419  
FNUS22 KWNS 210526  
FWDDY2  
 
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1225 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2025  
 
VALID 221200Z - 231200Z  
   
..NO CRITICAL AREAS  
 
   
..SYNOPSIS  
 
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL LIKELY REMAIN LIMITED FOR WEDNESDAY  
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THOUGH LOCALIZED CONCERNS MAY EMERGE ACROSS  
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND THE SOUTHEAST. AN UPPER LOW  
CURRENTLY OFF THE SOUTHERN CA COAST IS FORECAST TO SHIFT EAST OVER  
THE NEXT 48 HOURS, REACHING THE SOUTHWEST BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
AS THIS OCCURS, SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS ACROSS THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN  
HIGH PLAINS AHEAD OF THE WAVE WILL PROMOTE AN INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY  
WINDS ACROSS TX AND OK. THE ONGOING FRONTAL INTRUSION INTO THE  
SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY MODULATE MOISTURE RETURN INTO THE  
REGION ON WEDNESDAY, RESULTING IN DRY/BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS  
NORTHERN TX INTO CENTRAL OK. DRY RETURN FLOW REGIMES ACROSS THE  
SOUTHERN PLAINS TYPICALLY VERIFY DRIER THAN DEPICTED BY GUIDANCE AT  
THIS RANGE, SO RH MINIMUMS IN THE TEENS APPEAR PROBABLE WHEN  
ADJUSTING FOR CURRENT DETERMINISTIC/ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS. DESPITE THE  
DRY CONDITIONS, WIND SPEEDS ARE CURRENTLY NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED 15  
MPH OVER A SUBSTANTIAL AREA, WHICH LIMITS CONFIDENCE IN THE OVERALL  
FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL (THOUGH TRENDS WILL BE MONITORED). SIMILARLY,  
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY REMAIN BENIGN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST  
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON; HOWEVER, PORTIONS OF GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS  
MAY SEE RH REDUCTIONS INTO THE 20-30% RANGE WITHIN A WEAK DOWNSLOPE  
FLOW REGIME OFF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.  
 
..MOORE.. 10/21/2025  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
 
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