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SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1252 AM CST Sat Jan 13 2024 Valid 141200Z - 151200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... A cold front will stall over the TX Trans-Pecos vicinity on Sunday morning, while a belt of midlevel westerly flow strengthens across the southern Rockies. Immediately ahead of the front, a modest pressure gradient will favor a localized area of 15-20 mph sustained westerly surface winds from far southeast NM into the Trans-Pecos. At the same time, diurnal heating and downslope flow will contribute to 15-20 percent RH. While locally elevated conditions are possible here, the overlap of dry/breezy conditions appears too localized for Elevated highlights at this time. ..Weinman.. 01/13/2024 ...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 1252 AM CST Sat Jan 13 2024 Valid 141200Z - 151200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... A cold front will stall over the TX Trans-Pecos vicinity on Sunday morning, while a belt of midlevel westerly flow strengthens across the southern Rockies. Immediately ahead of the front, a modest pressure gradient will favor a localized area of 15-20 mph sustained westerly surface winds from far southeast NM into the Trans-Pecos. At the same time, diurnal heating and downslope flow will contribute to 15-20 percent RH. While locally elevated conditions are possible here, the overlap of dry/breezy conditions appears too localized for Elevated highlights at this time. ..Weinman.. 01/13/2024 ...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 1252 AM CST Sat Jan 13 2024 Valid 141200Z - 151200Z ...NO CRITICAL AREAS... ...Synopsis... A cold front will stall over the TX Trans-Pecos vicinity on Sunday morning, while a belt of midlevel westerly flow strengthens across the southern Rockies. Immediately ahead of the front, a modest pressure gradient will favor a localized area of 15-20 mph sustained westerly surface winds from far southeast NM into the Trans-Pecos. At the same time, diurnal heating and downslope flow will contribute to 15-20 percent RH. While locally elevated conditions are possible here, the overlap of dry/breezy conditions appears too localized for Elevated highlights at this time. ..Weinman.. 01/13/2024 ...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 1252 AM CST Sat Jan 13 2024 Valid 131200Z - 141200Z ...Synopsis... Enhanced west-northwesterly flow aloft will persist across the southern Rockies, favoring a broad/weak lee cyclone over eastern NM (immediately ahead of a southward-surging cold front). A modest pressure gradient along the southern periphery of the surface cyclone will yield 15-20 mph sustained westerly surface winds (with higher gusts) over far southeast NM into the TX Trans-Pecos. Here, downslope warming/drying and diurnal heating will contribute to 10-15 percent minimum RH. Given modestly receptive fine fuels over the area, elevated fire-weather conditions are expected. ..Weinman.. 01/13/2024 ...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 1252 AM CST Sat Jan 13 2024 Valid 131200Z - 141200Z ...Synopsis... Enhanced west-northwesterly flow aloft will persist across the southern Rockies, favoring a broad/weak lee cyclone over eastern NM (immediately ahead of a southward-surging cold front). A modest pressure gradient along the southern periphery of the surface cyclone will yield 15-20 mph sustained westerly surface winds (with higher gusts) over far southeast NM into the TX Trans-Pecos. Here, downslope warming/drying and diurnal heating will contribute to 10-15 percent minimum RH. Given modestly receptive fine fuels over the area, elevated fire-weather conditions are expected. ..Weinman.. 01/13/2024 ...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 1252 AM CST Sat Jan 13 2024 Valid 131200Z - 141200Z ...Synopsis... Enhanced west-northwesterly flow aloft will persist across the southern Rockies, favoring a broad/weak lee cyclone over eastern NM (immediately ahead of a southward-surging cold front). A modest pressure gradient along the southern periphery of the surface cyclone will yield 15-20 mph sustained westerly surface winds (with higher gusts) over far southeast NM into the TX Trans-Pecos. Here, downslope warming/drying and diurnal heating will contribute to 10-15 percent minimum RH. Given modestly receptive fine fuels over the area, elevated fire-weather conditions are expected. ..Weinman.. 01/13/2024 ...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 1252 AM CST Sat Jan 13 2024 Valid 131200Z - 141200Z ...Synopsis... Enhanced west-northwesterly flow aloft will persist across the southern Rockies, favoring a broad/weak lee cyclone over eastern NM (immediately ahead of a southward-surging cold front). A modest pressure gradient along the southern periphery of the surface cyclone will yield 15-20 mph sustained westerly surface winds (with higher gusts) over far southeast NM into the TX Trans-Pecos. Here, downslope warming/drying and diurnal heating will contribute to 10-15 percent minimum RH. Given modestly receptive fine fuels over the area, elevated fire-weather conditions are expected. ..Weinman.. 01/13/2024 ...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 1252 AM CST Sat Jan 13 2024 Valid 131200Z - 141200Z ...Synopsis... Enhanced west-northwesterly flow aloft will persist across the southern Rockies, favoring a broad/weak lee cyclone over eastern NM (immediately ahead of a southward-surging cold front). A modest pressure gradient along the southern periphery of the surface cyclone will yield 15-20 mph sustained westerly surface winds (with higher gusts) over far southeast NM into the TX Trans-Pecos. Here, downslope warming/drying and diurnal heating will contribute to 10-15 percent minimum RH. Given modestly receptive fine fuels over the area, elevated fire-weather conditions are expected. ..Weinman.. 01/13/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC 0700Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1235 AM CST Sat Jan 13 2024 Valid 141200Z - 151200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe storms are not expected on Sunday. ...Synopsis... A broad upper level trough will remain over the CONUS on Sunday. A reinforcing shortwave will dig southeast from the northern Rockies into the Plains within the larger-scale trough. At the surface, a large area of high pressure will envelop much of the country outside of the Southwest and Southeast. This arctic airmass will bring bitter cold to a large portion of the U.S., with dry and/or stable conditions precluding thunderstorm potential. Some lingering moisture over the FL Peninsula will persist as a surface low deepens off the eastern FL/GA/SC coast. However, modest ascent and poor lapse rates/warm midlevel temps will limit thunderstorm potential. ..Leitman.. 01/13/2024 Read more

