start of the period, and is forecast to migrate east through the day in tandem with a passing upper-level impulse along the U.S./Canada border. A dry air mass will likely overspread the central Plains ahead of the trough, but winds should remain modest given a slow reduction of the regional pressure gradient through the afternoon. Breezy downslope winds may persist across eastern WY during the morning hours, but should slowly diminish through late afternoon as the trough shifts east. While an hour or two of elevated fire weather conditions appears probable during the early afternoon hours, the offset of peak winds from diurnal RH minimums limits confidence in the overall duration of fire weather conditions. This idea is reflected in recent ensemble guidance, which shows the best signal for elevated conditions across southeast WY for a couple of hours early Tuesday afternoon. ..Moore.. 11/13/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0114 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 141200Z - 151200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... Fire weather concerns appear limited for Tuesday across the country. A lee trough will likely be in place along the northern to central High Plains at the start of the period, and is forecast to migrate east through the day in tandem with a passing upper-level impulse along the U.S./Canada border. A dry air mass will likely overspread the central Plains ahead of the trough, but winds should remain modest given a slow reduction of the regional pressure gradient through the afternoon. Breezy downslope winds may persist across eastern WY during the morning hours, but should slowly diminish through late afternoon as the trough shifts east. While an hour or two of elevated fire weather conditions appears probable during the early afternoon hours, the offset of peak winds from diurnal RH minimums limits confidence in the overall duration of fire weather conditions. This idea is reflected in recent ensemble guidance, which shows the best signal for elevated conditions across southeast WY for a couple of hours early Tuesday afternoon. ..Moore.. 11/13/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1253 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 131200Z - 141200Z ...Synopsis... Elevated fire weather conditions appear probable this afternoon across parts of the High Plains. Early-morning water-vapor imagery depicts an upper-ridge gradually shifting east from the northern Rockies into the Plains. Although slight surface pressure rises have been noted over the past 6-12 hours along the northern High Plains, the expectation is for steady pressure falls through the day as increasing west/southwest flow aloft drive lee troughing. In response, 15-20 mph westerly winds are expected across eastern WY. Antecedent dry conditions combined with downslope warming/drying and diurnal heating should support widespread RH reductions into the low teens and single digits. Although areas of elevated conditions appear likely, latest fuel guidance continues to suggest that most fuels are only modestly receptive, which limits confidence in the overall fire weather threat. To the southeast into northwest KS and adjacent portions of CO and NE, 15-25 mph southerly winds are expected to the east of the deepening lee trough. Recent surface observations show some degree of moisture return ongoing across the southern Plains, but this will likely be insufficient to offset the influence of diurnal heating/mixing, leading to another day of 15-25% RH values across western KS into NE (though a dry bias is noted in recent HRRR/RAP runs which cast some uncertainty on afternoon RH minimums). Fuel guidance remains somewhat nebulous regarding fuel status, but 30-day rainfall deficits, coupled with dry conditions over the weekend, has likely allowed for sufficient curing of finer fuels across parts of northwest KS/northeast CO. An Elevated risk area is introduced where confidence in receptive fuels should best overlap stronger winds/low RH. ..Moore.. 11/13/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1253 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 131200Z - 141200Z ...Synopsis... Elevated fire weather conditions appear probable this afternoon across parts of the High Plains. Early-morning water-vapor imagery depicts an upper-ridge gradually shifting east from the northern Rockies into the Plains. Although slight surface pressure rises have been noted over the past 6-12 hours along the northern High Plains, the expectation is for steady pressure falls through the day as increasing west/southwest flow aloft drive lee troughing. In response, 15-20 mph westerly winds are expected across eastern WY. Antecedent dry conditions combined with downslope warming/drying and diurnal heating should support widespread RH reductions into the low teens and single digits. Although areas of elevated conditions appear likely, latest fuel guidance continues to suggest that most fuels are only modestly receptive, which limits confidence in the overall fire weather threat. To the southeast into northwest KS and adjacent portions of CO and NE, 15-25 mph southerly winds are expected to the east of the deepening lee trough. Recent surface observations show some degree of moisture return ongoing across the southern Plains, but this will likely be insufficient to offset the influence of diurnal heating/mixing, leading to another day of 15-25% RH values across western KS into NE (though a dry bias is noted in recent HRRR/RAP runs which cast some uncertainty on afternoon RH minimums). Fuel guidance remains somewhat nebulous regarding fuel status, but 30-day rainfall deficits, coupled with dry conditions over the weekend, has likely allowed for sufficient curing of finer fuels across parts of northwest KS/northeast CO. An Elevated risk area is introduced where confidence in receptive fuels should best overlap stronger winds/low RH. ..Moore.. 