SPC Mar 9, 2025 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC 1730Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1222 PM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 101200Z - 111200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Scattered thunderstorms are possible across portions of the Florida Peninsula and parts of the Carolinas Monday. Severe storms are unlikely. ...Synopsis... Split mid-level flow is forecast over the CONUS Monday. An upper low moving over the northern Gulf Coast and offshore will be the primary feature of interest for convection, as broad-scale ridging persists over the central US. Beneath the upper low, a surface cyclone is forecast to steadily intensify as it moves offshore over southern South Carolina early in the day. Trailing the low, a cold front will move eastward over the lower FL Peninsula. ...Coastal Carolinas... As the upper trough moves offshore, mid-level ascent will overspread the strong coastal front over the eastern Carolinas. In response, the initially broad surface low will deepen as it moves into the Atlantic. Scattered convection is likely to be ongoing through the morning within a broader area of precipitation, and should persist through much of the day, as isentropic ascent intensifies ahead of the deepening coastal low. Weak elevated buoyancy and moderate to strong mid-level flow could support a few stronger storms capable of an isolated damaging gust or hail. However, the surface-based warm sector should remain well offshore, keeping the probability for severe storms low. ...Florida Peninsula... Additional scattered storms are likely to be ongoing along and ahead of the cold front over parts of the FL Peninsula early Monday. The front is forecast to move quickly eastward, as moderately strong deep-layer flow overspreads a narrow warm sector. The weakening upper low moving offshore will favor warm midlevel temperatures, resulting in only modest mid-level lapse rates and buoyancy. Given the relatively poor timing with the diurnal cycle, limited buoyancy and modest front-parallel shear, severe potential is low. However, a brief strong storm or two could produce damaging gusts across the eastern FL coast. Here, more diurnal heating is possible before the front moves offshore by early afternoon. ..Lyons.. 03/09/2025 Read more

SPC Mar 9, 2025 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC 1730Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1222 PM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 101200Z - 111200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Scattered thunderstorms are possible across portions of the Florida Peninsula and parts of the Carolinas Monday. Severe storms are unlikely. ...Synopsis... Split mid-level flow is forecast over the CONUS Monday. An upper low moving over the northern Gulf Coast and offshore will be the primary feature of interest for convection, as broad-scale ridging persists over the central US. Beneath the upper low, a surface cyclone is forecast to steadily intensify as it moves offshore over southern South Carolina early in the day. Trailing the low, a cold front will move eastward over the lower FL Peninsula. ...Coastal Carolinas... As the upper trough moves offshore, mid-level ascent will overspread the strong coastal front over the eastern Carolinas. In response, the initially broad surface low will deepen as it moves into the Atlantic. Scattered convection is likely to be ongoing through the morning within a broader area of precipitation, and should persist through much of the day, as isentropic ascent intensifies ahead of the deepening coastal low. Weak elevated buoyancy and moderate to strong mid-level flow could support a few stronger storms capable of an isolated damaging gust or hail. However, the surface-based warm sector should remain well offshore, keeping the probability for severe storms low. ...Florida Peninsula... Additional scattered storms are likely to be ongoing along and ahead of the cold front over parts of the FL Peninsula early Monday. The front is forecast to move quickly eastward, as moderately strong deep-layer flow overspreads a narrow warm sector. The weakening upper low moving offshore will favor warm midlevel temperatures, resulting in only modest mid-level lapse rates and buoyancy. Given the relatively poor timing with the diurnal cycle, limited buoyancy and modest front-parallel shear, severe potential is low. However, a brief strong storm or two could produce damaging gusts across the eastern FL coast. Here, more diurnal heating is possible before the front moves offshore by early afternoon. ..Lyons.. 03/09/2025 Read more

SPC Mar 9, 2025 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC 1730Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1222 PM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 101200Z - 111200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Scattered thunderstorms are possible across portions of the Florida Peninsula and parts of the Carolinas Monday. Severe storms are unlikely. ...Synopsis... Split mid-level flow is forecast over the CONUS Monday. An upper low moving over the northern Gulf Coast and offshore will be the primary feature of interest for convection, as broad-scale ridging persists over the central US. Beneath the upper low, a surface cyclone is forecast to steadily intensify as it moves offshore over southern South Carolina early in the day. Trailing the low, a cold front will move eastward over the lower FL Peninsula. ...Coastal Carolinas... As the upper trough moves offshore, mid-level ascent will overspread the strong coastal front over the eastern Carolinas. In response, the initially broad surface low will deepen as it moves into the Atlantic. Scattered convection is likely to be ongoing through the morning within a broader area of precipitation, and should persist through much of the day, as isentropic ascent intensifies