Ogburn Volunteer Fire Department

SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0100 AM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026 Valid 141200Z - 151200Z ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR MUCH OF NEW MEXICO...EASTERN COLORADO...PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA...WESTERN KANSAS...AND WEST TEXAS... ...Synopsis... A shortwave trough will move out of the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies today, with strong westerly flow overspreading the Rockies into the Central Plains. A lee cyclone is expected to develop across eastern WY/CO and shift into Nebraska deepening rapidly. Mass response with the deepening cyclone will result in tightening of westerly surface gradients across the central/southern High Plains and an extended period of Elevated to Critical (and locally Extremely Critical) fire weather concerns. Across the Front Range in Colorado and in the lee of the high terrain in New Mexico, surface winds will be further enhanced in the downslope regimes. Within these regions,