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FNUS21 KWNS 040803
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0202 AM CST WED MAR 04 2026
VALID 041200Z - 051200Z
..NO CRITICAL AREAS
..SYNOPSIS
A MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL EJECT NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS TODAY AS A MORE AMPLIFIED UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH
DIGS SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE WEST. AT THE SURFACE, A NEARLY
STATIONARY BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO EXTEND FROM WEST TEXAS INTO THE
MIDWEST AND THEN EASTWARD ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC. COOLER
TEMPERATURES, LIGHTER WINDS, AND MODESTLY INCREASED RH WITHIN THE
POST-FRONTAL AIR MASS WILL TEMPER FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. A SECOND SURFACE CYCLONE
SHIFTING SOUTHEASTWARD FROM ALBERTA INTO MONTANA MAY BRING A BRIEF
PERIOD OF LOCALIZED DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS. SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN LIGHT ACROSS
ANY AREAS THAT DO SEE RH VALUES OF 20% OR LESS, HOWEVER. GIVEN THE
EXPECTED POOR OVERLAP OF LOW RH AND STRONGER SUSTAINED WIND,
WIDESPREAD FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE UNLIKELY AT THIS TIME.
..CHALMERS/LYONS.. 03/04/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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