SPC 0700Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1235 AM CST Sat Jan 13 2024 Valid 141200Z - 151200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe storms are not expected on Sunday. ...Synopsis... A broad upper level trough will remain over the CONUS on Sunday. A reinforcing shortwave will dig southeast from the northern Rockies into the Plains within the larger-scale trough. At the surface, a large area of high pressure will envelop much of the country outside of the Southwest and Southeast. This arctic airmass will bring bitter cold to a large portion of the U.S., with dry and/or stable conditions precluding thunderstorm potential. Some lingering moisture over the FL Peninsula will persist as a surface low deepens off the eastern FL/GA/SC coast. However, modest ascent and poor lapse rates/warm midlevel temps will limit thunderstorm potential. ..Leitman.. 01/13/2024 Read more

SPC 0700Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1235 AM CST Sat Jan 13 2024 Valid 141200Z - 151200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe storms are not expected on Sunday. ...Synopsis... A broad upper level trough will remain over the CONUS on Sunday. A reinforcing shortwave will dig southeast from the northern Rockies into the Plains within the larger-scale trough. At the surface, a large area of high pressure will envelop much of the country outside of the Southwest and Southeast. This arctic airmass will bring bitter cold to a large portion of the U.S., with dry and/or stable conditions precluding thunderstorm potential. Some lingering moisture over the FL Peninsula will persist as a surface low deepens off the eastern FL/GA/SC coast. However, modest ascent and poor lapse rates/warm midlevel temps will limit thunderstorm potential. ..Leitman.. 01/13/2024 Read more

SPC 0700Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1235 AM CST Sat Jan 13 2024 Valid 141200Z - 151200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe storms are not expected on Sunday. ...Synopsis... A broad upper level trough will remain over the CONUS on Sunday. A reinforcing shortwave will dig southeast from the northern Rockies into the Plains within the larger-scale trough. At the surface, a large area of high pressure will envelop much of the country outside of the Southwest and Southeast. This arctic airmass will bring bitter cold to a large portion of the U.S., with dry and/or stable conditions precluding thunderstorm potential. Some lingering moisture over the FL Peninsula will persist as a surface low deepens off the eastern FL/GA/SC coast. However, modest ascent and poor lapse rates/warm midlevel temps will limit thunderstorm potential. ..Leitman.. 01/13/2024 Read more

SPC 0700Z Day 2 Outlook
Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1235 AM CST Sat Jan 13 2024 Valid 141200Z - 151200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe storms are not expected on Sunday. ...Synopsis... A broad upper level trough will remain over the CONUS on Sunday. A reinforcing shortwave will dig southeast from the northern Rockies into the Plains within the larger-scale trough. At the surface, a large area of high pressure will envelop much of the country outside of the Southwest and Southeast. This arctic airmass will bring bitter cold to a large portion of the U.S., with dry and/or stable conditions precluding thunderstorm potential. Some lingering moisture over the FL Peninsula will persist as a surface low deepens off the eastern FL/GA/SC coast. However, modest ascent and poor lapse rates/warm midlevel temps will limit thunderstorm potential. ..Leitman.. 01/13/2024 Read more

