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FNUS22 KWNS 240641
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1241 AM CST WED DEC 24 2025
VALID 251200Z - 261200Z
..SYNOPSIS
UPPER RIDGING WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. TO SOME DEGREE
TOMORROW (THURSDAY), THOUGH SOME FLATTENING OF THIS RIDGE IS
EXPECTED AS THE WEST COAST UPPER TROUGH DE-AMPLIFIES, WITH A
MID-LEVEL IMPULSE POISED TO OVERSPREAD THE ROCKIES. AS THIS OCCURS,
A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS, ENCOURAGING
LOCALLY STRONGER DOWNSLOPE FLOW ALONG THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS. 15-20 MPH SUSTAINED WESTERLY
SURFACE WINDS ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGH PLAINS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, THE LATEST GUIDANCE DEPICTS RELATIVELY HIGHER RH
COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS (I.E. 20-30 PERCENT RH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
HIGH PLAINS). DESPITE THE LOCALLY HIGHER RH, THE PERSISTENT CURING
OF FUELS AND STRONGER SURFACE WIND FIELD SUGGESTS THAT ELEVATED
HIGHLIGHTS ARE WARRANTED. THESE HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED FOR
PORTIONS OF FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE, WHERE
RH IS MORE LIKELY TO DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS
TOMORROW.
..SQUITIERI.. 12/24/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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