ahead of the deepening coastal low. Weak elevated buoyancy and moderate to strong mid-level flow could support a few stronger storms capable of an isolated damaging gust or hail. However, the surface-based warm sector should remain well offshore, keeping the probability for severe storms low. ...Florida Peninsula... Additional scattered storms are likely to be ongoing along and ahead of the cold front over parts of the FL Peninsula early Monday. The front is forecast to move quickly eastward, as moderately strong deep-layer flow overspreads a narrow warm sector. The weakening upper low moving offshore will favor warm midlevel temperatures, resulting in only modest mid-level lapse rates and buoyancy. Given the relatively poor timing with the diurnal cycle, limited buoyancy and modest front-parallel shear, severe potential is low. However, a brief strong storm or two could produce damaging gusts across the eastern FL coast. Here, more diurnal heating is possible before the front moves offshore by early afternoon. ..Lyons.. 03/09/2025 Read more

SPC Mar 9, 2025 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC 1730Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1222 PM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 101200Z - 111200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Scattered thunderstorms are possible across portions of the Florida Peninsula and parts of the Carolinas Monday. Severe storms are unlikely. ...Synopsis... Split mid-level flow is forecast over the CONUS Monday. An upper low moving over the northern Gulf Coast and offshore will be the primary feature of interest for convection, as broad-scale ridging persists over the central US. Beneath the upper low, a surface cyclone is forecast to steadily intensify as it moves offshore over southern South Carolina early in the day. Trailing the low, a cold front will move eastward over the lower FL Peninsula. ...Coastal Carolinas... As the upper trough moves offshore, mid-level ascent will overspread the strong coastal front over the eastern Carolinas. In response, the initially broad surface low will deepen as it moves into the Atlantic. Scattered convection is likely to be ongoing through the morning within a broader area of precipitation, and should persist through much of the day, as isentropic ascent intensifies ahead of the deepening coastal low. Weak elevated buoyancy and moderate to strong mid-level flow could support a few stronger storms capable of an isolated damaging gust or hail. However, the surface-based warm sector should remain well offshore, keeping the probability for severe storms low. ...Florida Peninsula... Additional scattered storms are likely to be ongoing along and ahead of the cold front over parts of the FL Peninsula early Monday. The front is forecast to move quickly eastward, as moderately strong deep-layer flow overspreads a narrow warm sector. The weakening upper low moving offshore will favor warm midlevel temperatures, resulting in only modest mid-level lapse rates and buoyancy. Given the relatively poor timing with the diurnal cycle, limited buoyancy and modest front-parallel shear, severe potential is low. However, a brief strong storm or two could produce damaging gusts across the eastern FL coast. Here, more diurnal heating is possible before the front moves offshore by early afternoon. ..Lyons.. 03/09/2025 Read more

SPC Mar 9, 2025 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC 1730Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1222 PM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 101200Z - 111200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Scattered thunderstorms are possible across portions of the Florida Peninsula and parts of the Carolinas Monday. Severe storms are unlikely. ...Synopsis... Split mid-level flow is forecast over the CONUS Monday. An upper low moving over the northern Gulf Coast and offshore will be the primary feature of interest for convection, as broad-scale ridging persists over the central US. Beneath the upper low, a surface cyclone is forecast to steadily intensify as it moves offshore over southern South Carolina early in the day. Trailing the low, a cold front will move eastward over the lower FL Peninsula. ...Coastal Carolinas... As the upper trough moves offshore, mid-level ascent will overspread the strong coastal front over the eastern Carolinas. In response, the initially broad surface low will deepen as it moves into the Atlantic. Scattered convection is likely to be ongoing through the morning within a broader area of precipitation, and should persist through much of the day, as isentropic ascent intensifies ahead of the deepening coastal low. Weak elevated buoyancy and moderate to strong mid-level flow could support a few stronger storms capable of an isolated damaging gust or hail. However, the surface-based warm sector should remain well offshore, keeping the probability for severe storms low. ...Florida Peninsula... Additional scattered storms are likely to be ongoing along and ahead of the cold front over parts of the FL Peninsula early Monday. The front is forecast to move quickly eastward, as moderately strong deep-layer flow overspreads a narrow warm sector. The weakening upper low moving offshore will favor warm midlevel temperatures, resulting in only modest mid-level lapse rates and buoyancy. Given the relatively poor timing with the diurnal cycle, limited buoyancy and modest front-parallel shear, severe potential is low. However, a brief strong storm or two could produce damaging gusts across the eastern FL coast. Here, more diurnal heating is possible before the front moves offshore by early afternoon. ..Lyons.. 03/09/2025 Read more