Average prices in Louisiana for boiled crawfish are $12.99 per pound, nearly double what it was this week last year, according to the co-founder of The Crawfish App. BRProud (Baton Rouge, La.), Jan 12, 2024 The Crawfish App indicates that markets in New Orleans were not selling live crawfish. Boiled crawfish were selling for $9 to $10. A crawfish business in Marrero was delaying opening seven days a week, due to the shortage. Ninety percent of their revenue comes from crawfish and carries them through the rest of the year. So the shortage worries the business owner. WDSU (New Orleans, La.), Jan 11, 2024 A crawfish farmer and his son reported that the drought and meager crawfish catch this season were almost not worth the trouble, given the expense of bait and labor. They were bringing $8 per pound on Jan. 9. In 2023, they could collect 20 to 30 sacks of crawfish from 300 to 400 acres. In January 2024, they were able to harvest about half of a sack, or about 15 pounds, daily from 80 acres, which is less than 5% of last year's catch. One year ago in 2023, crawfish sold for $4.50 per pound, but this year, the mudbugs average $8.50 per pound. KATC (Lafayette, La.), Jan 11, 2024

Local restaurants in Louisiana have not been able to serve crawfish because there were shortages. A restaurant in Haughton usually opens around Dec. 1, but has just opened because previously there weren’t any crawfish, due to drought and saltwater intrusions. Prices for the mudbugs were much higher than in past seasons. KTBS (Shreveport, La.), Jan 9, 2024

Alabama cattle producers were hoping that they had enough food for their livestock through the winter. Some of the crops did not produce as expected. WSFA (Montgomery, Ala.), Jan 8, 2024

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1123 PM CST Fri Jan 12 2024 Valid 131200Z - 141200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe thunderstorm threat is negligible today. ...Discussion... Intense 12hr midlevel height falls will spread across New England over the next 30 hr in response to an upper trough that is expected to advance across the Great Lakes toward Georgian Bay by the end of the period. Strong low-level warm advection early in the period will likely contribute to ascent necessary for elevated convection. Forecast soundings suggest parcels lifted near 850mb will yield MUCAPE on the order of 500 J/kg, more than adequate for lightning discharge in the more robust updrafts. Farther south, weak buoyancy lingers across south FL. Weak low-level convergence along the front may prove adequate for instigating surface-based updrafts capable of generating lightning. Primary threat should be prior to 21z. ..Darrow/Weinman.. 01/13/2024 Read more

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1123 PM CST Fri Jan 12 2024 Valid 131200Z - 141200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe thunderstorm threat is negligible today. ...Discussion... Intense 12hr midlevel height falls will spread across New England over the next 30 hr in response to an upper trough that is expected to advance across the Great Lakes toward Georgian Bay by the end of the period. Strong low-level warm advection early in the period will likely contribute to ascent necessary for elevated convection. Forecast soundings suggest parcels lifted near 850mb will yield MUCAPE on the order of 500 J/kg, more than adequate for lightning discharge in the more robust updrafts. Farther south, weak buoyancy lingers across south FL. Weak low-level convergence along the front may prove adequate for instigating surface-based updrafts capable of generating lightning. Primary threat should be prior to 21z. ..Darrow/Weinman.. 01/13/2024 Read more

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1123 PM CST Fri Jan 12 2024 Valid 131200Z - 141200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe thunderstorm threat is negligible today. ...Discussion... Intense 12hr midlevel height falls will spread across New England over the next 30 hr in response to an upper trough that is expected to advance across the Great Lakes toward Georgian Bay by the end of the period. Strong low-level warm advection early in the period will likely contribute to ascent necessary for elevated convection. Forecast soundings suggest parcels lifted near 850mb will yield MUCAPE on the order of 500 J/kg, more than adequate for lightning discharge in the more robust updrafts. Farther south, weak buoyancy lingers across south FL. Weak low-level convergence along the front may prove adequate for instigating surface-based updrafts capable of generating lightning. Primary threat should be prior to 21z. ..Darrow/Weinman.. 01/13/2024 Read more

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1123 PM CST Fri Jan 12 2024 Valid 131200Z - 141200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe thunderstorm threat is negligible today. ...Discussion... Intense 12hr midlevel height falls will spread across New England over the next 30 hr in response to an upper trough that is expected to advance across the Great Lakes toward Georgian Bay by the end of the period. Strong low-level warm advection early in the period will likely contribute to ascent necessary for elevated convection. Forecast soundings suggest parcels lifted near 850mb will yield MUCAPE on the order of 500 J/kg, more than adequate for lightning discharge in the more robust updrafts. Farther south, weak buoyancy lingers across south FL. Weak low-level convergence along the front may prove adequate for instigating surface-based updrafts capable of generating lightning. Primary threat should be prior to 21z. ..Darrow/Weinman.. 01/13/2024 Read more