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FNUS21 KWNS 221658
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1058 AM CST MON DEC 22 2025
VALID 221700Z - 231200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR COLORADO FRONT RANGE AND
SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING...
..COLORADO FRONT RANGE AND SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING
CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW WESTERLY WIND GUSTS ALREADY IN THE
35 TO 45 MPH RANGE ALONG THE CO FRONT RANGE AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS,
NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHEASTERN WY. ROBUST MID-LEVEL WESTERLY FLOW ALONG
WITH DAYTIME MIXING AND DOWNSLOPE DRYING WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 30-40 MPH
WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OF 55-65 MPH, RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 15-20%
RANGE AND DRY FUELS WILL PROMOTE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
ENVIRONMENT, WHERE CRITICAL HIGHLIGHTS WERE ADDED.
..EASTERN NEW MEXICO, TEXAS PANHANDLE AND FAR WEST TEXAS
A BROADER BUT LOWER IN MAGNITUDE DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NM AND THE TX PANHANDLE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 15 MPH WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15% WILL ALIGN WITH INCREASINGLY DRY
FUELS TO SUPPORT ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THIS
REGION. A MORE LOCALIZED DOWNSLOPE WIND THREAT EXISTS FARTHER SOUTH
ALONG THE SACRAMENTO/GUADALUPE/DAVIS RANGES WHERE ELEVATED
HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED. WINDS APPROACHING 20 MPH JUST LEEWARD
OF THESE RANGES WILL ALIGN WITH LOW RH AND MODERATELY DRY FUELS TO
PROMOTE AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
..WILLIAMS.. 12/22/2025
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 1241 AM CST MON DEC 22 2025/
..SYNOPSIS
UPPER RIDGING WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE CONUS THROUGH TODAY,
WITH LEE TROUGHING POISED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE PLAINS STATES. SOME
DRY DOWNSLOPE FLOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FROM THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE
ROCKIES ACROSS COLORADO, TO EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE, MULTIPLE HOURS OF OVERLAPPING 15-20 PERCENT RH AND 15+
MPH SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS ARE LIKELY. ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS
HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED GIVEN DRY FUELS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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