SPC Mar 9, 2025 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC 1730Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1222 PM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 101200Z - 111200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Scattered thunderstorms are possible across portions of the Florida Peninsula and parts of the Carolinas Monday. Severe storms are unlikely. ...Synopsis... Split mid-level flow is forecast over the CONUS Monday. An upper low moving over the northern Gulf Coast and offshore will be the primary feature of interest for convection, as broad-scale ridging persists over the central US. Beneath the upper low, a surface cyclone is forecast to steadily intensify as it moves offshore over southern South Carolina early in the day. Trailing the low, a cold front will move eastward over the lower FL Peninsula. ...Coastal Carolinas... As the upper trough moves offshore, mid-level ascent will overspread the strong coastal front over the eastern Carolinas. In response, the initially broad surface low will deepen as it moves into the Atlantic. Scattered convection is likely to be ongoing through the morning within a broader area of precipitation, and should persist through much of the day, as isentropic ascent intensifies ahead of the deepening coastal low. Weak elevated buoyancy and moderate to strong mid-level flow could support a few stronger storms capable of an isolated damaging gust or hail. However, the surface-based warm sector should remain well offshore, keeping the probability for severe storms low. ...Florida Peninsula... Additional scattered storms are likely to be ongoing along and ahead of the cold front over parts of the FL Peninsula early Monday. The front is forecast to move quickly eastward, as moderately strong deep-layer flow overspreads a narrow warm sector. The weakening upper low moving offshore will favor warm midlevel temperatures, resulting in only modest mid-level lapse rates and buoyancy. Given the relatively poor timing with the diurnal cycle, limited buoyancy and modest front-parallel shear, severe potential is low. However, a brief strong storm or two could produce damaging gusts across the eastern FL coast. Here, more diurnal heating is possible before the front moves offshore by early afternoon. ..Lyons.. 03/09/2025 Read more

SPC Mar 9, 2025 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC 1730Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1222 PM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 101200Z - 111200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Scattered thunderstorms are possible across portions of the Florida Peninsula and parts of the Carolinas Monday. Severe storms are unlikely. ...Synopsis... Split mid-level flow is forecast over the CONUS Monday. An upper low moving over the northern Gulf Coast and offshore will be the primary feature of interest for convection, as broad-scale ridging persists over the central US. Beneath the upper low, a surface cyclone is forecast to steadily intensify as it moves offshore over southern South Carolina early in the day. Trailing the low, a cold front will move eastward over the lower FL Peninsula. ...Coastal Carolinas... As the upper trough moves offshore, mid-level ascent will overspread the strong coastal front over the eastern Carolinas. In response, the initially broad surface low will deepen as it moves into the Atlantic. Scattered convection is likely to be ongoing through the morning within a broader area of precipitation, and should persist through much of the day, as isentropic ascent intensifies ahead of the deepening coastal low. Weak elevated buoyancy and moderate to strong mid-level flow could support a few stronger storms capable of an isolated damaging gust or hail. However, the surface-based warm sector should remain well offshore, keeping the probability for severe storms low. ...Florida Peninsula... Additional scattered storms are likely to be ongoing along and ahead of the cold front over parts of the FL Peninsula early Monday. The front is forecast to move quickly eastward, as moderately strong deep-layer flow overspreads a narrow warm sector. The weakening upper low moving offshore will favor warm midlevel temperatures, resulting in only modest mid-level lapse rates and buoyancy. Given the relatively poor timing with the diurnal cycle, limited buoyancy and modest front-parallel shear, severe potential is low. However, a brief strong storm or two could produce damaging gusts across the eastern FL coast. Here, more diurnal heating is possible before the front moves offshore by early afternoon. ..Lyons.. 03/09/2025 Read more

SPC Mar 9, 2025 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC 1730Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1222 PM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 101200Z - 111200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Scattered thunderstorms are possible across portions of the Florida Peninsula and parts of the Carolinas Monday. Severe storms are unlikely. ...Synopsis... Split mid-level flow is forecast over the CONUS Monday. An upper low moving over the northern Gulf Coast and offshore will be the primary feature of interest for convection, as broad-scale ridging persists over the central US. Beneath the upper low, a surface cyclone is forecast to steadily intensify as it moves offshore over southern South Carolina early in the day. Trailing the low, a cold front will move eastward over the lower FL Peninsula. ...Coastal Carolinas... As the upper trough moves offshore, mid-level ascent will overspread the strong coastal front over the eastern Carolinas. In response, the initially broad surface low will deepen as it moves into the Atlantic. Scattered convection is likely to be ongoing through the morning within a broader area of precipitation, and should persist through much of the day, as isentropic ascent intensifies ahead of the deepening coastal low. Weak elevated buoyancy and moderate to strong mid-level flow could support a few stronger storms capable of an isolated damaging gust or hail. However, the surface-based warm sector should remain well offshore, keeping the probability for severe storms low. ...Florida Peninsula... Additional scattered storms are likely to be ongoing along and ahead of the cold front over parts of the FL Peninsula early Monday. The front is forecast to move quickly eastward, as moderately strong deep-layer flow overspreads a narrow warm sector. The weakening upper low moving offshore will favor warm midlevel temperatures, resulting in only modest mid-level lapse rates and buoyancy. Given the relatively poor timing with the diurnal cycle, limited buoyancy and modest front-parallel shear, severe potential is low. However, a brief strong storm or two could produce damaging gusts across the eastern FL coast. Here, more diurnal heating is possible before the front moves offshore by early afternoon. ..Lyons.. 03/09/2025 Read more

