Above: elevated fire weather predicted for Monday, March 21, 2016.
Many areas in the United States will experience elevated fire weather through Wednesday of this week. Strong winds and low relative humidities, in the single digits for some locations, are the culprit as usual. The critical and extreme conditions are spread from Wyoming, the northern, central, and southern plains, as well as parts of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Florida, and Texas.
By Wednesday the threat consolidates in the southern part of the area and will affect portions of Colorado, Kansas, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma.
The maps were current as of 7:40 a.m. MDT on Monday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site.
