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FNUS22 KWNS 191824
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1223 PM CST TUE NOV 19 2024
VALID 201200Z - 211200Z
THE PREVIOUS FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK WITH ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
NEEDED BASED ON LATEST HIGH-RES GUIDANCE. SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO
TODAY (TUESDAY) REMAIN LIKELY WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE PLAINS AND WILL
SUPPORT A WIND-DRIVEN FIRE WEATHER CONCERN. FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS
SEE THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW.
..MOORE.. 11/19/2024
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 1240 AM CST TUE NOV 19 2024/
..SYNOPSIS
THE STRONG UPPER TROUGH IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MOVE EAST ON
WEDNESDAY. A STRONG BELT OF NORTHWESTERLY MID-LEVEL WINDS WILL
REMAIN OVER THE PLAINS. A NEW SURFACE LOW WILL THEN DEEPEN IN THE
LOWER GREAT LAKES REGION.
..CENTRAL PLAINS
A SIMILAR SETUP TO TUESDAY WILL AGAIN OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS
PARTS OF WYOMING, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND NEBRASKA. TEMPERATURES WILL
AGAIN REMAIN QUITE COOL, BUT THE REMAINING DRY AIRMASS COUPLED WITH
A MODEST DOWNSLOPE WIND COMPONENT WILL PROMOTE 20-30% RH BY THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL AGAIN BE THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF FIRE WEATHER
CONCERN WITH 15-25 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS BEING FAIRLY COMMON ALONG
WITH STRONGER GUSTS. THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT SHOULD BEGIN TO
DIMINISH BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WEAKENS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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