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FNUS21 KWNS 051628
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1027 AM CST MON JAN 05 2026
VALID 051700Z - 061200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
AND FAR EAST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
THE CRITICAL AREA ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WAS EXPANDED SOUTHWARD
SLIGHTLY WITH THIS UPDATE. TRENDS HAVE BEEN FOR THE CORRIDOR OF
STRONGEST WINDS TO EXTEND FURTHER SOUTH AND WEST. THIS IS SUPPORTED
BY MORNING HREF ENSEMBLE DATA, WITH SURFACE OBSERVATIONS THIS
MORNING SHOWING SUSTAINED WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
APPROACHING 20-25 MPH AHEAD OF PEAK WARMING AND MIXING. SEE PREVIOUS
DISCUSSION BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..THORNTON.. 01/05/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0126 AM CST MON JAN 05 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
LARGE-SCALE UPPER RIDGING WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S., WITH
AN EMBEDDED MID-LEVEL IMPULSE POISED TO IMPINGE ON THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES TODAY. GRADUAL SURFACE LOW DEEPENING WILL COMMENCE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON, ENCOURAGING BOTH WESTERLY
ISALLOBARIC AND DOWNSLOPE SURFACE FLOW ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS, WHERE ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS ARE IN PLACE.
HERE, FUELS CONTINUE TO CURE GIVEN THE ABSENCE OF RAIN, AND
WIDESPREAD 15+ MPH SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AND 15-25
PERCENT RH SHOULD OVERSPREAD THESE FUELS FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS
AFTERNOON. GUIDANCE CONSENSUS ALSO DEPICTS A CORRIDOR OF LOCALLY
STRONGER FLOW (I.E. 20 MPH WINDS AMID 15 PERCENT RH) ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE, WHERE CRITICAL HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN
MAINTAINED.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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