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FNUS22 KWNS 061934
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0133 PM CST FRI FEB 06 2026
VALID 071200Z - 081200Z
..HIGH PLAINS
DOWNSLOPE WINDS AND UNUSUALLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
AFTERNOON OVER PARTS OF CO, WY WESTERN NE AND NORTHWEST KS. RH BELOW
20% AND WINDS GUSTING TO 20-30 MPH ARE LIKELY BEHIND A LEE TROUGH
AMID UNSEASONABLY DRY FUELS. THIS WILL SUPPORT ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR A FEW HOURS.
SIMILAR DOWNSLOPE ENHANCED WINDS AND DRYING ARE EXPECTED FARTHER
SOUTH INTO PARTS OF WEST TX AND EASTERN NM. WHILE WINDS WILL BE
SOMEWHAT WEAKER AND MORE SOUTHERLY, A FEW GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH AND RH
BELOW 20% WILL STILL FAVOR ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS.
..FL
MID-LEVEL SUBSIDENCE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING EASTERN US
TROUGH WILL ALLOW VERY DRY MID-LEVEL AIR TO MOVE INTO PARTS OF FL.
WHILE COOLER SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A DEPARTING
SURFACE COLD FRONT, MIXING MAY ALLOW RH VALUES TO FALL BELOW 20%
DURING THE DAY. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 10-15 MPH COULD SUPPORT BRIEF
LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE FL PENINSULA. HOWEVER, COOLER SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND MINIMAL
OVERLAP WITH DRY FUELS SHOULD PRECLUDE BROADER FIRE-WEATHER
CONCERNS.
..LYONS.. 02/06/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0139 AM CST FRI FEB 06 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
PREDOMINANTLY UPPER RIDGING WILL PREVAIL OVER THE CENTRAL U.S.
TOMORROW (SATURDAY). HOWEVER, AN EMBEDDED MID-LEVEL IMPULSE WILL
TRAVERSE THE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND OVERSPREAD THE
CENTRAL PLAINS BY AFTERNOON. SURFACE LEE TROUGHING WILL ENCOURAGE
DRY DOWNSLOPE FLOW OVER PORTIONS OF THE COLORADO/WYOMING BORDER INTO
WESTERN NEBRASKA, AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO INTO THE NORTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE BY AFTERNOON PEAK HEATING. OVER BOTH OF THESE AREAS, 15+
MPH SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS SHOULD OVERLAP WITH 25 PERCENT
RH FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS. GIVEN THE LACK OF RECENT PRECIPITATION
OVER THESE AREAS, FUELS SHOULD BE DRY ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SOME
WILDFIRE-SPREAD POTENTIAL, WARRANTING THE INTRODUCTION OF ELEVATED
HIGHLIGHTS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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