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FNUS21 KWNS 290739
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0139 AM CST MON DEC 29 2025
VALID 291200Z - 301200Z
..SYNOPSIS
A PRONOUNCED MID-LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN WHILE EJECTING
INTO THE ATLANTIC, SUPPORTING A DEEP NORTHWESTERLY FLOW REGIME
ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT SURGES OFFSHORE
TODAY. THE POST COLD-FRONTAL REGIME ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST
INTO THE CAROLINAS WILL PROMOTE 15 MPH SUSTAINED WEST-NORTHWESTERLY
SURFACE WINDS AMID 25-25 PERCENT RH (PERHAPS LOCALLY LOWER IN SOME
SPOTS). ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS ARE WARRANTED GIVEN DRY FUELS THAT HAVE
NOT EXPERIENCED RAINFALL IN 1-2 WEEKS.
SIMILARLY, DRY NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER
THE PLAINS GIVEN THE AFOREMENTIONED DEEP-LAYER NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
REGIME. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE WEAKER COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS, WITH
COOLER TEMPERATURES ALSO EXPECTED. NONETHELESS, WIDESPREAD 15+ MPH
SUSTAINED NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AMID 15-20 PERCENT RH
AND DRYING FUELS NECESSITATES ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS.
..SQUITIERI.. 12/29/2025
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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