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FNUS22 KWNS 090758
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0157 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2026
VALID 101200Z - 111200Z
..SYNOPSIS
MID-LEVEL TROUGHING WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL US D2/SATURDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH, A COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE PLAINS. A DRY POST-FRONTAL AIR MASS
WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE PLAINS, WITH THE DRIEST PORTIONS
EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL TX AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20-25 MPH WILL OVERLAP WITH THE DRY AIR
MASS LIKELY SUPPORTING ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL TX AND THE BIG BEND REGION SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD, THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING HOW
FAR WEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM OVERNIGHT D1/FRIDAY INTO EARLY
D2/SATURDAY. LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY BRIEFLY BE
POSSIBLE FARTHER EAST IF SIGNIFICANT RAIN DOES NOT FALL. HOWEVER,
THE MOST LIKELY CORRIDOR IS FARTHER WEST TOWARD THE BIG BEND REGION
WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RH ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST.
FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS WILL QUICKLY ABATE NEAR SUNSET AS A COOLER AIR
MASS ENHANCES RH RECOVERIES AND WINDS SLACKEN.
..LYONS.. 01/09/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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