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FNUS22 KWNS 221943
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0142 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
VALID 231200Z - 241200Z
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA
..AFTERNOON UPDATE
IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE FL PENINSULA,
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FL CONTINUING FROM OVERNIGHT
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15-20 MPH AMID RH VALUES
BELOW 25% SHOULD SUPPORT WIDESPREAD ELEVATED AND CRITICAL
FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN FL WHERE FUELS
REMAIN THE DRIEST.
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CRITICAL AREA HAVE BEEN TRIMMED WHERE PRIOR
RAINFALL OVER THE LAST 7 DAYS EXCEEDS 1 INCH. HERE FUELS HAVE LIKELY
BEEN TEMPERED THOUGH SHORT HOUR FUELS COULD STILL SUPPORT SOME
ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONCERNS.
DRY AND BREEZY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF
COAST MONDAY. WHILE WEAKER THAN THE PROCEEDING DAYS, GUSTS OF 10-15
MPH WITH RH BELOW 30% COULD ALLOW FOR SOME LOCALLY ELEVATED CONCERNS
OVER SOUTHERN LA/MS MONDAY.
OTHERWISE, ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE ELEVATED AREA
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS FOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND FUELS
GUIDANCE. SEE THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION.
..LYONS.. 02/22/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0116 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026/
..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.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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