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FNUS21 KWNS 070712
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0111 AM CST SAT FEB 07 2026
VALID 071200Z - 081200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHEASTERN
WYOMING INTO FAR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AND FAR WESTERN NEBRASKA...
..SYNOPSIS
UPPER RIDGING WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL ACROSS THE PLAINS STATES AS A
MID-LEVEL TROUGH EJECTS INTO THE ATLANTIC AND A CUT-OFF UPPER LOW
MEANDERS EASTWARD OVER THE BAJA PENINSULA TODAY. AN EMBEDDED
MID-LEVEL IMPULSE WILL TRAVERSE THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES, SUPPORTING SURFACE LEE TROUGHING OVER THE HIGH PLAINS
REGION.
ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS CORRIDOR, GUIDANCE CONSENSUS DEPICTS
WIDESPREAD 20+ MPH SUSTAINED WEST-NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS WITH
DOWNSLOPE FLOW FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON. BY
PEAK HEATING, RH MAY DECREASE TO 15 PERCENT ALONG THE
COLORADO/WYOMING/NEBRASKA BORDER. WHEN CONSIDERING DRY FUELS WITH
THE AFOREMENTIONED STRONGER SUSTAINED WINDS IN THIS AREA, CRITICAL
HIGHLIGHTS APPEAR WARRANTED.
FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO THE NORTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE, DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL SUPPORT 15+ MPH SUSTAINED
WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AMID 20-25 PERCENT RH FOR AT LEAST
A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. SUCH CONDITIONS WARRANT THE MAINTENANCE
OF ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS GIVEN AT LEAST MARGINALLY DRY FUELS OVER THE
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
DRY AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA PENINSULA IN ASSOCIATION WITH
THE REINFORCEMENT OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN CONUS.
RH MAY DIP BELOW 30 PERCENT OVER MUCH OF THE PENINSULA, WITH LOWER
VALUES POSSIBLE LOCALLY. SURFACE WIND FIELDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
RELATIVELY WEAK, PRECLUDING FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS THIS OUTLOOK.
STILL, THE DRY AIR AND RECEPTIVE FUELS WILL PROMOTE LOCALIZED
WILDFIRE-SPREAD POTENTIAL.
..SQUITIERI.. 02/07/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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