951
FNUS21 KWNS 311658
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1058 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025
VALID 311700Z - 011200Z
..SOUTHEAST AND FLORIDA
ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS WERE REMOVED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GA AND THE
FL PANHANDLE AS LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH AND MARGINAL FUEL
DRYNESS LIMITS A BROADER FIRE WEATHER THREAT FOR THIS AREA. ELEVATED
HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUE FOR THE EASTERN FL PENINSULA, MUCH OF GA AND THE
CAROLINAS AS DRY CONDITIONS WITH RH FALLING AS LOW AS 20-25 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON AMID A DRY CONTINENTAL AIR MASS. SEE PREVIOUS
DISCUSSION FOR MORE DETAILS.
..CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
DRY, DOWNSLOPE FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS, SUPPORTING LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 15-25% RANGE THIS
AFTERNOON WITHIN THE REGION. HOWEVER, RELATIVELY WEAK NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT AND A DIFFUSE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRESENT A MORE
LOCALIZED ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER THREAT JUST LEEWARD OF THE
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON. WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15
MPH AND RH DROPPING TO AROUND 15% ARE EXPECTED, BUT MARGINAL FUEL
DRYNESS SHOULD LIMIT A MORE SUBSTANTIAL WILDFIRE POTENTIAL.
..WILLIAMS.. 12/31/2025
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0113 AM CST WED DEC 31 2025/
..SYNOPSIS
A PRONOUNCED MID-LEVEL TROUGH WILL PROGRESS SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD
WHILE AMPLIFYING OVER THE NORTHEAST TODAY, SUPPORTING SURFACE
TROUGHING ALONG THE EAST COAST AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVERSPREADS
THE MIDWEST. DRY OFFSHORE FLOW SHOULD OCCUR BY AFTERNOON PEAK
HEATING FROM THE CAROLINAS TO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. 10 MPH
SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AMID 25-35 PERCENT RH WILL
ENCOURAGE LOCALIZED WILDFIRE-SPREAD POTENTIAL AMID DRY FUELS, WITH
ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS REMAINING IN PLACE. SURFACE LEE TROUGHING ACROSS
THE PLAINS WILL ENCOURAGE BREEZY DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS ALONG THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS, THOUGH RH APPEARS TOO HIGH FOR
ELEVATED CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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