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FNUS21 KWNS 021629
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1028 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2025
VALID 021700Z - 031200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
NO CHANGES TO THE DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK. INCREASING WESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT SOUTH OF AN ADVANCING MID-LEVEL TROUGH ALONG WITH A
DEEPENING LEE SURFACE TROUGH ALONG THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
WILL SUPPORT A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR DRY, DOWNSLOPE FLOW ACROSS
EAST-CENTRAL NM AND THE TX PANHANDLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-20 MPH COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS
LOW AS 15% ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER, THE OVERALL FUELSCAPE REMAINS
UNRECEPTIVE TO SIGNIFICANT WILDFIRE SPREAD ALTHOUGH POCKETS OF DRIER
FUELS/CURED GRASSES COULD ALIGN WITH THE DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS
TO SUPPORT LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
..WILLIAMS.. 12/02/2025
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0139 AM CST TUE DEC 02 2025/
..SYNOPSIS
WITHIN THE BASE OF A GRADUALLY AMPLIFYING LARGE-SCALE TROUGH OVER
THE WEST, A BELT OF MODERATE MIDLEVEL WESTERLY FLOW WILL OVERSPREAD
THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS TODAY. IN RESPONSE, A
LEE CYCLONE WILL DEEPEN IN THE VICINITY OF NORTHEASTERN NM. THESE
FACTORS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DRY/BREEZY DOWNSLOPE FLOW FROM EASTERN NM
INTO THE TX PANHANDLE AND SOUTH PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON. WHILE A
CORRIDOR OF 20 MPH SUSTAINED WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED AMID 15-20 PERCENT RH, UNRECEPTIVE FUELS SHOULD LIMIT MOST
FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS. EAST OF THE LEE CYCLONE, DRY/BREEZY RETURN
FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST TX INTO WESTERN OK. SIMILARLY,
MARGINAL FUELS SHOULD LIMIT THE WILDFIRE RISK.
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