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FNUS22 KWNS 181927
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0227 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
VALID 191200Z - 201200Z
..AFTERNOON UPDATE
SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST BASED ON RECENT GUIDANCE. BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF UP
TO 15 MPH WILL ALIGN WITH 15-20% RH ATOP DRY FUELS ON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. LOCALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY ARISE IN TERRAIN-FAVORED
AREAS WHERE WINDS EXCEED 15 MPH AND RH DECREASES TO NEAR 10%,
ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. FARTHER WEST,
LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD EMERGE ACROSS THE
WIND PRONE AREAS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE
MAXIMIZED (LOCALIZED GUSTS EXCEEDING 30 MPH) ALONGSIDE 10-15% RH
ATOP DRY GRASSES AND SHRUBS.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA.. 05/18/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0150 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
A BROAD MID-LEVEL TROUGH WILL MEANDER OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
TOMORROW (TUESDAY), ENCOURAGING WEAK SURFACE TROUGHING OVER THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE WITH DAYTIME HEATING
AND BOUNDARY-LAYER MIXING, WITH 15 MPH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS LIKELY
AMID 15-20 PERCENT RH. ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS WERE INTRODUCED FOR
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREAS,
WHERE FUELS ARE DRY.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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