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FNUS21 KWNS 190723
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0122 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
VALID 191200Z - 201200Z
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
..SYNOPSIS
THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF MID-LEVEL IMPULSES, EMBEDDED WITHIN A
BROADER UPPER TROUGHING PATTERN, WILL OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TODAY, ENCOURAGING A SURFACE LOW TO TRACK FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES REGION. AS THIS OCCURS, THE COMBINATION OF
DRY DOWNSLOPE FLOW FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES, AND GRADIENT FLOW
DRIVEN BY THE SURFACE LOW, SHOULD PROMOTE WARM, DRY AND WINDY
CONDITIONS AHEAD OF A SOUTHWARD-SURGING COLD FRONT. ACROSS THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE INTO OKLAHOMA AND MISSOURI, 20-25 MPH SUSTAINED
WEST-NORTHWESTERLY WINDS MAY COINCIDE WITH 15 PERCENT RH FOR AT
LEAST A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. CRITICAL HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN
MAINTAINED SINCE THESE SURFACE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WILL
OVERSPREAD DRY FUELS. SOME AREAS FROM NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS INTO
MISSOURI HAVE RECEIVED APPRECIABLE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE
PAST WEEK. NONETHELESS, FINER FUELS HAVE MORE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED
DRY CONDITIONS, POTENTIALLY INCREASING THEIR RECEPTIVENESS TO
WILDFIRE SPREAD. FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN TEXAS, SURFACE WINDS
SHOULD ONLY PEAK IN THE 15-20 MPH RANGE, AMID 20 PERCENT RH,
WARRANTING ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS.
..SQUITIERI.. 02/19/2026
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