819
FNUS22 KWNS 160635
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1235 AM CST TUE DEC 16 2025
VALID 171200Z - 181200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
..SYNOPSIS
THE NORTHWESTERN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES ON
WEDNESDAY. STRONG MID-LEVEL WINDS WILL BE ROUGHLY PERPENDICULAR TO
THE TERRAIN. IN THE PLAINS, A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP/DEEPEN IN THE
NORTHERN PLAINS WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN
HIGH PLAINS.
..CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
CONFIDENCE IN THE DEGREE OF RH REDUCTION IS NOT OVERLY HIGH, BUT
GIVEN THE FAVORABLE DOWNSLOPE WIND PATTERN, POCKETS OF 15-25% ARE
POSSIBLE. WITH FUELS CONTINUING TO DRY IN THE REGION, THEY WILL BE
AT LEAST MARGINALLY RECEPTIVE TO FIRE SPREAD. WINDS ARE THE MORE
CONFIDENT PORTION OF THE FORECAST. 15-20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FOR
MOST AREAS, ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN PLAINS OF COLORADO. WITHIN
TERRAIN-FAVORED AREAS, 20-25 MPH IS MORE PROBABLE ALONG WITH EVEN
HIGHER WIND GUSTS. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL PROMOTE ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER DESPITE SOMEWHAT LIMITED RH REDUCTION AND FUEL
RECEPTIVENESS.
..SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
RH OF 10-20% CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THE REGION AS TEMPERATURES
SHOULD BE WARMER THAN FARTHER NORTH. WINDS SHOULD STILL BE
RELATIVELY STRONG, PARTICULARLY NEAR THE TERRAIN. 15-20 MPH WILL BE
MOST COMMON WITH TERRAIN GAPS LIKELY BEING HIGHER. ELEVATED
METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS COULD REACH INTO PARTS OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE/SOUTH PLAINS, BUT CURRENT FUEL INDICES SUGGEST LIMITED
RISK FOR IGNITIONS/SPREAD AT THIS TIME.
..WENDT.. 12/16/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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