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FNUS21 KWNS 180528
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1128 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
VALID 181200Z - 191200Z
..SYNOPSIS
DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH WINDS OUT OF THE WEST-SOUTHWEST OWING
TO A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL SUPPORT
ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL TEXAS INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.
..CENTRAL TEXAS INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
DOWNSLOPE WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL TEXAS WILL REACH 15-20 MPH IN A DRY POST-FRONTAL AIRMASS
CHARACTERIZED BY RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10-20%. WITH FUELS
SUFFICIENTLY RECEPTIVE TO WILDFIRE IGNITION AND SPREAD, ELEVATED
FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS ARE FORECAST. LOCALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY
OCCUR WHERE WINDS EXCEED 20 MPH FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, THOUGH
00Z HREF GUIDANCE SUGGESTS LOW CONFIDENCE IN 3+ HOURS SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 20 MPH WHICH WOULD PRECLUDE ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS.
..HALBERT.. 01/18/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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