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FNUS22 KWNS 190740
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0139 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
VALID 201200Z - 211200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO
INTO WESTERN TEXAS...
..SYNOPSIS
THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF MID-LEVEL IMPULSES EMBEDDED IN BROADER UPPER
TROUGHING WILL OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHERN PLAINS, RESULTING IN SURFACE
LOW DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
AS THE LOW TRACKS EASTWARD, DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL PROMOTE WILDFIRE
SPREAD CONDITIONS. THE LATEST GUIDANCE CONSENSUS DEPICTS 20-25 MPH
SUSTAINED WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS COINCIDING WITH 15 PERCENT RH BY
AFTERNOON PEAK HEATING, WARRANTING THE INTRODUCTION OF CRITICAL
HIGHLIGHTS.
..SQUITIERI.. 02/19/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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