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FNUS22 KWNS 220554
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1253 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2026
VALID 231200Z - 241200Z
..SYNOPSIS
AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL PUSH EASTWARD INTO THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
WHILE INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH A POTENT
MID-LEVEL JET MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. A DEEPENING SURFACE
LOW ACROSS EASTERN MT WILL PROMOTE DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS AND
INCREASED FIRE WEATHER THREAT OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS
DAY 2/FRIDAY.
..NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS
A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW ACROSS EASTERN MT WILL EVOLVE FRIDAY AS A
50-60 KNOT MID-LEVEL JET AHEAD OF A BROAD UPPER TROUGH PRESSES INTO
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. RESULTANT DEEP LAYER SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW
AND DOWNSLOPE DRYING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL BRING ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS TO NORTHEASTERN WY, FAR SOUTHEASTERN MT AND
ADJACENT BORDERING AREAS OF ND AND SD WHERE DRIER FUELS EXIST. HREF
MEAN WIND SPEEDS OF 20-30 MPH FROM THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST ARE LIKELY TO
DEVELOP BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHILE ACCOMPANIED BY LOCALIZED
MINIMUM RH AS LOW AS 15% IN SOME LOCATIONS, ALTHOUGH MOST AREAS
WITHIN THE ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE CLOSER TO 20-25%. ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND LOWER 70S F AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING
COLD FRONT, LACK OF RECENT RAINFALL AND STRENGTH OF WINDS SHOULD
CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL WILDFIRE THREAT.
..WILLIAMS.. 10/22/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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