SPC Mar 9, 2025 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC 1730Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1222 PM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 101200Z - 111200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Scattered thunderstorms are possible across portions of the Florida Peninsula and parts of the Carolinas Monday. Severe storms are unlikely. ...Synopsis... Split mid-level flow is forecast over the CONUS Monday. An upper low moving over the northern Gulf Coast and offshore will be the primary feature of interest for convection, as broad-scale ridging persists over the central US. Beneath the upper low, a surface cyclone is forecast to steadily intensify as it moves offshore over southern South Carolina early in the day. Trailing the low, a cold front will move eastward over the lower FL Peninsula. ...Coastal Carolinas... As the upper trough moves offshore, mid-level ascent will overspread the strong coastal front over the eastern Carolinas. In response, the initially broad surface low will deepen as it moves into the Atlantic. Scattered convection is likely to be ongoing through the morning within a broader area of precipitation, and should persist through much of the day, as isentropic ascent intensifies ahead of the deepening coastal low. Weak elevated buoyancy and moderate to strong mid-level flow could support a few stronger storms capable of an isolated damaging gust or hail. However, the surface-based warm sector should remain well offshore, keeping the probability for severe storms low. ...Florida Peninsula... Additional scattered storms are likely to be ongoing along and ahead of the cold front over parts of the FL Peninsula early Monday. The front is forecast to move quickly eastward, as moderately strong deep-layer flow overspreads a narrow warm sector. The weakening upper low moving offshore will favor warm midlevel temperatures, resulting in only modest mid-level lapse rates and buoyancy. Given the relatively poor timing with the diurnal cycle, limited buoyancy and modest front-parallel shear, severe potential is low. However, a brief strong storm or two could produce damaging gusts across the eastern FL coast. Here, more diurnal heating is possible before the front moves offshore by early afternoon. ..Lyons.. 03/09/2025 Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1157 AM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 091700Z - 101200Z The primary change with this update was the addition of an Elevated area over portions of the Mid-Atlantic. Here, the latest surface observations show RH dropping into the lower/middle 30-percent range (and upper 20 percent over parts of southern NJ) amid increasingly breezy/gusty west-southwesterly surface winds. Given several days of fuels drying, elevated fire-weather conditions are expected through this afternoon. For additional details, see the previous discussion below. ..Weinman.. 03/09/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0142 AM CST Sun Mar 09 2025/ ...Synopsis... A few areas of Elevated fire-weather conditions are expected today, though a few factors in each area are keeping the overall fire-danger threat limited. ...Lower/Middle Rio Grande Valley... As a surface low tracks along the Gulf Coast and consequently a cold front moves offshore, winds of 15-20 MPH are expected across far south-central Texas during the afternoon and early evening. High-resolution ensemble guidance keeps relative humidity values on the higher side of 25-30%, but given generally receptive fuels and a lack of recent rainfall, Elevated highlights have been maintained. ...Northern South Dakota into Southern North Dakota... West-southwesterly surface winds beneath a mid-level ridge will result in some warming and drying across portions of the Northern Great Plains, particularly north-central South Dakota into southern North Dakota. Relative humidity values are expected to be within the range of 15-20%, and although current ERC fuels guidance suggests fuels are not overly receptive to wildfire spread, the region has generally been absent of rainfall and fine fuels should be sufficiently cured for at least some wildfire threat. Given the uncertainty with the fuels, only Elevated highlights have been maintained at this time. ...Mid Atlantic... High-resolution ensemble guidance suggests some low-end probabilities of Elevated conditions across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, northeastern Maryland, and Delaware. Winds of 15-20 MPH are consistent across the HREF ensemble, but there are only a few members with relative humidity values below 30%. Pending future forecast guidance and local fuels information, introduction of Elevated highlights may be warranted in the next update. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1157 AM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 091700Z - 101200Z The primary change with this update was the addition of an Elevated area over portions of the Mid-Atlantic. Here, the latest surface observations show RH dropping into the lower/middle 30-percent range (and upper 20 percent over parts of southern NJ) amid increasingly breezy/gusty west-southwesterly surface winds. Given several days of fuels drying, elevated fire-weather conditions are expected through this afternoon. For additional details, see the previous discussion below. ..Weinman.. 