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FNUS21 KWNS 091615
FWDDY1
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1115 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2026
VALID 091700Z - 101200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS...
SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW AREAS OF LOW LEVEL
CLOUDS AND FOG ADJACENT TO THE ELEVATED AREA OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS THIS MORNING. HOWEVER, THESE CLOUDS ARE ALREADY BEGINNING TO
CLEAR AS DAYTIME HEATING CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION. AS MIXING
INCREASES, CLEARING ANY REMAINING CLOUDS AND INCREASING SURFACE
WINDS, ALL AREAS REMAIN ON TRACK TO MEET THRESHOLDS LATER TODAY.
THUS, ONLY MINOR TWEAKS WERE MADE TO THE OUTLOOK AREAS TO REFLECT
THE LATEST TRENDS IN FORECAST GUIDANCE PLACEMENT OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE FEATURES. WHILE RH CONDITIONS LOOK TO BE MORE
MARGINAL ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS OUTLOOK AREA, STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS ARE STILL ANTICIPATED OVER THIS REGION THIS AFTERNOON
WITH PLENTY OF SOLAR RADIATION AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
..STEARNS/NAUSLAR.. 03/09/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0216 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
SPLIT MID-LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE US TODAY AS AN UPPER LOW
MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST AND A SECOND UPPER TROUGH CROSSES THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES. SURFACE CYCLOGENESIS ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS WILL
SUPPORT ANOTHER DAY OF DIURNALLY-ENHANCED WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE FLOW
OVER REGIONS WITH RECEPTIVE FUELS. ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE-WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE PROBABLE.
..CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
AHEAD OF THE NORTHERN UPPER TROUGH, INITIAL CYCLOGENESIS SHOULD
CONTINUE AS A TRAILING LEE TROUGH DEEPENS OVER THE HIGH PLAINS.
WESTERLY LOW-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE NEAR THE SURFACE
LOW, AND WILL PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 15-25 MPH WITH RH MINIMUMS FALLING TO NEAR 20% ARE EXPECTED.
DESPITE SOME RECENT PRECIPITATION, FINE FUELS ARE RECEPTIVE AFTER
MULTIPLE DAYS OF PERSISTENT DOWNSLOPE WINDS, SUPPORTING WIDESPREAD
ELEVATED AND FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS
OF EASTERN WY INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL NE. FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL END OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPARTING
SURFACE LOW MOVES SOUTHWARD, USHERING IN COOLER AIR OVER THE CENTRAL
PLAINS.
..SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
LEE TROUGHING SOUTH OF THE DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WILL SUPPORT 15-25
MPH WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS NORTHEAST NM INTO THE OK/TX PANHANDLES
THIS AFTERNOON. DRY AIR ADVECTING AND DOWNSLOPING INTO THE REGION
TODAY WILL PROMOTE RH MINIMUMS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. A
SWATH OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS APPEARS LIKELY FROM
NORTHEAST NM INTO THE TX PANHANDLE UNDER A BELT OF STRONGER FLOW
ALOFT. DESPITE PRECIPITATION IN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS, CONTINUED
DRYING AND DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL SUPPORT DRYING OF FINE FUELS AND
ELEVATED TO LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO PARTS OF
WESTERN OK.
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
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