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FNUS21 KWNS 121529
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0928 AM CST THU FEB 12 2026
VALID 121700Z - 131200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
..MORNING UPDATE
A FEW HOURS OF LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON IN THE LEE OF THE LEWIS RANGE IN NORTHWESTERN
MONTANA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL BETWEEN 15-25 PERCENT WITH
WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE SURFACE WINDS SUSTAINED AT 10-20 MPH. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL OVERLAP A FAIRLY DRY FUELSCAPE, ALLOWING FOR
LOCALIZED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL. OTHERWISE, MINIMAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REST OF CONUS.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA/LYONS.. 02/12/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 1254 AM CST THU FEB 12 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
UPPER RIDGING WILL PREVAIL OVER THE PLAINS AS A MID-LEVEL TROUGH
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST, AND ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH PROGRESSES
FURTHER OVER THE ATLANTIC TODAY. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE
OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE EAST COAST, WITH MOIST RETURN
FLOW EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS GIVEN POTENTIAL WEAK SURFACE
LOW DEVELOPMENT. OVERALL, QUIESCENT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED CONUS WIDE. HOWEVER, A DRY LOW-LEVEL AIRMASS WILL
OVERSPREAD PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST AND THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS,
SUPPORTING DRYING FUELS AND PERHAPS LOCALIZED WILDFIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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