986
FNUS21 KWNS 080713
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0112 AM CST SUN FEB 08 2026
VALID 081200Z - 091200Z
..SYNOPSIS
BROAD UPPER RIDGING WILL OVERSPREAD THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL CONUS
TODAY, WITH MULTIPLE PRONOUNCED, EMBEDDED IMPULSES POISED TO
TRAVERSE THE UPPER RIDGE THROUGH THE DAY. ONE MID-LEVEL IMPULSE,
ACCOMPANIED BY A 70 KT 500 MB JET STREAK, WILL OVERSPREAD THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES, ENCOURAGING SURFACE LOW DEVELOPMENT NORTH OF THE
CANADIAN BORDER, WITH LEE TROUGHING EXPECTED OVER THE HIGH PLAINS.
THE STRONGEST WESTERLY SURFACE FLOW IS LIKELY OVER EASTERN MONTANA
(I.E. 15-25 MPH), IN CLOSER PROXIMITY TO THE SURFACE LOW. HOWEVER,
RH WILL LIKELY REMAIN TOO HIGH FOR ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS, THOUGH THE
STRONGER WINDS AND DRYING FUELS MAY PROMOTE LOCALIZED WILDFIRE
SPREAD POTENTIAL. THE BETTER CHANCE FOR ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL BE ALONG THE WYOMING/COLORADO/NEBRASKA BORDER. HERE,
15+ MPH SUSTAINED WEST-NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS MAY OVERLAP WITH
RH DIPPING TO 20 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS MONDAY AFTERNOON, ATOP
DRYING FUELS THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PRECIPITATION FOR AT LEAST A
FEW WEEKS.
LOCALIZED WILDFIRE POTENTIAL EXISTS OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA,
WHERE DRY FUELS AND 20-35 PERCENT RH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER, THE LACK OF AN APPRECIABLE SURFACE WIND FIELD PRECLUDES
FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS.
..SQUITIERI.. 02/08/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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