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FNUS22 KWNS 220716
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0116 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
VALID 231200Z - 241200Z
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA
..SYNOPSIS
CRITICAL FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA ON MONDAY OWING TO A DRY AND BREEZY POST-FRONTAL
AIRMASS OVERLAPPING DROUGHT-STRICKEN FUELS. FURTHER WEST, DRY AND
BREEZY SOUTHERLY FLOW IN FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO THE
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES WILL SUPPORT ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
..FLORIDA PENINSULA/SOUTHERN GEORGIA
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 20%-25% (WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RH
RECOVERY) AND WINDS OF 15-20 MPH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL OVERLAP
WITH DROUGHT-STRICKEN FUELS ACROSS MUCH OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA ON
MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE-WEATHER
CONDITIONS, PARTICULARLY IN CENTRAL/SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
..EASTERN NEW MEXICO/TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES
DRY AND BREEZY SOUTHERLY/SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH
OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO THE TX/OK PANHANDLES ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 10-15% AND WINDS OF 15-20 MPH ARE
FORECAST TO OVERLAP WITH PREVIOUSLY CURED FUELS, SUPPORTING AT LEAST
ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS.
..HALBERT.. 02/22/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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