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FNUS21 KWNS 050726
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0126 AM CST MON JAN 05 2026
VALID 051200Z - 061200Z
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
..SYNOPSIS
LARGE-SCALE UPPER RIDGING WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S., WITH
AN EMBEDDED MID-LEVEL IMPULSE POISED TO IMPINGE ON THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES TODAY. GRADUAL SURFACE LOW DEEPENING WILL COMMENCE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON, ENCOURAGING BOTH WESTERLY
ISALLOBARIC AND DOWNSLOPE SURFACE FLOW ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS, WHERE ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS ARE IN PLACE.
HERE, FUELS CONTINUE TO CURE GIVEN THE ABSENCE OF RAIN, AND
WIDESPREAD 15+ MPH SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AND 15-25
PERCENT RH SHOULD OVERSPREAD THESE FUELS FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS
AFTERNOON. GUIDANCE CONSENSUS ALSO DEPICTS A CORRIDOR OF LOCALLY
STRONGER FLOW (I.E. 20 MPH WINDS AMID 15 PERCENT RH) ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE, WHERE CRITICAL HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN
MAINTAINED.
..SQUITIERI.. 01/05/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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