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FNUS21 KWNS 211646
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1145 AM CDT MON APR 21 2025
VALID 211700Z - 221200Z
A PASSING SHORT WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL ENHANCE DRY,
DOWNSLOPE FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TODAY WHERE MINIMAL
PRECIPITATION HAS FALLEN. ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS WERE EXTENDED INTO
NORTHEASTERN COLORADO WHERE A MORE RECEPTIVE FINE FUEL ENVIRONMENT
IS STILL LIKELY.
..WILLIAMS/LYONS.. 04/21/2025
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0111 AM CDT MON APR 21 2025/
..SYNOPSIS
A MID-LEVEL TROUGH WILL IMPINGE ON THE EAST COAST AS A SECOND TROUGH
TRAVERSES THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY. SURFACE LEE TROUGHING IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AS A MASS RESPONSE TO THE
PASSING OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS TROUGH, RESULTING IN DRY DOWNSLOPE
FLOW. BY AFTERNOON, 15-20 MPH SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS
WILL OVERLAP WITH 15-20 PERCENT RH OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS. ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS ARE IN PLACE FROM FAR NORTHEAST NEW
MEXICO INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA, WHERE FUELS ARE DRY.
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