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FNUS21 KWNS 201635
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1035 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2025
VALID 201700Z - 211200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO THE
TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS...
..UPDATE
NO CHANGES WERE REQUIRED FOR TODAY'S FORECAST. EXPECT INCREASING
WESTERLY WINDS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON, WITH RH DROPPING INTO THE
LOW TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS. PLEASE SEE THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
..BARNES.. 12/20/2025
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0110 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2025/
..SYNOPSIS
A MID-LEVEL TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY AMPLIFY WHILE TRAVERSING THE GREAT
LAKES TODAY, ENCOURAGING THE SOUTHWARD TRANSLATION OF A WEAKENING
SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AS A RESULT, DRY DOWNSLOPE
FLOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO WESTERN
TEXAS AHEAD OF A SOUTHWARD-SAGGING SURFACE COLD FRONT TODAY. DURING
THE AFTERNOON, WITH BOUNDARY-LAYER MIXING, RH WILL DROP BELOW 20
PERCENT OVER SEVERAL LOCALES AS SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS
EXCEEDING 15 MPH BECOMES ABUNDANT, WARRANTING THE CONTINUATION OF
ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS. GUIDANCE CONSENSUS CONTINUES TO DEPICT
OVERLAPPING 20+ MPH SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AMID 15 PERCENT
RH ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NEW MEXICO/TEXAS BORDER, WHERE CRITICAL
HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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