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FNUS22 KWNS 251906
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0106 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
VALID 261200Z - 271200Z
..20Z UPDATE
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED FOR AREAS EAST
OF THE ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND PARTS OF
SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS. IN TEXAS, A WEAK, DRY COLD FRONT WILL DECREASE
SURFACE RH VALUES BETWEEN 10-20% AND INCREASE SUSTAINED
NORTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS TO 15-20 MPH (LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH POSSIBLE). WITH DRY CONDITIONS ON DAY 1/WEDNESDAY AND POOR
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY, FINER FUELS WILL LIKELY BE RECEPTIVE TO
FIRE. IN THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS, LOW RH VALUES OF 10-20% AND
NORTHWESTERLY DOWNSLOPE SURFACE WINDS OF 15-25 MPH ATOP A DRY
FUELSCAPE WILL SUPPORT ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
IN CENTRAL-SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA, A TIGHT LEE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BENEATH MODEST MID-LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW MAY SUPPORT A
FEW HOURS OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS. GIVEN LIGHT PRECIPITATION ON
DAY 1/WEDNESDAY AND FORECAST RH VALUES BETWEEN 20-30% AT PEAK
HEATING, ELEVATED HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN WITHHELD. SEE THE PREVIOUS
DISCUSSION FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..ELIZALDE-GARCIA/THORNTON.. 02/25/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0235 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
..PORTIONS SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS
A MODEST SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TEXAS ON THURSDAY, WITH A WEAK, DRY COLD FRONT
BRINGING DRY AND BREEZY NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS TO PORTIONS OF
SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS. WARM/DRY CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL AID IN
THE DRYING OF FINER FUELS, THUS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15-20 MPH
OVERLAPPING RH VALUES OF 15-20% ARE EXPECTED TO SUPPORT ELEVATED
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
..PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE WYOMING BASIN AND
NORTHWESTERN COLORADO WILL SUPPORT A STRONG CROSS-TERRAIN PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES UNDERNEATH MODEST NORTHWESTERLY
MID-LEVEL FLOW. THIS WILL FAVOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF 15-25 MPH
(LOCALLY HIGHER IN TERRAIN-FAVORED AREAS) AND RH VALUES OF 15-20%
DOWNSTREAM OF THE LARAMIE MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL ROCKIES. WITH
RECEPTIVE FUELS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION, ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN ADDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
HIGH PLAINS.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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