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FNUS22 KWNS 121851
FWDDY2
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0150 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
VALID 131200Z - 141200Z
THE ELEVATED AREA FOCUSED ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS REMAINS ON TRACK FOR DAY 2/FRIDAY. SLIGHT
EXPANSIONS WERE MADE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LATEST FORECAST GUIDANCE
SHOWING WINDS REACHING FARTHER INTO WESTERN KANSAS AND OVER CENTRAL
COLORADO VALLEYS. WHILE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH
CRITICAL WIND/RH CRITERIA OVER A WIDE AREA, LOCALIZED NEAR-CRITICAL
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO WHERE ENHANCED BY GAP AND DOWNSLOPE WINDS.
ADDITIONALLY, STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL JET ARE
EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA. HOWEVER, RECENT RAINFALL OVER THESE AREAS WILL
KEEP FUEL MOISTURES SUB-CRITICAL OVER THE LARGER REGION.
..STEARNS/NAUSLAR.. 03/12/2026
PREV DISCUSSION
/ISSUED 0128 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026/
..SYNOPSIS
DRY AND BREEZY DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO RETURN TO THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS ON FRIDAY AS DEEP BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING
TRANSPORTS STRONG WEST-NORTHWESTERLY FLOW FROM ALOFT TO THE SURFACE.
WIDESPREAD WINDS OF 15-20 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10-15% IS
EXPECTED TO OVERLAP WITH DRY AND RECEPTIVE FUELS. LOCALLY CRITICAL
CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR WHERE FAVORED BY TOPOGRAPHY, BUT UNCERTAINTY IN
THE MAGNITUDE AND DURATION OF THESE STRONGER WINDS PRECLUDES
CRITICAL HIGHLIGHTS AT THIS TIME.
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