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FNUS21 KWNS 211652
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1051 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
VALID 211700Z - 221200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
NO CHANGES WERE NEEDED TO THE DAY 1 OUTLOOK. ENHANCED NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT AND ASSOCIATED LEE SURFACE TROUGHING IN THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS WILL SUPPORT BREEZY WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST WY,
SOUTHWEST NE, AND NORTHEAST CO, BUT LIMITED RH REDUCTIONS TO AROUND
20 PERCENT, COOLER TEMPERATURES AND CLOUD COVER SHOULD MITIGATE A
BROADER FIRE WEATHER THREAT TODAY. FARTHER SOUTH, BRIEF AND
LOCALIZED ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PROMOTED BY DRY,
DOWNSLOPE FLOW ARE STILL EXPECTED IN FAVORED TERRAIN ALONG THE CO
FRONT RANGE AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. ALTHOUGH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL BE PRESENT, A MORE EXPANSIVE
ALIGNMENT OF WEST WINDS OF 15-20 MPH AND RECEPTIVE FUELS SHOULD
REMAIN LIMITED.
..WILLIAMS.. 01/21/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0148 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
A NORTHWESTERLY JET STREAK WILL OVERSPREAD THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL
PLAINS TODAY, WHILE A RELATED COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
ALONG/IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF THE FRONT, BREEZY/GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY
SURFACE WINDS AND AROUND 25 PERCENT RH MAY YIELD LOCALLY ELEVATED
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WY, SOUTHWEST NE,
AND NORTHEAST CO. HOWEVER, THE OVERALL RISK SHOULD BE SPATIALLY AND
TEMPORALLY LIMITED BY THE SOUTHWARD-MOVING COLD FRONT.
FARTHER SOUTH, ENHANCED NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND RELATED LEE
TROUGHING OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WILL ALSO LEAD TO LOCALLY
DRY/BREEZY CONDITIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE FRONT RANGE AND
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS IN CO AND NORTHERN NM.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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