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FNUS22 KWNS 231924
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0124 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2025
VALID 241200Z - 251200Z
MODEST WEST-SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ALONG WITH A DEEPENING LEE TROUGH
IN THE HIGH PLAINS WILL PROMOTE BREEZY WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY. A DRIER AIR MASS AIDED BY THE
DOWNSLOPE REGIME WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
HIGH PLAINS WEDNESDAY, DEMARCATED BY A CONSIDERABLY MORE MOIST
BOUNDARY LAYER FARTHER EAST FROM CENTRAL TX INTO CENTRAL OK. THE
MOST FAVORABLE ALIGNMENT OF SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 MPH,
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 10% AND RECEPTIVE FUELS IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE TX/OK PANHANDLES AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS AREAS
OF NM AND CO. ONLY SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS WERE NECESSARY TO THE
EXISTING ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS BASED ON LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE.
..WILLIAMS.. 12/23/2025
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0118 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2025/
..SYNOPSIS
A MID-LEVEL RIDGE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S., WITH A
HIGHLY AMPLIFIED MID-LEVEL TROUGH POISED TO GRADUALLY DRIFT EASTWARD
ACROSS THE INTERIOR WEST TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY). LEE TROUGHING ACROSS
THE HIGH PLAINS WILL INTENSIFY THROUGH THE DAY, PROMOTING A MODESTLY
STRONGER SURFACE WIND FIELD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS COMPARED
TO DAY 1. 15 MPH SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL COINCIDE WITH
15-20 PERCENT RH DURING THE AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO
INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. GIVEN DRY
FUELS OVER THIS REGION, ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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