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FNUS21 KWNS 221640
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1039 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026
VALID 221700Z - 231200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE
TROUGHING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS WILL SUPPORT LOCALIZED
DOWNSLOPE-ENHANCED WEST WINDS OF 15-20 MPH IN IMMEDIATE LEEWARD
LOCATIONS AND FAVORED TERRAIN GAPS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL CO AND CENTRAL
NM MOUNTAINS. ALIGNMENT OF ELEVATED SURFACE WINDS WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AROUND 15% COULD YIELD LOCALIZED AND BRIEF ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, ALTHOUGH INCREASING CLOUD
COVER AND MARGINAL FUELS SHOULD MITIGATE A BROADER FIRE WEATHER
THREAT.
..WILLIAMS.. 01/22/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 1152 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE GREAT PLAINS AND
MIDWEST, REDUCING FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CONUS.
FARTHER SOUTH, DOWNSLOPE FLOW OFF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND LEE
TROUGHING OVER THE HIGH PLAINS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO LOCALLY DRY/BREEZY
CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN CO AND NM DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER, FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS WILL GENERALLY BE LIMITED, GIVEN BOTH
MARGINAL WIND/RH AND FUELS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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