03/09/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0142 AM CST Sun Mar 09 2025/ ...Synopsis... A few areas of Elevated fire-weather conditions are expected today, though a few factors in each area are keeping the overall fire-danger threat limited. ...Lower/Middle Rio Grande Valley... As a surface low tracks along the Gulf Coast and consequently a cold front moves offshore, winds of 15-20 MPH are expected across far south-central Texas during the afternoon and early evening. High-resolution ensemble guidance keeps relative humidity values on the higher side of 25-30%, but given generally receptive fuels and a lack of recent rainfall, Elevated highlights have been maintained. ...Northern South Dakota into Southern North Dakota... West-southwesterly surface winds beneath a mid-level ridge will result in some warming and drying across portions of the Northern Great Plains, particularly north-central South Dakota into southern North Dakota. Relative humidity values are expected to be within the range of 15-20%, and although current ERC fuels guidance suggests fuels are not overly receptive to wildfire spread, the region has generally been absent of rainfall and fine fuels should be sufficiently cured for at least some wildfire threat. Given the uncertainty with the fuels, only Elevated highlights have been maintained at this time. ...Mid Atlantic... High-resolution ensemble guidance suggests some low-end probabilities of Elevated conditions across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, northeastern Maryland, and Delaware. Winds of 15-20 MPH are consistent across the HREF ensemble, but there are only a few members with relative humidity values below 30%. Pending future forecast guidance and local fuels information, introduction of Elevated highlights may be warranted in the next update. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1157 AM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 091700Z - 101200Z The primary change with this update was the addition of an Elevated area over portions of the Mid-Atlantic. Here, the latest surface observations show RH dropping into the lower/middle 30-percent range (and upper 20 percent over parts of southern NJ) amid increasingly breezy/gusty west-southwesterly surface winds. Given several days of fuels drying, elevated fire-weather conditions are expected through this afternoon. For additional details, see the previous discussion below. ..Weinman.. 03/09/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0142 AM CST Sun Mar 09 2025/ ...Synopsis... A few areas of Elevated fire-weather conditions are expected today, though a few factors in each area are keeping the overall fire-danger threat limited. ...Lower/Middle Rio Grande Valley... As a surface low tracks along the Gulf Coast and consequently a cold front moves offshore, winds of 15-20 MPH are expected across far south-central Texas during the afternoon and early evening. High-resolution ensemble guidance keeps relative humidity values on the higher side of 25-30%, but given generally receptive fuels and a lack of recent rainfall, Elevated highlights have been maintained. ...Northern South Dakota into Southern North Dakota... West-southwesterly surface winds beneath a mid-level ridge will result in some warming and drying across portions of the Northern Great Plains, particularly north-central South Dakota into southern North Dakota. Relative humidity values are expected to be within the range of 15-20%, and although current ERC fuels guidance suggests fuels are not overly receptive to wildfire spread, the region has generally been absent of rainfall and fine fuels should be sufficiently cured for at least some wildfire threat. Given the uncertainty with the fuels, only Elevated highlights have been maintained at this time. ...Mid Atlantic... High-resolution ensemble guidance suggests some low-end probabilities of Elevated conditions across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, northeastern Maryland, and Delaware. Winds of 15-20 MPH are consistent across the HREF ensemble, but there are only a few members with relative humidity values below 30%. Pending future forecast guidance and local fuels information, introduction of Elevated highlights may be warranted in the next update. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1157 AM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 091700Z - 101200Z The primary change with this update was the addition of an Elevated area over portions of the Mid-Atlantic. Here, the latest surface observations show RH dropping into the lower/middle 30-percent range (and upper 20 percent over parts of southern NJ) amid increasingly breezy/gusty west-southwesterly surface winds. Given several days of fuels drying, elevated fire-weather conditions are expected through this afternoon. For additional details, see the previous discussion below. ..Weinman.. 