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FNUS22 KWNS 190650
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0149 AM CDT SUN OCT 19 2025
VALID 201200Z - 211200Z
..SYNOPSIS
A TROUGH WILL TRAVERSE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES AND NORTHERN PLAINS FROM D1/SUNDAY INTO D2/MONDAY. ENHANCED
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL OVERSPREAD THE ROCKIES, WITH LEE TROUGHING
STRENGTHENING ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS AND A SURFACE CYCLONE
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE DAKOTAS. THIS INCREASE IN LEE TROUGHING AND
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL LEAD TO STRENGTHENING SURFACE FLOW
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS AMID DRY CONDITIONS WITH
POTENTIAL FOR MULTIPLE AREAS OF ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
..CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN COLORADO INTO WESTERN KANSAS, STRONG POST
FRONTAL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW AROUND 15-20 MPH WILL OVERLAP AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY REDUCTIONS TO AROUND 15-20 PERCENT. FUELS ARE
DRYING IN THIS REGION AND WILL BE MODESTLY RECEPTIVE TO FIRE SPREAD
THEREBY SUPPORTING AN ELEVATED RISK AREA.
..SOUTHERN PLAINS
WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE FLOW AMID WARM AND DEEPLY MIXED PROFILES ACROSS
WESTERN NEW MEXICO INTO SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS WILL SUPPORT RELATIVE
HUMIDITY REDUCTIONS AROUND 10-15 PERCENT. FUELS IN THIS REGION
REMAIN DRY, WITH LITTLE TO NO RECENT RAINFALL. THIS SUPPORTS KEEPING
AN ELEVATED RISK AREA ACROSS THIS REGION.
..THORNTON.. 10/19/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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