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FNUS21 KWNS 061629
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1028 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2026
VALID 061700Z - 071200Z
EXPANSION WAS GIVEN TO THE ELEVATED ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE IN
COLORADO AND INTO NORTHERN KANSAS WITH THIS OUTLOOK IN ALIGNMENT
WITH RECENT TRENDS IN HI-RES DATA. WITHIN THE BROADER ELEVATED,
LOCALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE, PRIMARILY IN THE
FOOTHILLS OUTSIDE OF THE DENVER METRO. SEE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW
FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..THORNTON.. 01/06/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0140 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
WEAK SURFACE LEE TROUGHING BENEATH ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL SUPPORT
RELATIVELY QUIESCENT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE CENTRAL
CONUS TODAY. THE ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
HIGH PLAINS, WHERE LOCALLY STRONGER DOWNSLOPE FLOW IS EXPECTED AS A
SMALL MID-LEVEL IMPULSE OVERSPREADS THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON.
15-20 MPH SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS AMID 20-25 PERCENT RH
WILL OVERLAP WITH DRYING FUELS FOR SEVERAL HOURS, WARRANTING THE
CONTINUANCE OF ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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