03/09/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0142 AM CST Sun Mar 09 2025/ ...Synopsis... A few areas of Elevated fire-weather conditions are expected today, though a few factors in each area are keeping the overall fire-danger threat limited. ...Lower/Middle Rio Grande Valley... As a surface low tracks along the Gulf Coast and consequently a cold front moves offshore, winds of 15-20 MPH are expected across far south-central Texas during the afternoon and early evening. High-resolution ensemble guidance keeps relative humidity values on the higher side of 25-30%, but given generally receptive fuels and a lack of recent rainfall, Elevated highlights have been maintained. ...Northern South Dakota into Southern North Dakota... West-southwesterly surface winds beneath a mid-level ridge will result in some warming and drying across portions of the Northern Great Plains, particularly north-central South Dakota into southern North Dakota. Relative humidity values are expected to be within the range of 15-20%, and although current ERC fuels guidance suggests fuels are not overly receptive to wildfire spread, the region has generally been absent of rainfall and fine fuels should be sufficiently cured for at least some wildfire threat. Given the uncertainty with the fuels, only Elevated highlights have been maintained at this time. ...Mid Atlantic... High-resolution ensemble guidance suggests some low-end probabilities of Elevated conditions across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, northeastern Maryland, and Delaware. Winds of 15-20 MPH are consistent across the HREF ensemble, but there are only a few members with relative humidity values below 30%. Pending future forecast guidance and local fuels information, introduction of Elevated highlights may be warranted in the next update. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1157 AM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 091700Z - 101200Z The primary change with this update was the addition of an Elevated area over portions of the Mid-Atlantic. Here, the latest surface observations show RH dropping into the lower/middle 30-percent range (and upper 20 percent over parts of southern NJ) amid increasingly breezy/gusty west-southwesterly surface winds. Given several days of fuels drying, elevated fire-weather conditions are expected through this afternoon. For additional details, see the previous discussion below. ..Weinman.. 03/09/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0142 AM CST Sun Mar 09 2025/ ...Synopsis... A few areas of Elevated fire-weather conditions are expected today, though a few factors in each area are keeping the overall fire-danger threat limited. ...Lower/Middle Rio Grande Valley... As a surface low tracks along the Gulf Coast and consequently a cold front moves offshore, winds of 15-20 MPH are expected across far south-central Texas during the afternoon and early evening. High-resolution ensemble guidance keeps relative humidity values on the higher side of 25-30%, but given generally receptive fuels and a lack of recent rainfall, Elevated highlights have been maintained. ...Northern South Dakota into Southern North Dakota... West-southwesterly surface winds beneath a mid-level ridge will result in some warming and drying across portions of the Northern Great Plains, particularly north-central South Dakota into southern North Dakota. Relative humidity values are expected to be within the range of 15-20%, and although current ERC fuels guidance suggests fuels are not overly receptive to wildfire spread, the region has generally been absent of rainfall and fine fuels should be sufficiently cured for at least some wildfire threat. Given the uncertainty with the fuels, only Elevated highlights have been maintained at this time. ...Mid Atlantic... High-resolution ensemble guidance suggests some low-end probabilities of Elevated conditions across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, northeastern Maryland, and Delaware. Winds of 15-20 MPH are consistent across the HREF ensemble, but there are only a few members with relative humidity values below 30%. Pending future forecast guidance and local fuels information, introduction of Elevated highlights may be warranted in the next update. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1157 AM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 091700Z - 101200Z The primary change with this update was the addition of an Elevated area over portions of the Mid-Atlantic. Here, the latest surface observations show RH dropping into the lower/middle 30-percent range (and upper 20 percent over parts of southern NJ) amid increasingly breezy/gusty west-southwesterly surface winds. Given several days of fuels drying, elevated fire-weather conditions are expected through this afternoon. For additional details, see the previous discussion below. ..Weinman.. 03/09/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0142 AM CST Sun Mar 09 2025/ ...Synopsis... A few areas of Elevated fire-weather conditions are expected today, though a few factors in each area are keeping the overall fire-danger threat limited. ...Lower/Middle Rio Grande Valley... As a surface low tracks along the Gulf Coast and consequently a cold front moves offshore, winds of 15-20 MPH are expected across far south-central Texas during the afternoon and early evening. High-resolution ensemble guidance keeps relative humidity values on the higher side of 25-30%, but given generally receptive fuels and a lack of recent rainfall, Elevated highlights have been maintained. ...Northern South Dakota into Southern North Dakota... West-southwesterly surface winds beneath a mid-level ridge will result in some warming and drying across portions of the Northern Great Plains, particularly north-central South Dakota into southern North Dakota. Relative humidity values are expected to be within the range of 15-20%, and although current ERC fuels guidance suggests fuels are not overly receptive to wildfire spread, the region has generally been absent of rainfall and fine fuels should be sufficiently cured for at least some wildfire threat. Given the uncertainty with the fuels, only Elevated highlights have been maintained at this time. ...Mid Atlantic... High-resolution ensemble guidance suggests some low-end probabilities of Elevated conditions across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, northeastern Maryland, and Delaware. Winds of 15-20 MPH are consistent across the HREF ensemble, but there are only a few members with relative humidity values below 30%. Pending future forecast guidance and local fuels information, introduction of Elevated highlights may be warranted in the next update. