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FNUS21 KWNS 170550
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1150 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2025
VALID 171200Z - 181200Z
..SYNOPSIS
A POTENT UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHWEST AND REACH THE
PLAINS BY THURSDAY MORNING. AT THE SURFACE, A CYCLONE WILL DEEPEN IN
THE NORTHERN PLAINS WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING INTO THE
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS.
..CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
STRONG MID-LEVEL WINDS WILL BE NEARLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROCKIES.
THIS, COUPLED WITH A STRONG CROSS-DIVIDE PRESSURE GRADIENT, WILL
FOSTER STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS AND STRONGER GUSTS IN THE IMMEDIATE
LEE OF THE TERRAIN. SUSTAINED 20-30 MPH WINDS WILL BE PROBABLE IN
THE TERRAIN-FAVORED AREAS. A PERIOD OF WIND GUSTS TO 60-70 MPH ARE
EXPECTED IN THE LOWER FOOTHILLS. FARTHER EAST AND SOUTH, 15-20 MPH
WILL BECOME MORE COMMON. RH WILL BE ABOVE ELEVATED CRITERIA IN MANY
PLACES, BUT 15-25% WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM WYOMING INTO COLORADO.
FARTHER SOUTH, RH WILL MORE LIKELY BE AROUND 15-20%. WITH FUELS
HAVING CONTINUED TO DRY, THE STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL STILL LEAD TO
ELEVATED TO LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER.
..PIEDMONT
DRY AND MODESTLY BREEZY CONDITIONS APPEAR POSSIBLE WITHIN THE REGION
DURING THE AFTERNOON. RH COULD FALL AS LOW AS 20-25%, BUT THERE IS
VARIABILITY WITHIN GUIDANCE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AT AROUND
10 MPH. LOCALLY ELEVATED CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, BUT THE
DURATION/SPATIAL EXTENT IS TOO LIMITED AND UNCERTAIN FOR HIGHLIGHTS.
..WENDT.. 12/17/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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