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FNUS22 KWNS 191931
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0130 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
VALID 201200Z - 211200Z
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE LLANO ESTACADO
THE CRITICAL AREA WAS MODIFIED SLIGHTLY, AND THE ELEVATED AREA
EXPANDED SLIGHTLY BASED ON THE LATEST HIGH-RESOLUTION FORECAST
GUIDANCE. GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE IS
LIKELY TO RESULT IN LOCALLY ELEVATED/ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS IN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE, SOUTHWEST KANSAS, AND
NORTHWEST TEXAS. WHILE RH INCREASES AND TEMPERATURES DECREASE BY THE
EVENING, BREEZY TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND A WIND SHIFT IS OF
CONCERN. ADDITIONALLY, LOCALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN
PORTIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS, ESPECIALLY IN LEESIDE, WIND PRONE
LOCATIONS.
..NAUSLAR.. 12/19/2025
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0147 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2025/
..SYNOPSIS
A MID-LEVEL TROUGH WILL RAPIDLY TRANSLATE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
EASTERN CONUS TOMORROW (SATURDAY), RESULTING IN SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE OVERSPREADING MUCH OF THE EASTERN CONUS AS A SURFACE LOW
DRIFTS SOUTH ACROSS TEXAS DURING THE DAY. AHEAD OF A SURFACE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY, DRY DOWNSLOPE WESTERLY FLOW WILL PROMOTE 15-20 MPH
SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AMID 15-20 PERCENT RH FOR AT LEAST
A FEW HOURS SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO
INTO WESTERN TEXAS, WARRANTING ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS. CRITICAL
HIGHLIGHTS HAVE ALSO BEEN INTRODUCED WHERE GUIDANCE CONSENSUS
DEPICTS 20+ MPH SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OVERLAPPING 15 PERCENT RH
AMID DRY FUELS ALONG THE NEW MEXICO/TEXAS BORDER.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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