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FNUS22 KWNS 211834
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0133 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2026
VALID 221200Z - 231200Z
THE ELEVATED AREA OVER THE LARGER FOUR CORNERS REGION WAS EXPANDED
SLIGHTLY TO INCLUDE MORE OF CENTRAL CO. THIS CHANGE WAS MADE IN
AGREEMENT WITH THE LATEST FORECAST GUIDANCE DEPICTING SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 10-20 MPH AMID AFTERNOON RHS OF 5-15% - EVEN UP TO
ELEVATIONS OF 10,000 FEET - ON DAY 2/MONDAY. THE FORECAST REMAINS ON
TRACK ACROSS OTHER AREAS AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.
..STEARNS.. 06/21/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0139 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
SIMILAR TO DAY 1, ZONAL MID-LEVEL FLOW WITH EMBEDDED IMPULSES WILL
CHARACTERIZE THE UPPER-AIR PATTERN ACROSS THE CONUS TOMORROW
(MONDAY). SURFACE TROUGHING WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE INTERIOR WEST BY
THE AFTERNOON HOURS, RESULTING IN A BROAD AREA OF DRY AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN INTO THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION. 15+ MPH SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL COINCIDE WITH
5-15 PERCENT RH ATOP DRY FUELS, WARRANTING THE INTRODUCTION OF
ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS. SIMILARLY, ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS WERE ALSO
INTRODUCED FOR ANOTHER AFTERNOON OF CHANNELED FLOW ACROSS THE SNAKE
RIVER PLAIN, WHERE 15+ MPH SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AND 15
PERCENT RH WILL OVERSPREAD DRY FUELS FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
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