826
FNUS22 KWNS 271928
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0227 PM CDT SUN SEP 27 2026
VALID 281200Z - 291200Z
..SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AS A
CLOSED UPPER LOW PIVOTS INTO CENTRAL/SOUTHERN CA WILL SUPPORT A
PERIOD OF DRY, OFFSHORE FLOW FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CA BEGINNING
MONDAY. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED PARTICULARLY
IN WIND-PRONE AREA AND TERRAIN GAPS IN THE SAN GABRIEL, SAN RAFAEL,
SANTA YNEZ, AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES. NORTHERLY WINDS COULD REACH
15-20 MPH IN SOME AREAS WITH GUSTS TO 30-35 MPH, LASTING THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. RH REDUCTIONS WILL REACH 15-20% AT TIMES
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. FUELS CONTINUE TO DRY
ACROSS THE AREA WHERE WETTING RAINS (0.10" OR GREATER) HAS NOT
FALLEN IN MORE THAN 150 DAYS. THESE DRY AND BREEZY OFFSHORE WINDS
ALONG WITH DRYING FUELS WILL SUPPORT ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WHERE HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED.
..WILLIAMS.. 09/27/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0143 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
A CLOSED MIDLEVEL LOW WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT
BASIN INTO THE SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY, WHILE A MIDLEVEL RIDGE AND
ACCOMPANYING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILD OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST. THIS PATTERN WILL SUPPORT DRY/BREEZY OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CA, WITH LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE (ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND OTHER
WIND-PRONE AREAS). HOWEVER, THE OVERLAP OF DRY/BREEZY CONDITIONS
WITH SUFFICIENTLY RECEPTIVE FUELS CURRENTLY APPEARS TOO LIMITED FOR
HIGHLIGHTS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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