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FNUS22 KWNS 180651
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0150 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026
VALID 191200Z - 201200Z
..SYNOPSIS
THE MID-LEVEL LOW ACROSS THE WESTERN US WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES ON D2/SATURDAY, WITH A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. WITH THE DEEPENING SURFACE LOW, PRESSURE GRADIENTS
WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH BREEZY SOUTH
TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS AND EVENTUALLY INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY THE END OF
THE PERIOD.
..SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS
AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT, SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL
TIGHTEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS AROUND 10-20 MPH WILL OVERLAP WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
REDUCTIONS TO AROUND 20-25 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA INTO NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS. TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN APPROACH
100 F. WITHIN THIS REGION, ERCS ARE IN THE 90-95TH PERCENTILE FOR
DRYNESS. THE BREEZY, DRY, AND HOT CONDITIONS AMID DRY FUELS SUPPORTS
MAINTAINING AN ELEVATED DELINEATION ACROSS THE REGION FOR
D2/SATURDAY.
..THORNTON.. 09/18/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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