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FNUS21 KWNS 261646
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1045 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026
VALID 261700Z - 271200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
..CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
A SUBTLE, MID-LEVEL SHORT WAVE EMBEDDED IN BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES ALONG WITH SURFACE LEE TROUGH
DEVELOPMENT ACROSS EASTERN CO IS EXPECTED TODAY. THIS WILL SUPPORT
DOWNSLOPE DRYING AND PROMOTE A CONSIDERABLE RISE IN TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS A RAPID
EROSION OF A SHALLOW INVERSION LAYER CONTINUES. WEST WINDS OF 15-25
MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN WY AND MORE LOCALIZED PORTIONS
OF THE CO FRONT RANGE AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. DESPITE RH
APPROACHING 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON IN SOME AREAS, EXPANSIVE SNOW
COVER ACROSS THE REGION WILL MITIGATE THE OTHERWISE ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS.
PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
..WILLIAMS.. 01/26/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0137 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE VERY LOW TODAY ACROSS THE CONUS.
RECENT WIDESPREAD WINTER PRECIPITATION AND RAINFALL HAVE IMPROVED
FUELS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH FRESH SNOW
PACK EXTENDING INTO THE MISSISSIPPI AND MISSOURI VALLEYS. IN
ADDITION, AN ARCTIC AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CONUS. OVERALL, THE COLD AND WET CONDITIONS WILL NEGATE FIRE SPREAD
POTENTIAL ACROSS MUCH OF THE US.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS DRY
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW INCREASES BEHIND THE PASSING COLD FRONT. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY REDUCTIONS AROUND 30-35% MAY BRIEFLY OVERLAP WINDS 10-15
MPH. COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT AND SOME LIGHT PRECEDING
RAINFALL SHOULD LIMIT BROADER FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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