267  
FNUS22 KWNS 220557  
FWDDY2  
 
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1256 AM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026  
 
VALID 231200Z - 241200Z  
   
..NO CRITICAL AREAS  
 
   
..SYNOPSIS  
 
REDUCED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL LINGER INTO D2/WEDNESDAY. SURFACE  
LEE TROUGHING IS EXPECTED TO EVOLVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS  
AS AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH TRANSLATES NORTHEASTWARD INTO ND AND HIGH  
PRESSURE SETTLES INTO ONTARIO/QUEBEC. A RESULTANT CORRIDOR OF SOUTH  
WINDS OF 10-15 MPH (LOCALLY 20 MPH) ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE  
GREAT PLAINS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MARGINAL FUELS COUPLED WITH  
LIMITED RH REDUCTIONS SHOULD INHIBIT BROADER FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS  
ACROSS THE REGION. DRY CONDITIONS INCLUDING RH NEARING 15% DURING  
PEAK AFTERNOON HEATING WILL PERSIST ACROSS CA AND THE GREAT BASIN IN  
THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH. HOWEVER, MARGINAL FUELS  
AND LIGHT SURFACE WINDS PRECLUDES FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS.  
 
..WILLIAMS.. 09/22/2026  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
 
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