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1157 AM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 091700Z - 101200Z The primary change with this update was the addition of an Elevated area over portions of the Mid-Atlantic. Here, the latest surface observations show RH dropping into the lower/middle 30-percent range (and upper 20 percent over parts of southern NJ) amid increasingly breezy/gusty west-southwesterly surface winds. Given several days of fuels drying, elevated fire-weather conditions are expected through this afternoon. For additional details, see the previous discussion below. ..Weinman.. 03/09/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0142 AM CST Sun Mar 09 2025/ ...Synopsis... A few areas of Elevated fire-weather conditions are expected today, though a few factors in each area are keeping the overall fire-danger threat limited. ...Lower/Middle Rio Grande Valley... As a surface low tracks along the Gulf Coast and consequently a cold front moves offshore, winds of 15-20 MPH are expected across far south-central Texas during the afternoon and early evening. High-resolution ensemble guidance keeps relative humidity values on the higher side of 25-30%, but given generally receptive fuels and a lack of recent rainfall, Elevated highlights have been maintained. ...Northern South Dakota into Southern North Dakota... West-southwesterly surface winds beneath a mid-level ridge will result in some warming and drying across portions of the Northern Great Plains, particularly north-central South Dakota into southern North Dakota. Relative humidity values are expected to be within the range of 15-20%, and although current ERC fuels guidance suggests fuels are not overly receptive to wildfire spread, the region has generally been absent of rainfall and fine fuels should be sufficiently cured for at least some wildfire threat. Given the uncertainty with the fuels, only Elevated highlights have been maintained at this time. ...Mid Atlantic... High-resolution ensemble guidance suggests some low-end probabilities of Elevated conditions across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, northeastern Maryland, and Delaware. Winds of 15-20 MPH are consistent across the HREF ensemble, but there are only a few members with relative humidity values below 30%. Pending future forecast guidance and local fuels information, introduction of Elevated highlights may be warranted in the next update. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1157 AM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 091700Z - 101200Z The primary change with this update was the addition of an Elevated area over portions of the Mid-Atlantic. Here, the latest surface observations show RH dropping into the lower/middle 30-percent range (and upper 20 percent over parts of southern NJ) amid increasingly breezy/gusty west-southwesterly surface winds. Given several days of fuels drying, elevated fire-weather conditions are expected through this afternoon. For additional details, see the previous discussion below. ..Weinman.. 03/09/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0142 AM CST Sun Mar 09 2025/ ...Synopsis... A few areas of Elevated fire-weather conditions are expected today, though a few factors in each area are keeping the overall fire-danger threat limited. ...Lower/Middle Rio Grande Valley... As a surface low tracks along the Gulf Coast and consequently a cold front moves offshore, winds of 15-20 MPH are expected across far south-central Texas during the afternoon and early evening. High-resolution ensemble guidance keeps relative humidity values on the higher side of 25-30%, but given generally receptive fuels and a lack of recent rainfall, Elevated highlights have been maintained. ...Northern South Dakota into Southern North Dakota... West-southwesterly surface winds beneath a mid-level ridge will result in some warming and drying across portions of the Northern Great Plains, particularly north-central South Dakota into southern North Dakota. Relative humidity values are expected to be within the range of 15-20%, and although current ERC fuels guidance suggests fuels are not overly receptive to wildfire spread, the region has generally been absent of rainfall and fine fuels should be sufficiently cured for at least some wildfire threat. Given the uncertainty with the fuels, only Elevated highlights have been maintained at this time. ...Mid Atlantic... High-resolution ensemble guidance suggests some low-end probabilities of Elevated conditions across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, northeastern Maryland, and Delaware. Winds of 15-20 MPH are consistent across the HREF ensemble, but there are only a few members with relative humidity values below 30%. Pending future forecast guidance and local fuels information, introduction of Elevated highlights may be warranted in the next update. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1157 AM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 091700Z - 101200Z The primary change with this update was the addition of an Elevated area over portions of the Mid-Atlantic. Here, the latest surface observations show RH dropping into the lower/middle 30-percent range (and upper 20 percent over parts of southern NJ) amid increasingly breezy/gusty west-southwesterly surface winds. Given several days of fuels drying, elevated fire-weather conditions are expected through this afternoon. For additional details, see the previous discussion below. ..Weinman.. 