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FNUS21 KWNS 150622
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1221 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2026
VALID 151200Z - 161200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA
AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...
..SYNOPSIS
SHORTWAVE RIDGING WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WITH A WEAK JET MAX NEAR THE APEX OF THE
RIDGE. THIS WILL PROMOTE A WEAK SURFACE LOW IN THE DAKOTAS, BRINGING
DRY, BREEZY CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS. A CRITICAL AREA HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IN PORTIONS OF
NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA, WHERE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15-25 MPH WITH RH OF 10-15% IN THE PRESENCE OF
DRY FUELS. SURROUNDING THIS IS AN ELEVATED AREA REACHING WESTWARD TO
MOUNTAINS. PORTIONS OF CENTRAL COLORADO NEAR THE FRONT RANGE HAVE
SEEN SOME RAIN IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, HOWEVER, HAVE MAINTAINED AN
ELEVATED AREA HERE DUE TO LOW RH AND ENHANCED FLOW NEAR THE
MOUNTAINS.
IN ADDITION, SOME TRANSIENT ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO DURING THE
AFTERNOON, WITH 15-20 MPH WINDS AND RH NEAR 15-20% IN THE PRESENCE
OF MODESTLY DRY FUELS. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE MARGINAL, LOCALIZED
NATURE, HAVE NOT INTRODUCED AN ELEVATED AREA HERE.
..SUPINIE.. 02/15/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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