706
FNUS22 KWNS 201830
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0129 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026
VALID 211200Z - 221200Z
MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE ELEVATED AREAS ON DAY 2/SUNDAY.
THE LATEST FORECAST GUIDANCE SHOWS THAT ELEVATED WIND/RH
COMBINATIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST WILL EXPAND SLIGHTLY
EASTWARD INTO THE EASTERN NM PLAINS. THE CURRENT EASTERN EXTENT IS
LIMITED BY FUELS RECEPTIVITY AS BOTH LIVE AND DEAD FUELS REMAIN
BELOW CRITICAL DRYNESS THRESHOLDS ACROSS THIS REGION. FARTHER NORTH,
ACROSS THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN OF ID, THE AREAL EXTENT OF THE
ANTICIPATED ELEVATED CONDITIONS THERE WAS TRIMMED SLIGHTLY IN
AGREEMENT WITH THE LATEST FORECAST GUIDANCE KEEPING THE DRIEST
AFTERNOON RHS CONSTRAINED TO THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS.
..STEARNS.. 06/20/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0154 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
ZONAL MID-LEVEL FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE CONUS, WITH EMBEDDED
IMPULSES CONTINUING TO TRAVERSE THIS FLOW TOMORROW (SUNDAY). SURFACE
LOW DEVELOPMENT OVER THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS WILL ENCOURAGE DRY
WESTERLY SURFACE FLOW OVER PORTIONS OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. BY
AFTERNOON, 15+ MPH SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AND 5-10 PERCENT
RH ATOP DRY FUELS WILL PROMOTE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR WILDFIRE
SPREAD, HENCE THE INTRODUCTION OF ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS. CHANNELED
FLOW WITHIN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN WILL ALSO SUPPORT ELEVATED
DRY/WINDY CONDITIONS BY AFTERNOON. HERE, SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 15 MPH FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS AS RH
DIPS BELOW 15 PERCENT.
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