03/09/2025 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 0142 AM CST Sun Mar 09 2025/ ...Synopsis... A few areas of Elevated fire-weather conditions are expected today, though a few factors in each area are keeping the overall fire-danger threat limited. ...Lower/Middle Rio Grande Valley... As a surface low tracks along the Gulf Coast and consequently a cold front moves offshore, winds of 15-20 MPH are expected across far south-central Texas during the afternoon and early evening. High-resolution ensemble guidance keeps relative humidity values on the higher side of 25-30%, but given generally receptive fuels and a lack of recent rainfall, Elevated highlights have been maintained. ...Northern South Dakota into Southern North Dakota... West-southwesterly surface winds beneath a mid-level ridge will result in some warming and drying across portions of the Northern Great Plains, particularly north-central South Dakota into southern North Dakota. Relative humidity values are expected to be within the range of 15-20%, and although current ERC fuels guidance suggests fuels are not overly receptive to wildfire spread, the region has generally been absent of rainfall and fine fuels should be sufficiently cured for at least some wildfire threat. Given the uncertainty with the fuels, only Elevated highlights have been maintained at this time. ...Mid Atlantic... High-resolution ensemble guidance suggests some low-end probabilities of Elevated conditions across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, northeastern Maryland, and Delaware. Winds of 15-20 MPH are consistent across the HREF ensemble, but there are only a few members with relative humidity values below 30%. Pending future forecast guidance and local fuels information, introduction of Elevated highlights may be warranted in the next update. ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Mar 9, 2025 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC 1630Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1126 AM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 091630Z - 101200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST... ...SUMMARY... Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms remain possible today and tonight from parts of northern/central Florida into southern Alabama/Georgia. ...Southeast... A positively tilted upper trough will continue to move eastward over the lower MS Valley and central Gulf Coast States through tonight. A related weak surface low near the mouth of the MS River late this morning will likewise develop eastward along/near the AL/FL Gulf Coast, with a stalled front extending eastward from this low over northern FL. Multiple small thunderstorms and clusters are ongoing across the FL Panhandle and northern FL. Most of this activity is occurring along/north of the convectively reinforced boundary. While strong deep-layer shear will conditionally support supercells, this convection is generally expected to remain elevated, with mainly a marginal severe hail threat given modestly steepened mid-lapse rates and weak but sufficient MUCAPE. An isolated hail risk may also exist with convection well north of the surface boundary into parts of southern MS/AL. The Marginal Risk for hail has been expanded a little westward and northward in AL/GA to account for a couple supercells that may develop later this afternoon. Additional thunderstorm clusters may also form/consolidate along/south of the front in north/central FL through tonight. While lapse rates aloft will remain more modest with southward extent, gradually increasing low-level moisture and modest daytime heating should allow for modest destabilization through the late afternoon. Isolated strong to damaging winds may occur with any surface-based thunderstorms, and a brief tornado also appears possible through tonight as low-level southwesterly flow gradually strengthens with the approach of the upper trough. Overall, severe potential across the Southeast should tend to remain fairly isolated through the end of the period. ..Gleason/Wendt.. 03/09/2025 Read more

SPC Mar 9, 2025 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

4 months 1 week ago
SPC 1630Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1126 AM CDT Sun Mar 09 2025 Valid 091630Z - 101200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST... ...SUMMARY... Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms remain possible today and tonight from parts of northern/central Florida into southern Alabama/Georgia. ...Southeast... A positively tilted upper trough will continue to move eastward over the lower MS Valley and central Gulf Coast States through tonight. A related weak surface low near the mouth of the MS River late this morning will likewise develop eastward along/near the AL/FL Gulf Coast, with a stalled front extending eastward from this low over northern FL. Multiple small thunderstorms and clusters are ongoing across the FL Panhandle and northern FL. Most of this activity is occurring along/north of the convectively reinforced boundary. While strong deep-layer shear will conditionally support supercells, this convection is generally expected to remain elevated, with mainly a marginal severe hail threat given modestly steepened mid-lapse rates and weak but sufficient MUCAPE. An isolated hail risk may also exist with convection well north of the surface boundary into parts of southern MS/AL. The Marginal Risk for hail has been expanded a little westward and northward in AL/GA to account for a couple supercells that may develop later this afternoon. Additional thunderstorm clusters may also form/consolidate along/south of the front in north/central FL through tonight. While lapse rates aloft will remain more modest with southward extent, gradually increasing low-level moisture and modest daytime heating should allow for modest destabilization through the late afternoon. Isolated strong to damaging winds may occur with any surface-based thunderstorms, and a brief tornado also appears possible through tonight as low-level southwesterly flow gradually strengthens with the approach of the upper trough. Overall, severe potential across the Southeast should tend to remain fairly isolated through the end of the period. ..Gleason/Wendt.. 03/09/2025 Read more