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FNUS22 KWNS 191953
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0152 PM CST MON JAN 19 2026
VALID 201200Z - 211200Z
..CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
AN APPROACHING MID-LEVEL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED INCREASING NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT, COINCIDING WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW IN THE LEE OF
THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL SUPPORT DOWNSLOPE ENHANCED WEST/NORTHWEST
SURFACE WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TUESDAY.
ONLY MINOR CHANGES WERE NEEDED TO THE EXISTING ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS
ACROSS FAR NORTHEASTERN CO, EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN WY, SOUTHWESTERN NE
AND FAR NORTHWESTERN KS TO ACCOUNT FOR RECENT SNOWFALL FROM THE CO
FRONT RANGE INTO WESTERN KS. FARTHER SOUTH, DOWNSLOPE ENHANCED
DRYING AND WARMING SHOULD RESULT IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 10
PERCENT TUESDAY. THIS ALIGNED WITH SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 15-20 MPH
AND DRY FUELS WILL SUPPORT AT LEAST ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN THE LEE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE. LOCALLY
CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WHERE WIND SPEEDS OF 25 MPH DEVELOP
IN FAVORED TERRAIN GAPS. THUS, ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS WERE INTRODUCED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL CO.
..WILLIAMS.. 01/19/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0134 AM CST MON JAN 19 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
EMBEDDED WITHIN A BELT OF ENHANCED NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT, A MIDLEVEL
IMPULSE AND RELATED JET STREAK WILL OVERSPREAD THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL
ROCKIES AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME
TIME, AN ACCOMPANYING SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD ALONG THE
NORTHERN/CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND 20-25 MPH
SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS (WITH HIGHER GUSTS) ACROSS
PARTS OF THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WINDS AND
AROUND 15-20 PERCENT RH WILL FAVOR ELEVATED TO LOCALLY CRITICAL
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECEDING SNOWFALL IN THE VICINITY
(ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE ELEVATED AREA) DOES CAST
SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE OVERALL FIRE RISK, AND FUEL TRENDS WILL BE
MONITORED FOR FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS TO THESE HIGHLIGHTS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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