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FNUS22 KWNS 081918
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0117 PM CST SUN FEB 08 2026
VALID 091200Z - 101200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS....
..19Z UPDATE
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED AND A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE-WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF 20-25 MPH ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
FROM EASTERN NM INTO THE TX PANHANDLE AND WESTERN OK. AT THE SAME
TIME, LOW RH BELOW 20% IS EXPECTED FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE
AFTERNOON. GIVEN LITTLE RECENT RAINFALL, SOME DRY FUELS ARE PRESENT
AND WILL LIKELY SUPPORT FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS MONDAY.
ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS, MORE TRANSIENT SURFACE WINDS AND THE
ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FRONT DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL LIMIT THE
DURATION OF ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER POTENTIAL ACROSS CO/NE/WY.
HOWEVER, DRY FUELS AND THE OVERLAP OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
SHOULD STILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR A FEW HOURS OF ELEVATED CONCERNS. SEE
THE PRIOR DISCUSSION FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..LYONS.. 02/08/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0123 AM CST SUN FEB 08 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
A MID-LEVEL TROUGH WILL OVERSPREAD THE GREAT LAKES AS ANOTHER UPPER
TROUGH IMPINGES ON THE CALIFORNIA COASTLINE TOMORROW (MONDAY). THE
PROGRESSION OF THE NORTHERN U.S. TROUGH WILL ENCOURAGE SURFACE LOW
DEVELOPMENT OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS MONDAY AFTERNOON, WITH DRY
DOWNSLOPE FLOW OVER PORTIONS OF THE HIGH PLAINS. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS INTO
NEBRASKA IMMEDIATELY BEHIND A SURFACE COLD FRONT ACCOMPANYING THE
AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE LOW. 15-20 MPH SUSTAINED WEST-NORTHWESTERLY
SURFACE WINDS WILL OVERLAP WITH 20-25 PERCENT RH ATOP DRY FUELS FOR
AT LEAST A FEW HOURS.
FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS, DRY DOWNSLOPE FLOW
WILL BE STRONGER COMPARED TO POINTS FARTHER NORTH. BY AFTERNOON PEAK
HEATING, SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS MAY SUSTAIN OVER 25 MPH AMID
10-15 PERCENT RH, WARRANTING CRITICAL HIGHLIGHTS GIVEN DRY FUELS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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