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FNUS22 KWNS 112005
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK CORR 1
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0204 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2026
VALID 121200Z - 131200Z
CORRECTED FOR GRAPHIC ERROR
..NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS
INCREASING NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ALONG WITH
INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A DOWNSLOPE REGIME ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS MONDAY. RH RECOVERIES WILL BE LIMITED TONIGHT
ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS OF MT OWING TO CLOUD COVER AND LACK OF
DEVELOPMENT OF A DEEPER NEAR-SURFACE TEMPERATURE INVERSION. LOWER
ELEVATIONS ALSO REMAINS SNOW FREE WITH A MARKED LACK OF RECENT
PRECIPITATION AND EXTENDED PERIOD OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20-30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL COMBINE
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 20-30% RANGE AND DRY FINE FUELS TO
FACILITATE AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL APPROACHING 60F IN SOME AREAS
MONDAY AFTERNOON, DESPITE EXPECTED CLOUD COVER. THUS, ADDED ELEVATED
HIGHLIGHTS TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MT FOR THE EXPECTED INCREASED FIRE
WEATHER THREAT.
..WILLIAMS.. 01/11/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 1251 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS OVER THE US ARE NEGLIGIBLE MONDAY. BROAD
TROUGHING IS FORECAST TO PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN US WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING TO THE WEST. THIS WILL FAVOR CONTINUED
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE CONUS. COOLER SURFACE
TEMPERATURES AND RECENT RAINFALL SHOULD LARGELY PRECLUDE
FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS.
THE ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE STRONGER DOWNSLOPE WINDS BENEATH AN
ADVANCING SHORTWAVE TROUGH EMBEDDED WITHIN THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS D2/MONDAY. THE DRY DOWNSLOPING
WILL FAVOR WARMER AND DRIER SURFACE CONDITIONS WITH NO RECENT
PRECIPITATION IN THESE AREAS. SOME LOCALLY DRY/BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN CO, SOUTHERN WY AND WESTERN NE ATOP VERY DRY,
ALBEIT SEASONALLY LIMITED FUELS. HOWEVER, COOLING SURFACE TEMPS AND
ONLY TRANSIENT OVERLAP OF STRONGER WINDS SHOULD PRECLUDE MORE
SUSTAINED ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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