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FNUS22 KWNS 030608
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0107 AM CDT FRI JUL 03 2026
VALID 041200Z - 051200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
..SYNOPSIS
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL REMAIN LIMITED FOR SATURDAY COMPARED TO
PREVIOUS DAYS. A BUILDING UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST/FOUR CORNERS WILL MAINTAIN VERY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS UT
AND CO WITH ANOTHER DAY OF SINGLE-DIGIT RH MINIMUMS LIKELY. HOWEVER,
THIS WILL ALSO ACT TO LIMIT THE INTENSITY OF THE LEE CYCLONE OVER
THE SOUTHERN/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND DISPLACE IT FURTHER EAST ACROSS
KS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS. CONSEQUENTLY, THE MASS RESPONSE OVER
THE FOUR CORNERS WILL BE WEAKER, LIMITING THE POTENTIAL FOR
SUSTAINED ELEVATED/CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS. WHILE LOCALIZED ELEVATED
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GREATER FOUR CORNERS REGION
(PARTICULARLY ACROSS NM), SUCH CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE FAIRLY
TRANSIENT AND CONFINED TO LOCAL TERRAIN FEATURES.
..DRY THUNDERSTORMS
AN INFLUX OF PACIFIC MOISTURE IS EXPECTED ACROSS AZ AND WESTERN NM
THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. STEEP LAPSE RATES WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY
THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RETURNING MOISTURE AND MAY SUPPORT POCKETS
OF SUFFICIENT BUOYANCY FOR TRANSIENT THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR
EASTERN AZ AND INTO WESTERN/CENTRAL NM. WHILE THIS POTENTIAL IS
NOTED, CONFIDENCE IS VERY LIMITED OWING TO CONSIDERABLE SPREAD AMONG
RECENT GUIDANCE REGARDING THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND COVERAGE.
HOWEVER, IF CONVECTION CAN DEVELOP SOME DRY-LIGHTNING THREAT WILL
LIKELY MATERIALIZE GIVEN ANTECEDENT DRY BOUNDARY-LAYER CONDITIONS.
..MOORE.. 07/03/2026
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