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FNUS21 KWNS 280538
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1237 AM CDT TUE OCT 28 2025
VALID 281200Z - 291200Z
..SYNOPSIS
AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL INTENSIFY AS IT DIGS INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. IN THE WEST, AN UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO THE
GREAT BASIN. AT THE SURFACE, AN EXPANSIVE SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD WITH TIME. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL EXISTS BEHIND A COLD
FRONT SURGING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.
..SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE TYPICAL WIND-PRONE
AREAS OF LA/VENTURA COUNTIES AND VICINITY. THE OFFSHORE GRADIENT
WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE MORNING AND VERY GRADUALLY TAPER OFF IN
INTENSITY INTO WEDNESDAY. WINDS OF 15-25 MPH APPEAR POSSIBLE ALONG
WITH RH IN THE 15-20% RANGE. LOCAL FUEL INFORMATION HAS SUGGESTED
THAT FUELS WILL SUPPORT FIRE SPREAD. ELEVATED TO POSSIBLY BRIEF AND
LOCALIZED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED.
..SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
DRY AND BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT. GIVEN THE CURRENT STATE OF FUELS, SUSTAINED FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS ARE NOT EXPECTED, BUT LOCALLY ELEVATED CONCERNS
COULD DEVELOP.
..WENDT.. 10/28/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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