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FNUS21 KWNS 131613
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1013 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2026
VALID 131700Z - 141200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
..SOUTHEAST
A DRY AIR MASS ASSOCIATED WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE
MID ATLANTIC WILL SUPPORT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15
PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST AND NORTHERN FL TODAY.
ALTHOUGH DRY FUELS ARE PRESENT, A DIFFUSE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL PROMOTE LIGHT WINDS OF 10 MPH OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
SOUTHEAST, LIMITING A BROADER FIRE WEATHER THREAT. HOWEVER, BRIEF
AND LOCALIZED ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE STILL POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS OF GA/SC WHERE SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS
OF 10 MPH, RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 20 PERCENT AND DRY FUELS ALIGN.
..SOUTHERN PLAINS
INCREASING MID AND UPPER-LEVEL MOISTURE AND ASSOCIATED CLOUD COVER
AHEAD OF A PRONOUNCED SHORT WAVE TROUGH ENTERING THE SOUTHWEST IS
OBSERVED OVERSPREADING THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AT THE SURFACE, LEE
TROUGHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS CONTINUES TO USHER
IN DEEPER BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE FROM THE GULF INTO TX/OK. THESE
FACTORS SHOULD LARGELY SUBDUE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TODAY, WITH
WETTING RAINS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO DAY 2 ACROSS MUCH OF THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS AS THE SHORT WAVE EJECTS INTO THE REGION.
..WILLIAMS.. 02/13/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 1214 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
A MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED JET MAX WILL TRAVERSE
THE SOUTHWESTERN CONUS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY, BRINGING MID-LEVEL
MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC. ADDITIONALLY, WITH THE LEE TROUGHING
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS, MOIST AIR IS EXPECTED TO SURGE
NORTHWARD CROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS IS EXPECTED TO PROMOTE
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IN THESE REGIONS, MINIMIZING FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS. ELSEWHERE, SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT SHOULD SETTLE ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS, AND
THE LIGHT WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD KEEP FIRE
CONCERNS MINIMAL.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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