11/13/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1253 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 131200Z - 141200Z ...Synopsis... Elevated fire weather conditions appear probable this afternoon across parts of the High Plains. Early-morning water-vapor imagery depicts an upper-ridge gradually shifting east from the northern Rockies into the Plains. Although slight surface pressure rises have been noted over the past 6-12 hours along the northern High Plains, the expectation is for steady pressure falls through the day as increasing west/southwest flow aloft drive lee troughing. In response, 15-20 mph westerly winds are expected across eastern WY. Antecedent dry conditions combined with downslope warming/drying and diurnal heating should support widespread RH reductions into the low teens and single digits. Although areas of elevated conditions appear likely, latest fuel guidance continues to suggest that most fuels are only modestly receptive, which limits confidence in the overall fire weather threat. To the southeast into northwest KS and adjacent portions of CO and NE, 15-25 mph southerly winds are expected to the east of the deepening lee trough. Recent surface observations show some degree of moisture return ongoing across the southern Plains, but this will likely be insufficient to offset the influence of diurnal heating/mixing, leading to another day of 15-25% RH values across western KS into NE (though a dry bias is noted in recent HRRR/RAP runs which cast some uncertainty on afternoon RH minimums). Fuel guidance remains somewhat nebulous regarding fuel status, but 30-day rainfall deficits, coupled with dry conditions over the weekend, has likely allowed for sufficient curing of finer fuels across parts of northwest KS/northeast CO. An Elevated risk area is introduced where confidence in receptive fuels should best overlap stronger winds/low RH. ..Moore.. 11/13/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1253 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 131200Z - 141200Z ...Synopsis... Elevated fire weather conditions appear probable this afternoon across parts of the High Plains. Early-morning water-vapor imagery depicts an upper-ridge gradually shifting east from the northern Rockies into the Plains. Although slight surface pressure rises have been noted over the past 6-12 hours along the northern High Plains, the expectation is for steady pressure falls through the day as increasing west/southwest flow aloft drive lee troughing. In response, 15-20 mph westerly winds are expected across eastern WY. Antecedent dry conditions combined with downslope warming/drying and diurnal heating should support widespread RH reductions into the low teens and single digits. Although areas of elevated conditions appear likely, latest fuel guidance continues to suggest that most fuels are only modestly receptive, which limits confidence in the overall fire weather threat. To the southeast into northwest KS and adjacent portions of CO and NE, 15-25 mph southerly winds are expected to the east of the deepening lee trough. Recent surface observations show some degree of moisture return ongoing across the southern Plains, but this will likely be insufficient to offset the influence of diurnal heating/mixing, leading to another day of 15-25% RH values across western KS into NE (though a dry bias is noted in recent HRRR/RAP runs which cast some uncertainty on afternoon RH minimums). Fuel guidance remains somewhat nebulous regarding fuel status, but 30-day rainfall deficits, coupled with dry conditions over the weekend, has likely allowed for sufficient curing of finer fuels across parts of northwest KS/northeast CO. An Elevated risk area is introduced where confidence in receptive fuels should best overlap stronger winds/low RH. ..Moore.. 11/13/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1253 AM CST Mon Nov 13 2023 Valid 131200Z - 141200Z ...Synopsis... Elevated fire weather conditions appear probable this afternoon across parts of the High Plains. Early-morning water-vapor imagery depicts an upper-ridge gradually shifting east from the northern Rockies into the Plains. Although slight surface pressure rises have been noted over the past 6-12 hours along the northern High Plains, the expectation is for steady pressure falls through the day as increasing west/southwest flow aloft drive lee troughing. In response, 15-20 mph westerly winds are expected across eastern WY. Antecedent dry conditions combined with downslope warming/drying and diurnal heating should support widespread RH reductions into the low teens and single digits. Although areas of elevated conditions appear likely, latest fuel guidance continues to suggest that most fuels are only modestly receptive, which limits confidence in the overall fire weather threat. To the southeast into northwest KS and adjacent portions of CO and NE, 15-25 mph southerly winds are expected to the east of the deepening lee trough. Recent surface observations show some degree of moisture return ongoing across the southern Plains, but this will likely be insufficient to offset the influence of diurnal heating/mixing, leading to another day of 15-25% RH values across western KS into NE (though a dry bias is noted in recent HRRR/RAP runs which cast some uncertainty on afternoon RH minimums). Fuel guidance remains somewhat nebulous regarding fuel status, but 30-day rainfall deficits, coupled with dry conditions over the weekend, has likely allowed for sufficient curing of finer fuels across parts of northwest KS/northeast CO. An Elevated risk area is introduced where confidence in receptive fuels should best overlap stronger winds/low RH. ..Moore.. 11/13/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more